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Amazon Is Halting Some of Its Diversity and Inclusion Programmes

In a memo to employees, Candi Castleberry, a senior human resources executive, said last month that Amazon was ‘winding down outdated programmes and materials.’
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The incoming US presidential administration is expected to be hostile to DEI initiatives. (Shutterstock)

Amazon.com Inc. is halting some of its diversity and inclusion programmes, a move that coincides with activist pressure on US companies to abandon efforts to build a more diverse workforce.

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