'Tools Of The Left': Stanley Black & Decker Goes Woke

Posted • September 5, 2024: Sounds like Stanley Black & Decker has forgotten who their customers really are… you'd think these companies would see what happens to other companies when they go full-blown woke but NOPE. Here we are. WOKE ALERT: Stanley Black & Decker…the maker of popular brands such as Black and Decker, Craftsman and DEWALT Tools… is the latest formerly great American company to become tools of the radical left… The company has abandoned their consumer focus and instead now says their “highest priority” is advancing DEI both internally and externally. https://consumersresearch.org/woke-alert/woke-alert-stanley-black-decker/ -- HOO BOY. From policing “micro-agressions” in the work place to “educating” employees on proper pronoun usage, Stanley Black & Decker has gone all in on the woke agenda. …Cripes. In a now-deleted press release, Stanley Black & Decker boasted about receiving a perfect score on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC).

With Jim Loree, the former CEO of Stanley Black & Decker saying, “I’m proud that the efforts our company is taking to create an inclusive culture at Stanley Black & Decker are being recognized…” https://web.archive.org/web/20240418151730/https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/stanley-black-decker-recognized-corporate-leader-lgbtq-equality -- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWuMeDjXYAALCyx?format=png&name=large -- Now-deleted. That says a lot. But their commitment to DEI is just scratching the surface, Stanley Black & Decker is also proud to play a prominent role in advancing the ESG movement. Adopting the language of ESG Czar Larry Fink, they talk about being a “force” for advancing the movement. https://www.stanleyblackanddecker.com/news-stories/stories/making-difference-how-our-esg-goals-are-shaping-future -- DEI ESG. STFU.

In fact, Stanley Black & Decker's CEO boasts in his company bio about his work to divest from oil and natural gas. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWuVGRoXgAAvU2N?format=jpg&name=large -- Ugh, why do they always look like this? And the results couldn’t be more clear: Stanley Black & Decker’s shift away from focusing on serving their customers and building high quality products to making their “highest priority” the advancements of the woke agenda has cost the company, their shareholders and their customers dearly. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GWuVRHgXUAAxdoD?format=jpg&name=large (…)

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