UK firms must fight pushback against diversity programmes seen in the US, industry experts say

By Tom Lowe2025-03-07T12:04:00

Amazon, Meta and Goldman Sachs among major US companies to have scrapped or watered down diversity initiatives in recent months

Construction leaders have voiced support for continuing efforts to improve diversity in the industry amid growing pushback against diversity targets in the US.

Several major US companies have publicly scrapped or watered down diversity programmes since the election of Donald Trump as president, including Goldman Sachs, Amazon, Meta, Walmart and McDonald’s.

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