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As Trump Takes the Wheel, Big Corporations Extricate From DEI, Climate Programs

‘A lot of companies got way out over their skis on this, but the law hasn’t changed,’ Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said.

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As Trump Takes the Wheel, Big Corporations Extricate From DEI, Climate Programs
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By Kevin Stocklin
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January 20, 2025Updated:January 21, 2025

After years of applying the progressive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ideological framework to their corporations, executives appear to now be realizing that these programs could be driving their companies into a legal and financial wall.

The past year has seen a growing list of Fortune 500 companies announcing that they are dropping race- and gender-based programs for their employees and pulling out of global net zero climate clubs.

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