By ditching its head of inclusion as a cost-saving measure, the luxury British brand could be ahead of a hot new trend, says James Moore I s DEI dying? British luxury design house Burberry has caused something of a stir by giving the man in charge of all things diversity, equity and inclusion the well-shod boot. As part of its latest cost-cutting drive – in the first quarter of 2025, after a 12 per cent slump in sales , the brand posted a £66million year-on-year loss – it is shedding 1,700 jobs