What Do Executives Think of DEI?

The political and legal landscape for corporate diversity efforts is increasingly contested.

• 63% of surveyed executives view the political climate for DEI as very or extremely challenging.
• 63% say the 2023 Supreme Court decision on affirmative action negatively affected their DEI efforts.

Executives are bracing for persisting or intensifying scrutiny of their diversity initiatives.

• 69% expect scrutiny of DEI efforts to persist or increase in the next three years.

Most companies are revising their DEI terminology, but few plan to reduce their DEI communications.

• 53% say their company has adjusted its DEI terminology both internally and externally over the past year, with another 20% considering similar changes.
• They’re adjusting language to broader concepts like “inclusion,” “belonging,” and “engagement,” which are less prone to legal challenge.
• Only 9% of surveyed executives intend to scale back external DEI communications over the next year—and just 3% plan to do so internally.

Findings come from a survey of 73 senior DEI, HR, ESG, and Corporate Citizenship executives at US public companies, carried out in March 2024.

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What Do Executives Think of DEI?

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