After a broader corporate retreat 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.

McDonald's says it is changing some of its inclusion standards, becoming the latest large company to announce it is rolling back some of its diversity practices.

McDonald’s is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions.

McDonald's announces rollback of diversity practices following Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action impacting corporate America.

McDonald’s announced Monday that it’s removing some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion goals in response to a changing legal landscape and an internal audit of its own programs. The chain said it’s ending aspirational representation goals and shifting to embedding inclusion practices into daily operations.

McDonald's announced Monday it is scrapping some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, becoming the latest company to make changes amid activist pressure.

McDonald’s is the latest US corporation – and among the largest – to back off some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices, as a Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action and conservative backlash to those programs continues to lead businesses to reevaluate their diversity pledges.

McDonald’s has become one of the largest US companies to roll back its diversity targets following a Supreme Court ruling on positive discrimination on American university campuses.