{"id":29272,"date":"2025-03-01T13:02:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T21:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/how-are-c-suites-reacting-to-trumps-dei-orders\/"},"modified":"2025-03-01T13:02:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T21:02:19","slug":"how-are-c-suites-reacting-to-trumps-dei-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/how-are-c-suites-reacting-to-trumps-dei-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"How are C-suites reacting to Trump\u2019s DEI orders?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"-\"><\/p>\n<p>        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1740754125\/news\/text_to_speech\/csuites-react-trump-dei-orders_qa0i0t.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Only 8% of C-suite leaders surveyed say they are seriously considering changing their diversity, equity and inclusion programs as a result of President Donald Trump\u2019s \u00a0executive orders targeting DEI, according to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littler.com\/publication-press\/press\/companies-largely-maintain-inclusion-equity-and-diversity-commitments-amid\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>a Feb. 26 report from Littler<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>While 53% of C-suite leaders surveyed after the inauguration said the administration\u2019s policies and rhetoric are likely to decrease corporate DEI commitments in 2025 \u2014 a 15 percentage point jump from pre-inauguration survey results \u2014 47% of executives said commitments will either remain the same or grow in 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Still, more than half surveyed said they are worried about the risk of DEI-related lawsuits, government enforcement and shareholder proposals.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Those concerns <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrdive.com\/news\/trump-dei-shareholders-john-deere\/738578\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>may be well-founded<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> as lawsuits and shareholder proposals already have challenged employers. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrdive.com\/news\/florida-sues-target-dei-risk-shareholders\/740718\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Target<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrdive.com\/news\/attorneys-general-pressure-costco-dei\/738494\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Costco<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> and John Deere, to name a few, faced shareholder pressure regarding these issues from both DEI detractors and supporters.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Republican attorneys general <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrdive.com\/news\/attorneys-general-pressure-costco-dei\/738494\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>also sent a pointed letter to Costco<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> demanding the company drop its DEI programs within 30 days not long after the company\u2019s board refused a shareholder proposal asking the company to produce a report on the risks of its DEI programming.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>As far as internal DEI programming is concerned, only 22% of executives surveyed by Littler said they are considering eliminating DEI-focused roles, and 28% said they are considering employee resource group rollbacks.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>But of those who are considering DEI pullbacks, 52% said they are looking at eliminating DEI benchmarks and similar metrics in part to avoid any semblance of quotas \u2014 something the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/01\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-protects-civil-rights-and-merit-based-opportunity-by-ending-illegal-dei\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Trump administration has loudly denounced<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. Various companies, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrdive.com\/news\/google-dei-hiring-goals\/739483\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>including Google<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, have already made this move.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThe letter of the law\u201d regarding DEI \u201cremains unchanged,\u201d Kate Mrkonich Wilson, Littler shareholder and member of the firm\u2019s IE&amp;D consulting practice, said in a statement. But the risk of lawsuits is \u201camplified\u201d due to Trump\u2019s regulatory priorities, she noted.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cAs a result, it\u2019s more important than ever\u201d for private employers to review their DEI practices \u201cfor any potential vulnerabilities to guide compliance with longstanding anti-discrimination laws.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/csuites-react-trump-dei-orders\/741239\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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