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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

More than half of UK businesses changing DEI approach due to Trump’s criticism

Protesters march against Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate DEI programmes
The Trump administration’s criticism of the ‘woke’ agenda has led to some UK businesses making wholesale changes to DEI and environmental sustainability policies or abandoning them altogether. Photograph: Cristóbal Herrera/EPA

More than half of UK businesses are changing the way they approach ethical policies and practices because of the Trump administration’s criticism of the “woke” agenda, research suggests.

Interviews with 250 general counsels and chief legal officers at leading UK organisations found that they are reacting to the pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the US by reviewing – and in some cases scrapping – policies.

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