Place I used to work was "Earth Friendly". The HR weenies set up a program - if you got caught doing something that the local Green Police deemed "NOT Earth Friendly" (like using styrofoam cups), then you got a great big sticker put on your wall - "My Carbon FootPrint Is Bigger Than Your Carbon FootPrint", with a big black oily footprint on it. Sort of like getting a frowny face is supposed to be shameful, or something.
Naturally, I got "written up" the first day, I think that they came to my office specifically. Green Police came in and slapped the sticker on my door. My response? "AWESOME!!! Can I have an extra one for my car???"
From there, it was on. Everyone wanted one of these "shameful" stickers - getting one was a badge of honor.
Talk about a nonsensical corporate program backfiring. It blew over in less than a week. I still have my sticker, though. It's cool.
A wristband that boldly states
“I’m here on merit, not on skin color”
sounds good.
All those not wearing them are in effect saying “my scores didn’t have to be as good as the scores of the people wearing wristbands”.