By Kristine Parks | Fox News
Only 131 companies submitted data to the HRC Corporate Equality Index this year, down from 377 in 2025.
The nation’s biggest companies are increasingly stepping back from publicly sharing their diversity, equity and inclusion policies, marking a sharp break from recent years.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2026 Corporate Equality Index, released in February, found a 65% drop in Fortune 500 participation, with 131 companies submitting information for evaluation this year, down from 377 in 2025.
Dustin DeVito, head of research at the conservative watchdog 1792 Exchange, called the decline “shocking,” in an interview with Fox News Digital.
He said this year was the first time that Fortune 500 CEI corporate participation has “plummeted” by double digits, after he said it plateaued in 2025.
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