Walmart DEI retreat sparks legal and investor scrutiny

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Walmart is one of the latest American companies to announce a departure from its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Earlier in November, Walmart confirmed that it would no longer hold diversity trainings or give priority to diverse suppliers and would also be removing the words “diversity” and “DEI” from its company language altogether.

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