McDonald's is the latest major company to pull back on diversity, equity and inclusion policies. Here's what the DEI rollbacks mean.

McDonald s has become the latest major corporation in the United States to announce its intention to scale back diversity, equity and inclusion policies as pushback to businesses embrace of

McDonald’s cited a “shifting legal landscape” after a U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawed affirmative action in college admissions but a shifting political landscape may also have played a role.

McDonald's announced Monday that it is "retiring" some of its diversity, equity and inclusion goals and will rebrand its team focused on the matter. Among the goals the company is ending or pausing are diversity quotas,

McDonald's is retiring its goal for diversity in corporate leadership and shifting away from some diversity practices, citing a "shifting legal landscape" in the United States in an open letter sent to employees and franchise owners.

McDonald's said Monday it will roll back some of its diversity practices, becoming the latest US organization to rethink its policies following a Supreme Court ruling that ended affirmative action in university admissions.

McDonald’s joins companies like Walmart, Lowe’s and Ford, which have already announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

McDonald’s is scaling back its diversity initiatives following the Supreme Court's 2023 decision banning affirmative action in college admissions. The company announced it would retire goals for senior leadership diversity and end a supplier program encouraging diversity training.

Fast food franchise McDonald’s is joining Harley Davidson, John Deere, Walmart and others in shuttering its DEI programs, meant to promote the inclusion of minorities in leadership positions throughout the company’s hierarchy.