Amazon is ‘winding down’ some of its DEI programs

Like Meta, Amazon is ending some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In a memo sent last month, Candi Castleberry, Amazon’s VP of inclusive experiences and technology, said the company has been “winding down outdated programs and materials” related to its efforts around representation and inclusion, as reported earlier by CNBC and Bloomberg.

In the memo, a copy of which Amazon provided to The Verge, Castleberry wrote that over the past few years...