Jack Daniel's Halts DEI Initiatives Following Conservative Pressure
Brown-Forman, the parent company, responds to social media backlash by ending diversity-linked bonuses and LGBTQ-friendly rankings.
- Brown-Forman will no longer tie executive compensation to DEI progress.
- The company will stop participating in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index.
- Plans to increase supplier diversity have been discarded.
- The move follows similar actions by Harley-Davidson, John Deere, and Tractor Supply.
- Conservative activist Robby Starbuck claims credit for influencing these corporate changes.