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This article examines the recent rollback of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives in major corporations in the United States, arguing that such retrenchment exposes the fragility of commitments grounded primarily in market-based justifications. It shows how the “business case” for diversity, while historically used to legitimize inclusion, reduces it to an instrument of organizational performance, rendering it vulnerable to shifting political and economic pressures. Drawing on examples from the technology, finance, and entertainment sectors, the article demonstrates how corporations have scaled back or restructured EDI programs, revealing the lack of structural commitment to equity. The analysis highlights how these dynamics reproduce existing inequalities, particularly through limited gains for privileged groups of women while excluding marginalized populations, such as Black women, from meaningful access to leadership and fair compensation. It further argues that sustainable inclusion requires embedding EDI within organizational governance through accountability mechanisms, transparency, and intersectional policies that address systemic barriers across hiring, retention, and career progression. The article concludes that leadership plays a critical role in resisting this backlash by reaffirming diversity as a non-negotiable value rather than a contingent strategy. In the absence of structural commitments, EDI risks becoming symbolic and reversible, undermining the possibility of building more just and equitable workplaces.