Paramount Adjusts DEI Policies Following Trump Administration Directives

The company ends diversity-related hiring goals and data collection to align with federal mandates and legal pressures.

Paramount Global announced changes to its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, citing compliance with Trump administration directives and federal mandates.
The company will no longer set aspirational numerical goals related to race, ethnicity, sex, or gender in hiring and will stop collecting such data for U.S. job applicants, except where legally required.
Paramount eliminated the DEI metric from its employee incentive program, replacing it with a 'Workforce Culture and Development' metric focused on leadership and engagement.
The adjustments reflect broader shifts in corporate DEI policies across industries, driven by federal scrutiny and legal challenges initiated by the Trump administration.
These changes come as Paramount seeks FCC approval for its merger with Skydance Media, with regulators evaluating its compliance with federal policies and laws.