Ford Pulls Back on DEI Policies, Withdraws From Corporate Equality Index

Ford Motor Co. has slammed the brakes on some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies after reviewing them over the past year. According to an Aug. 28 memo sent to all employees by CEO Jim Farley, which has since been widely shared on social media, the automobile manufacturer has decided to stop participating in external culture surveys. Farley says this includes the annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), which measures workplace inclusion for LGBT employees and provides companies with a score on its “Corporate Equality Index,” which HRC says is a “national benchmarking tool on corporate policies, practices and benefits pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees.”...