‘Committed’ | Deloitte UK won't 'sunset' DEI in split with US office - should global employers brace for division over diversity?

Deloitte’s UK and US offices are apparently at odds over the formal role of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their workplaces.

Hours after Deloitte’s US staff were informed of a decision to “sunset” the company’s DEI reporting, and ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures, Deloitte UK CEO Richard Houston sent a memo to UK staff confirming that its diversity initiatives would “remain critical to our firm.”

Deloitte US has become the latest major organisation in America to end diversity commitments in recent weeks and months, following the likes of Google, Amazon, Meta, and Accenture.

Some of those businesses have said that their change in corporate policy is necessary to align with Government policy, amid a crackdown by President Trump on DEI across his federal agencies.