Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms Inc. joins a growing list of companies that are pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2018 file photo, John Deere products, including a toy tractor on the sign, are on display at the "Spring into Spring" home and garden trade show in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Deere & Co. posted strong quarterly results, but shares slid early after the agricultural machinery company cut its forecast for 2024 in what is expected to be a tight year for farmers. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, FIle)
FILE - A Tractor Supply Company sign is pictured in Pittsburgh, Feb. 2, 2023. The company announced Thursday, June 27, 2024, that it is ending an array of corporate diversity and climate efforts, after weeks of conservative backlash against the rural retailer have piled up online. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2018 file photo, John Deere products, including a toy tractor on the sign, are on display at the "Spring into Spring" home and garden trade show in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Deere & Co. posted strong quarterly results, but shares slid early after the agricultural machinery company cut its forecast for 2024 in what is expected to be a tight year for farmers. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, FIle)
FILE - A Tractor Supply Company sign is pictured in Pittsburgh, Feb. 2, 2023. The company announced Thursday, June 27, 2024, that it is ending an array of corporate diversity and climate efforts, after weeks of conservative backlash against the rural retailer have piled up online. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
