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Pepsian leaders agreed to meet this week with civil rights defenders of the National Action Network to discuss the company’s recent decision to recover some of its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the Reverend to Sharpton said Monday.
In a letter of April 4 For the Pepsico CEO, Ramon Laguarta, Sharpton threatened to lead a boycott against the company. Pepsico – One of the largest food and drink companies in North America whose brands include Gatorade, Lay’s Papates Chips, Doritos, Mountain Dew as Pepsi, he told employees in February that the company will no longer establish goals for minority representation in its management functions or the supplier base.
Sharpton said he will meet with Laguarta and that he intends to press it for the details of the company’s decision and what commitments he still has to guarantee equal opportunities in employment and contracts.
A Pepsico spokesman did not immediately respond to a comment request.
Pepsico is one of several companies, including Walmart and Targetthat have eliminated policies and programs aimed at increasing diversity among their employees and reducing discrimination against members of minority groups, women and people LGBTQ+ since President Donald Trump returned to the White House earlier this year.
Triumph Dei finished programsWithin the federal government And it has Warned schools Do the same or risk losing federal money.
In January, Sharpton led a “eating quoted” in Costco, encouraging Americans to vote with their dollars and buy in the retail giant for their commitment to Dei’s policies, even when many of their competitors eliminated them.
“That is the only viable tool that I see at this time, so we have rewarded those who stayed with us,” Sharpton told The Associated Press.
