The Conference Board published a new report on the current state of DEI in corporate America. The results show DEI disclosures and executive compensation incentives “declined sharply in 2025 amid legal and reputational concerns”, reflecting a “a strategic distancing away from terminology viewed as politically sensitive.”
The main conclusion from the report shows a balance between the current politics of DEI disclosure and the business value companies see in the underlying initiatives:
“Amid a complex legal and political environment, analysis of 2025 public disclosures indicates that US public companies are neither abandoning DEI altogether nor preserving past practices unchanged. Instead, they are selectively reframing commitments, reducing public exposure, and embedding oversight more discreetly but concretely into governance and human capital management. This shift reflects an evolution from external signaling to disciplined, risk-sensitive internalization.”
Another aspect of sustainability that is being hidden from the public’s view for the moment.
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