The Cigna Group

👍 57%

👥 50% | 🌏 33% | 💰 50%
 

Patient Prioritization

One of America's biggest health insurers is tying executive pay to customer satisfaction, hiring more support staff, and boosting digital tools in response to nationwide criticism of the industry's practices.

Cigna plans to release an annual claims report to increase transparency and decrease out-of-pocket prescription costs.

Comcast Corporation

👍 31%

👥 57% | 🌏 50% | 💰 56%
 

Diversity Crackdown

Comcast faces an FCC regulatory probe into its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts, covering its cable services and media arm NBCUniversal amid new federal guidelines barring DEI policies.

Comcast has pledged full cooperation and asserts its commitment to inclusion. Yet, the review may force a fresh look at its long-established practices for promoting an inclusive and equitable work environment for women and minorities.

Goldman Sachs Group

👍 58%

👥 42% | 🌏 44% | 💰 54%
 

Dropping Diversity

Goldman Sachs ended its four-year board diversity rule that required companies going public to have two diverse board members, citing recent shifts in legal views on race and gender quotas in business.

The Wall Street bank says it still values varied board perspectives and will promote diverse views without a strict mandate.

Starbucks

👍 64%

👥 50% | 🌏 49% | 💰 51%
 

DEI Backlash

Starbucks is being sued by Missouri for linking executive pay to employee race and gender representation targets, claiming the policy has led to slower service and higher costs by hiring less qualified workers.

The coffee chain defends its programs as fair, dismissing the claims as inaccurate.

Spirit Airlines Inc.

👍 37%

👥 47% | 🌏 47% | 💰 50%
 

Rejected Advances

Spirit Airlines turned down another buyout offer from rival discount carrier Frontier, opting to resolve its financial troubles through bankruptcy instead. The proposal would have mixed debt with equity while waiving a fee.

The budget airline declared bankruptcy in November and is now steering its reorganization with a sharp focus on streamlining operations.