Corporate Social Impact Landscape in 2025

ACCP Staff

As we begin to navigate the shifting political landscape and what it means for corporate social impact, ACCP has compiled for our members a list of articles, resources, and information on what other companies are doing.

If you have additional articles or resources you’d like to share, please email them to Dana@accp.org.

Articles

DEI:

Embracing Diversity & Inclusion in a Shifting Climate: How DEI Is Your Leadership Advantage, Venture Fuel, January 22

U.S. Nonprofits Under Threat: In Conversation with Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette (webcast)

Trump doesn’t only want to end DEI. He’s also voiding a Civil Rights-era anti-discrimination rule, CBS News, January 25

Trump’s Attack on ‘Illegal’ DEI Disorients Corporate America, Bloomberg, January 23

Trump is Attacking DEI. Big businesses believe DEI is Valuable. CNN, January 31

ABFE: A Statement on Our Commitment to Race-Explicit Grantmaking, January 29

It’s Time to Highlight the Business Opportunity of DEI Initiatives, Boston Consulting Group, March 2024

From Air Crash to Inflation, DEI is Trump’s Latest Bogeyman, Bloomberg Law, January 31

What Federal Changes to DEI Policies Could Mean for Business, Scripps News, January 22

Shifting Gears: The Evolving Landscape of Employee Resource Groups, The Conxsis Group, January 22

Why Intersectional ERG/BRG Initiatives Are Absolutely Essential Now, Inclusive Leaders Group, December 2024

DEI is Not Dying, It’s Becoming, Triple Pundit, January 5, 2025

DEI In 2025: Should Companies Double Down or Pivot to New Priorities?, Forbes, January 27

What Comes After DEI, Harvard Business Review, January 23

DEI Work is Hard – But Not Hopeless – Right Now, Bloomberg, January 31

In Defense of DEI, The Guardian, January 9

Where ‘Woke’ Went Wrong, Financial Times

Opinion: Corporate America isn’t abandoning DEI — it’s just rebranding it, LA Times, February 3

DEI work will continue, even amid today’s wave of attacks, executive says, AP February 3

Beyond “Belonging”: Reimagining Workplace Culture as DEI Comes Under Fire, MATRIARC, February 3

Trump’s DEI policy threatens already thin share of women and minorities in STEM, workers say, NBC News. January 30

‘The fear is real’: As Trump administration targets DEI, professionals worry about the future of their industry, CNN, February 4

How corporate America got DEI wrong, NPR, February 3

As the war on DEI intensifies, some companies hold the line while others work behind the scenes, CNBC, February 7

The War on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion The New Yorker, February 8

America’s biggest companies are waging a stealth campaign to dismantle DEI, AOL, February 13

DEI Could Get Better Than Ever, Retail Dive, February 13

Sustainability/Climate Change:

A Look at Trump’s Executive Orders On Climate and Sustainability (January 24, 2025)

Climate and Energy Executive Orders: Implications for Corporate Sustainability

STATEMENT: President Trump Pledges to Roll Back Climate Policies but Clean Energy Momentum Continues

How to Set Sustainability Strategy in 2025

Freezing of Federal Funds

The Trump Administration’s Federal Funding Freezes Signals a Broader Attack on Economic Security

US Freezes Almost All Foreign Aid

What should philanthropy do about the US freeze on aid?

US foreign aid contractors fire staff, face cash crunch as Trump causes chaos

‘It’s Not Over’: Steps to Rethink Fundraising After Trump’s Spending Freeze, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Feb 5.

U.S. Foreign Aid Funding Freeze, CAF America, February 2025

Coalition’s Lawsuit Over Federal Funding Freeze Is Part of an ‘Avalanche’ of Litigation, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Feb 6

Trump’s Attempt to Freeze Grant Funding Leaves Nonprofits Reeling, New York Times, February 6

Corporate Social Impact Trends for 2025

5 Corporate Social Responsibility Trends to Watch in 2025

Future of Social Impact: What to Watch in 2025

How Corporate DEI Approaches with Change In 2025

Staying Steadfast: Philanthropy’s Path Forward in 2025

Should Philanthropy “Fill the Gap” in a Second Trump Administration?

What’s a Caring Company to Do? CSR in Turbulent TimesCorporate Leaders Need to Keep Their Mouths Shut: Opinion

Funders, Can Nonprofits Count on You Amid Growing Threats?

FEMA/Disaster Relief:

Here’s what to know about FEMA as Trump talks of overhaul

Resources:

Talk Fair: Communicating Impact in a DEI-Hostile Environment – Feb. 6 at 12pm ET

National Council on Nonprofits Webinar: Executive Orders and their Impact on Charitable Nonprofits – Friday Feb. 7 at 3pm ET

National Council of Nonprofits Intake Form

Supporting Our Communities: Key Strategies for Navigating Federal Funding Threats

How OMB’s Directive to Pause Federal Financial Assistance Will Impact You and Steps You Should Take Now (PDF)

Executive Orders Affecting Charitable Nonprofits (PDF)

Global Aid Freeze Tracker: Documenting the Impact of USG Foreign Aid Stop Work Order

National Law Review: Latest Business Law News and Legal Analysis

Independent Sector blog

Corporations:

Why Costco’s Commitment to DEI Was Not Surprising

Companies Like Costco and Apple Are Defending Their DEI Programs Despite Nationwide Pushback

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs Resist Calls to Roll Back Diversity

Aldi US Quietly Removes DE&I Language from Its Careers Page

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins defends DEI at his company

Nationwide removes DEI from its website amid attacks by Trump administration, Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 4

The list of CEOs voicing support for their companies’ DEI initiatives is growing, Business Insider, January 31

From Delta Air Lines to Costco, some companies say they’ll stick with DEI, NBC News, January 29

Corporate DEI Programs Recoil and Rebrand as Pressure Mounts, Bloomberg Law, January 2, 2025

DEI Watch: Tracking Corporate Accountability, February 6

Google Eliminates DEI Goals, ESG Today, February 6

Amtrak to Pull DEI Resources, Enforce 4-Day Office Mandate, Bloomberg Law, February 7

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