Diversity schemes will be slimmed down

By Sacha Nauta, Social affairs editor, The Economist

If 2020 was the year when diversity, equity and inclusion (dei) schemes ballooned and bosses declared their undying commitment, then 2024 marked the start of the anti-woke backlash. This pummelling will continue in 2025 and spread. Yet dei will not die, but will instead undergo a makeover before returning in a more modest form.