Government staff are now required to report any colleagues they believe are furthering DEI efforts “in disguise”, and have received emails warning of “adverse consequences” if they fail to report any colleagues who are still carrying out DEI measures.
However, members of the Trump administration have ramped up the backlash, with Elon Musk and other allies of Trump claiming without evidence that DEI programmes were to blame for impeding response efforts for the severe wildfires in Los Angeles and for last month’s helicopter and plane collision in Washington DC.
Deloitte tells US staff working on government contracts to ditch pronouns from emails Consultancy becomes latest firm to change practices amid Donald Trump’s anti-diversity drive.
Deloitte US has instructed staff working on contracts for the American government to remove pronouns from their emails, becoming the latest company to redraw policies in the face of Donald Trump’s anti-diversity drive.
The consultancy and accounting giant reportedly gave contracted staff until 7 February to scrub pronouns from email signatures, while also announcing it would end its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programme.
