Costco Board Urges Shareholders to Reject Calls to End DEI Programs

Several large U.S. companies ended their DEI programs in 2024.
Costco Board Urges Shareholders to Reject Calls to End DEI Programs
Shoppers walk out with full carts from a Costco store in Washington on May 5, 2020. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Costco’s board of directors has encouraged shareholders to vote to support its “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) program after it received a proposal to reject the practice.

The National Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank, had urged Costco’s shareholders and board to strike DEI because it promoted discriminatory practices, according to the Kirkland, Washington-based retailer in a statement to shareholders.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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