Attorney General Pam Bondi said this week that the Justice Department would "investigate, eliminate, and penalize" illegal diversity programs in the private sector.

Amazon scrubs references to workforce diversity in annual report while CEO Andy Jassy celebrates Black History Month with employees.

Big tech companies Meta Platforms and Alphabet’s Google are among the companies that have rolled back such programs in the face of attacks from conservative groups.

AMAZON.COM removed a reference to “inclusion and diversity” in its annual report filed on Thursday (Feb 6), after it told employees in a December memo that it was winding down its programmes as part of corporate America’s broader retreat from such policies.

Amazon scrubbed references to “diversity and inclusion” and “equity” from its annual report, signaling to investors it’s aligning how it talks about diversity with its decision to halt some of its programs last month.

Companies in Silicon Valley and beyond have been moving swiftly away from DEI policies since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Google scrapped language around DEI goals in its annual report, and Meta last month announced it was retreating from internal programs designed to increase its hiring of diverse candidates.

Amazon.com removed a reference to "inclusion and diversity" in its annual report filed on Thursday, after it told employees in a December memo that it was winding down its programs as part of corporate America's broader retreat from such policies.