Ford pulls back DEI efforts under conservative pressure [Video]

Joining what appears to be a growing list of companies ditching their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts is the car manufacturer Ford.

Ford announced this week that it was withdrawing from the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index as pressure from conservative activists continues to mount.

The car manufacturer now joins Lowe’s, John Deere, Tractor Supply, and Brown-Forman, the owner of Harley-Davison and Jack Daniel’s, CNBC reported.

The home improvement retailer Lowe’s, which also announced its decision this week, said it may also change its policies in the future.

Ford CEO Jim Farley told workers in an internal letter posted on social media that the company would be withdrawingfrom the index and wouldn’t participate in other “best places to work” lists.

However, Farley did note that Ford will still foster “an environment where all of us can do our best work anchored in respect and inclusion.”

The HRC index provides rankingsfor companies and how they commit themselves to LGTBQ+ causes. Categories used to score …