Tractor Supply Backs Away From DEI Initiatives After Boycott

Tractor Supply is backing away from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, the company announced on June 27 after experiencing a boycott over the measures. The Tennessee-based company, which sells home and agricultural products, said it is eliminating DEI roles and ending its DEI ambitions. Tractor Supply is also withdrawing carbon emission goals, ending its sponsorship of festivals promoting gay and transgender communities, and stopping its submission of data to the Human Rights Campaign, which advocates for those communities. The campaign did not respond to a request for comment. “We work hard to live up to our mission and values every day and represent the values of the communities and customers we serve,” Tractor Supply said in a statement. “We have heard from customers that we have disappointed them. We have taken this feedback to heart.”...