Jack Daniel’s Maker to Stop Tying Executive Pay to Diversity Targets

Jack Daniel’s whiskey maker Brown-Forman Corp. became the latest company to scrap corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs as pressure increasingly grows from conservatives.

The company sent a letter to employees on Wednesday informing them that Brown-Forman was going to stop linking executive compensation to progress on DEI. The company said it will also end its participation in an annual ranking of companies with an LGBTQ-friendly work environment. READ MORE