Tractor Supply Announces Immediate Elimination of All DEI Roles

“Woke” is being plowed under at Tractor Supply, the company announced Friday.

Tractor Supply Company had been under pressure for its Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies, particularly from conservative commentator Robby Starbuck, who on Monday had criticized the company on X.

Starbuck’s criticism stems from a weeks-long investigation into Tractor Supply.

“No matter what the intentions are, this is an embrace of the left wing ESG/DEI agenda. The way many of us see it, diversity has become division, equity has become unfairness and inclusion has become indoctrination + silencing of dissent. Forcing other people’s political views on you at work doesn’t make you virtuous,” he wrote Monday, citing the past couple of weeks.

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After its new policy emerged, he wrote Thursday, “After 3 weeks of researching and reporting on @TractorSupply going woke, they responded with the most dramatic policy reversal I’ve ever seen. This is a massive victory for sanity and the single biggest boycott win of our lifetime.”

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“Yesterday we struck a blow to the heart of the leftism that’s infected corporate America. We showed that normal people want sanity back and we’ll organize to get it. Companies are worried about who’s next. This is the beginning of the end for wokeness,” he wrote in another Friday post.

The company said it was listening to its critics.

“We work hard to live up to our Mission and Values every day and represent the values of the communities and customers we serve. We have heard from customers that we have disappointed them. We have taken this feedback to heart,” the company wrote in a statement on its website

“Going forward, we will ensure our activities and giving tie directly to our business,” the company said, adding that it will “No longer submit data to the Human Rights Campaign” and “Refocus our Team Member Engagement Groups on mentoring, networking and supporting the business.”

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The company said it will “Further focus on rural America priorities including ag education, animal welfare, veteran causes and being a good neighbor and stop sponsoring nonbusiness activities like pride festivals and voting campaigns.”

Tractor Supply said it will  “Eliminate DEI roles and retire our current DEI goals while still ensuring a respectful environment.”

Further, the company said it will “Withdraw our carbon emission goals and focus on our land and water conservation efforts.”

“We are passionate about being good neighbors in our hometowns because without you, we would not be what we are. It is imperative to us that our customers’ hard-earned dollars are taking care of our Team Members and the communities we all love,” Tractor Supply said in its statement.

Tractor Supply had previously said it would achieve net zero emissions by 2040, and that by 2026 it would increase non-white upper management staffing by 50 percent, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Bloomberg framed the change as a response to social media criticism of the chain, adding that more than 50 companies are shifting away from making DEI goals a major part of executive compensation, citing information from Farient Advisors, a consulting firm.


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