McDonald’s announced, that it is ending with some practices, which are part of its widening mission to be an inclusive company. It is another gigant of the Fortune 500 list, which limits the
politics of diversity, equality and integrity (DEI). 
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The branch giant fast-food is the first company, that modifies its policy DEI in 2025 . In the last year similar changes have been initiated by many corporations, including Walmart, Ford Motor Co, Toyota or John Deere.
Not only in the open list to its franchisees, employees and suppliers McDonald’s boasted its achievements in its commitment to integration, one of its “core values” – informs foxbusiness.com.
Now changes include removing the company from its objectives for representation of different groups society. Removing the DEI commitment means, that McDonald’s joins an increasing longer list of companies, which resign from participation in Index Corporate Equality Human Rights Campaign, which is an annual survey and report serving to assess “policies, practices and significant for LGBTQ+ employees.”
McDonald’s informed, that it had begun discussion on the changes some months ago, conceding, that he is considering the legal situation after the Supreme Court ruling of 2024 year. against “discrimination positive”, a also after similar actions of other firms cnn.com. Simultaneously changes the name of its diversity team, which is acommonpracticeatmanyothercompanies,whichhavewithdrawnfromdiversitycommitments.
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