With the Trump administration’s recent initiative to halt diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices, we used the CompanyIQ® SEC research tool to look at various board diversity policies among S&P 500 companies.

Among these policies are the “Rooney Rule,” a formal commitment to consider gender and racially/ethnically diverse candidates for board appointment. Corporate boards also include board diversity commitments in their Corporate Governance guidelines.

The data suggests that three months into the new presidency, we are seeing a slight pullback on company’s formal commitments to director diversity.

To learn more see the full report below.