Feb 7 (Reuters) - Amazon.com ( AMZN ) eliminated a

reference to "inclusion and diversity" in its annual report

filed Thursday, after it told employees in a December memo that

it was winding down such programs as part of corporate America's

broader retreat from such policies.

Some of America's biggest businesses have been scaling back

their diversity initiatives, years after pushing for more

inclusive policies in the wake of protests against the police

killings of George Floyd and other Black Americans in 2020.

Big technology companies Meta Platforms ( META ) and

Alphabet's Google are among the companies that have

rolled back such programs in the face of attacks from

conservative groups, who have threatened to sue companies over

them.