Amazon is scaling back on some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, becoming the latest major corporation to make cuts to such initiatives that critics have deemed "woke."
In a message to employees last month, Amazon human resources executive Candi Castleberry announced updates to the company's representation and inclusion efforts, and said the e-commerce giant would be making some changes after spending the past few years "evaluat[ing] their effectiveness."
"We worked to unify employee groups together under one umbrella, and build programs that are open to all," the memo, obtained by FOX Business reads. "Rather than have individual groups build programs, we are focusing on programs with proven outcomes – and we also aim to foster a more truly inclusive culture."
The release of the memo, first reported by Bloomberg on Friday, followed a report from earlier in the day from The Information, showing that Amazon had also recently scrubbed sections entitled Equity for Black people and LGBTQ+ rights from its "Our Positions" page on its website.
In response, Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in a statement, "We update this page from time to time to ensure that it reflects updates we’ve made to various programs and positions."
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