Costco Rebuffs Push to Eliminate DEI Programming

Costco’s board of directors adamantly urged shareholders to vote against efforts to limit the company’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) after receiving a proposal included in their annual notice to shareholders from the National Center for Public Policy Research to strike “discriminatory practices.”

The conservative think tank requested that Costco evaluate and publish a report on the risks of the company maintaining its current DEI roles, policies and goals amid a wave of corporations slashing all references to the organizational framework.

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The National Center for Public Policy Research stated Costco’s “rebrand” of DEI to be titled “People and Communities” does not protect the company from the alleged risks associated with the “discriminatory practices” of the initiatives. {snip}

“With 310,000 employees, Costco likely has at least 200,000 employees who are potentially victims of this type of illegal discrimination because they are white, Asian, male or straight,” the group stated, arguing the demographics could sue and cost Costco billions of dollars.

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