Executives say they’re still committed to DEI, new survey finds

AXIOS January 10, 2024
Emily Peck

Executives remain committed to DEI — diversity, equity and inclusion — despite a rising backlash against it, per a survey released Wednesday.

Why it matters: The survey’s results come as the anti-DEI noise is getting louder.

Zoom in: 57% of 322 U.S. execs surveyed in November 2023 by the employment law firm Littler said their organizations have expanded their DEI programs over the past year. And 36% have maintained them.

• At the same time, 59% of execs, a mix of chief legal officers, chief diversity officers, chief people officers and other c-level folks, said they believe backlash towards these efforts has increased since the Supreme Court’s June decision that race couldn’t be used as an explicit factor in university...

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