Ford Motor Company will no longer participate in major annual LGBTQ+ equality survey.
Ford Motor Company will no longer participate in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equality Index.
The company has reportedly told employees it plans to halt its part in an initiative designed to uphold equality standards for LGBTQ+ and marginalised employees.
“We are mindful that our employees and customers hold a wide range of beliefs,” chief executive Jim Farley wrote in an email. “The external and legal environment related to political and social issues continues to evolve.”
Farley is also a board member at motorbike manufacturers Harley-Davidson, another firm that has recently distanced itself from DEI initiatives amid conservative hostility.
