We shouldn’t expect “morals” from corporations

Ashe Dryden writes on Mastodon:

Do not forget the people, companies, and organizations that abandoned their morals during these dark years.

and links to this article on The Verge about Microsoft and their DEI efforts.

She also linked to Jeff Johnson writing something similar about Apple on Mastodon:

Apple’s corporate values were supposedly the environment and privacy.
Today Apple eliminated the VP of Environment position and hired as SVP someone who not only worked at Facebook but also helped to write the USA Patriot Act, one of the most egregious violations of privacy (among other civil rights) in US history.

I’m sorry, I know I am a bit of a cynic these days, but why would/should we expect “morals” out of legal entities that exist solely as a money-making machine for their investors?

Any “morals” that exist are there because the customer has expectations of such. In other words: it’s better for business.

That said, smart companies would be continuing DEI efforts because diversity of the workforce ultimately is, you guessed it, better for business. That these corporations aren’t seeing that just shows that management of those companies is sorely lacking in vision.