Farm equipment maker John Deere says it will no longer sponsor “social or cultural awareness” events, making the agricultural machinery manufacturer one of the latest U.S. companies to distance itself from diversity and inclusion measures after being targeted by conservative backlash.
FILE - Two John Deere on board module cotton strippers, owned and operated by DVB Harvesting, work their way through a field of cotton on Aug. 21, 2020, in Winterhaven, Ariz. John Deere says it will no longer sponsor “social or cultural awareness” events as the agricultural machinery manufacturer becomes one of the latest companies to distance itself from diversity and inclusion measures. FILE - A Tractor Supply Company store sign is seen, Feb. 2, 2023, in Pittsburgh.
Tractor Supply took that more aggressive approach last month. In a June 27 announcement, the Brentwood, Tennessee, company pledged toJohn Deere’s move has faced similar pushback. Eric Bloem, vice president of programs and corporate advocacy at the Human Rights Campaign, called the announcement “disappointing” and “a direct result of a coordinated attack by far-right extremists on American business.
John Deere and Tractor Supply are not isolated incidents. While the companies’ responses differed, both arrive amid a wider backdrop of conservative backlash that has been The move, in turn, triggered a backlash among LinkedIn users, some calling it “backward” and “shameful.” Others replied that they were planning to cancel their SHRM memberships.
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