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Tag: DEI

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Corporate Governance Rockets to Top of Shareholder Concerns

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX pulled off a record-setting IPO on June 11, but the debut had at least one pre-launch hiccup. The day before SpaceX went public, index provider MSCI assigned the much-discussed rocket maker a CCC rating—the lowest grade o...

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Regulators and Companies Lining Up Against DEI, ESG Programs

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It wasn’t long ago that “DEI” and “ESG” were standard acronyms in the corporate lexicon. Major institutional investors prodded companies to commit to sustainability initiatives. Brand names amplified messages to the public about their dedic...

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At Public Companies, It’s All Quiet on the DEI Front

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Public companies haven’t had much to say lately about diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Avoiding the conversation hasn’t stopped the momentum against so-called DEI programs, though. In July, Attorney General Pamela Bondi released...

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Corporate Strategies Evolve Amid DEI Policy Shifts

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In the wake of events like the protests that erupted in 2020 following the death of George Floyd, major corporations responded en masse by touting their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs – commonly referred to as DEI....

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Fights Over DEI Heat Up as Trump Takes Office

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Making good on one of the key promises of his campaign for a second term in the White House, Republican President Donald Trump has waged war on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. It started with an effort to purge DEI from the federa...

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