McDonald's announced earlier this week that the company would end a few initiatives centered on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI. While emphasizing a "steadfast" commitment to "inclusion," the company said it would remove goals for diversity within its senior leadership ranks,

After many companies retreated from diversity goals last year, McDonald’s Corp. on Monday became the first big company to do so this year, citing a 2023 Supreme Court ruling and other companies rethinking their equity programs.

Fast food franchise McDonald’s is joining Harley Davidson, John Deere, Walmart and others in shuttering its DEI programs, meant to promote the inclusion of minorities in leadership positions throughout the company’s hierarchy.