Toyota Motor Corporation is planning Move away from DEI And a pro-LGBTQ event after facing recent online controversy, according to a new report.
Bloomberg reported The company sent a memo to its US employees on Thursday saying it would “limit community activities with STEM education and workforce preparation” and would no longer participate. Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index,
A week ago, anti-Jagriti activist and filmmaker Robbie Starbuck detailed Several initiatives were taken within the company, including funding groups protesting laws banning gender transition treatments on minors, forming employee resource groups (ERGs) divided by race and gender orientation, and summer camps for children. Including sponsoring a drag queen event.
Starbuck commended Toyota on the decision Thursday and shared more memos.
In a message to employees, Toyota reportedly said that it will “continue to encourage an inclusive environment where diversity of thought can thrive,” adding that the company will focus primarily on activities that promote business quality. .
“We will work to ensure that activities and programs focus on the professional development, networking, mentoring and volunteer-team member engagement that drive our business. Additionally, we will work to ensure that all company activities are consistent with our values and create an inclusive environment for our team members,” the memo reportedly read.
“I have to give credit to the authorities for this unified action. It’s not easy to do, but they are setting their business up for future success by adopting corporate neutrality. “Companies that embrace neutrality will win in the future because they don’t violate the core beliefs of the consumers they trust.” Starbucks wrote on the X.
“Starbucks’ public attack prompted a few hundred questions from employees, questions from a ‘small population’ of dealers and about 30 customer calls to its call center,” a Toyota spokesperson told Bloomberg.
He described the impact as ‘negligible’.
Fox Business contacted Toyota.
Toyota follows several major businesses that have recently announced their move away from DEI initiatives following a widespread online campaign against them by Starbuck.
in August, Ford Motor Company Ford CEO Jim Farley also confirmed in a letter to employees that he would distance himself from the counterfeiting policies.
In the letter, Farley laid out a series of bullet points, telling the Ford workforce that the company does not use quotas in hiring, and saying it prioritizes its resources for business purposes “versus many of the polarizing issues of the day. Commenting on it publicly.” ,
Farley said the company has “evolved” its ERGs, noting that all of its ERGs are open to all employees.
lowe’sMolson Coors and john deere In recent months the government has also withdrawn old policies.
Fox Business’ Brec Dumas contributed to this report.
