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New Zealand First’s “woke banking” bill was drawn from the ballot this week and will therefore be debated in Parliament. The private members’ bill would ban banks from discriminating against businesses because of the sector they were involved in when deciding whether to give them a loan. The bill is designed to prevent banks from […]

What does a woke DEI company look like, and what are they obsessed with? It’s definitely not focused on the customer. The staff will be okay though – as long as they play along.

McDonald’s is joining a growing list of companies scaling back or abandoning their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The fast-food giant cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in July 2023, which struck down affirmative action in college admissions, as a key reason for its change in direction and internal examination of its policies. McDonald’s,

America’s number one retailer and largest private employer Walmart is dialling back its commitment to DEI programmes and policies as it comes under fire from filmmaker and anti-woke activist Robby Starbuck. Starbuck notes “Companies need to listen to our movement. We are powerful and growing every single day. We will not stop until we have

Some businesses are waking up to their wokeness. Others – like Jaguar – aren’t. Apparently, the American “marketing guru” who masterminded Jaguar’s woke rebrand is Black Lives Matter-supporting Santino from New York, who has a Scottish husband. DEI 101. Don’t worry about building good cars. It’s all about helping the staff to change their sex and indoctrinating sexuality and gender in the letters of LGBTQIA and any others you want to add.

The Boeing Company has joined the ranks of companies dumping their DEI policies and dismantling their DEI department. The company, which has been caught up in ongoing labor strikes over wages, beefed up its DEI initiatives following the death of George Floyd in May 2020 — pledging to increase overall black employment by 20% by

Parents must be forever vigilant, checking what’s in the “kids section” of many stores. K Mart seems to be enticing kids into the occult with a range of “kids books and posters” on occult themes such as Witchcraft and Tarots.

Since June, an increasing number of companies have rolled back their corporate commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Tractor Supply and John Deere were some of the first companies to do so, pulling back some of their DEI policies and sponsorship of Pride events and other “social or cultural awareness” events. In the months since, several others

Dove is a well-known personal care brand. Dove is also very woke. Earlier this year, Dove launched a Mother’s Day campaign featuring a lesbian couple in a promotion aimed at supporting “all Moms and Mom-like figures”.

Major companies are abandoning the Corporate Equality Index, which evaluates businesses on LGBQT+ workplace policies.  Initially established over 20 years ago by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the index aimed to combat discrimination against LGBTQ+ employees, but recent months have seen a wave of criticism, particularly from conservative activists. Companies like Ford, Harley-Davidson, and Lowe’s have