DEI Dies at Walmart: Retail Giant Ends Equity Trainings, Will No Longer Consider Suppliers' Race and Gender

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Walmart announced Monday that it will discontinue its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training programs for staff and no longer consider race and gender when choosing suppliers. The retailer will also shut down a racial equity center it established after George Floyd's death in 2020 and withdraw from the Human Rights Campaign's annual LGBT benchmark index, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. In addition to the DEI shift, Walmart pledged to review all Pride-related funding and monitor