Ford Pulls Back on DEI Policies, Withdraws From Corporate Equality Index

Ford Motor Co. has slammed the brakes on some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies after reviewing them over the past year.
Ford will also stop participating in various “best places to work lists,” the memo said.
“We will continue to build a high-performance culture focused on ‘what’ we deliver with aligned objectives, high standards, and accountability and, as importantly, ‘how’ we deliver through excellence, focus, and collaboration,” Farley said.
“This creates an environment where all of us can do our best work anchored in respect and inclusion.”
Farley said in the memo that the car manufacturer does not utilize hiring quotas or compensation to achieve specific diversity goals.
He said Ford would still comment on issues on which it could provide meaningful input and donate to worthy causes that “move people forward and upward.”
“There will of course be times when we will speak out on core issues if we believe our voice can make a positive difference,” he said.
Ford’s policy adjustments follow a growing backlash to ultra-progressive agendas being promoted by some corporations to consumers.
Robinson said Ford’s withdrawal from participation in the annual survey and the foundation’s corporate equality index would “have long-term consequences” for the company and called for a boycott of the carmaker.
However, a number of other companies have also confirmed they’re no longer participating in HRC’s corporate equality index, including Jack Daniel’s owner Brown-Forman, home goods retailer Lowe’s, and motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson.
Objections to the index include criticism that it pressures companies to align with HRC’s agenda, its criteria are too ideologically driven, it is divisive, and its goals are prioritized over business interests.
Ford responded to The Epoch Times’ request for comment, saying in an email, “The communication to our global employees speaks for itself. We have nothing further to add.”