For U.S. publicly traded companies weighing the future of their diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the wake of President Donald Trump’s executive order gutting affirmative action measures, ...
As companies across the U.S. are dropping diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs to avoid criticism and backlash by conservative activists, retail giant Costco is standing firm.
Costco's shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a motion that would seek report on the risks of diversity, equity and inclusion in the company's hiring practices.
Costco Wholesale Corp. investors rejected a proposal pressing the big-box retail chain to detail the risks of maintaining its current diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts amid heightened scrutiny ...