(Reuters) – Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: ) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: ) have joined a growing number of U.S. companies in lowering their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) standards, which are intended to improve racial representation. and ethnicity in the workplace against the backdrop of increasing pressure from conservative groups.

At least six major US companies, including JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:), have changed their DEI policies in the past year, according to a Reuters review of corporate statements.

Here is a list of companies dropping the DEI program or changing some policies in 2024:

Company Statement

Starbucks (NASDAQ:) In March, the coffee giant’s shareholders voted

for an executive compensation plan that falls

a bonus related to the purposes of the DEI.

Tractor The company in late June said it was not

Provide longer data submissions to the Human Rights Campaign

(HRC), which promotes LGBTQ rights.

Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: ) also said it will eliminate DEI

roles and retirement of current DEI goals.

Deere (NYSE: ) The company said in July that it would not

participate in or support external social or

cultural awareness parades, festivals, or

events. The farm equipment maker too

reaffirmed that the existence of diversity

quota and pronoun identification never existed

was and is not company policy.

Harley-David In August, the motorcycle manufacturer said this

son does not participate in the HRC survey and has

concluded the DEI initiatives.

Brown-Forman The maker of Jack Daniel’s said it can be sure

executive incentives and employee goals are

tied to business performance, termination of participation

of the HRC survey and scrap its quantitative

workforce and supplier diversity goals.

Lowe’s (NYSE: ) The home improvement chain is no more

participate in the HRC survey and integrate it

various business resource groups representing

different employees into one umbrella

organization. Lowe said in August that it could

will not sponsor or participate in community activities

such as parades, festivals, or fairs.

Ford Motor (NYSE: ) The automaker said it will change its DEI

program, including ending participation in a

LGBTQ advocacy group ranking system.

Molson Coors (NYSE: ) The beer maker said it will stop participating

Drink the HRC index, and tie executive

business performance incentives and no

aspirational representation goals began

next year.

Boeing (NYSE: ) planemaker dismantled its global

diversity, equity and inclusion department

according to Bloomberg News. Boeing’s diversity

vice president Sara Liang Bowen announced the

October on LinkedIn that he left the

company.

Walmart (NYSE: ) The retail bellwether doesn’t think anymore

race and gender to maximize diversity if

award supplier contracts and scale back

racial justice training. Walmart too

stop joining the HRC ranks and

also reviewed its support for Pride and others

events.

The social media company has terminated its DEI

Meta programs, including for hiring, training

Platforms and choice of suppliers.

The ecommerce giant has “gone in the past

Amazon.com programs and materials” as part of a review of the

hundreds of initiatives, according to a memo

sent to employees in December.