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Costco shareholders may have massively rejected a challenge to the policies of diversity, equity and inclusion of the company on Friday, but militant investors leading to the “WOKE” commercial practices of the wholesale club say that The fight is far from over.
“A board of directors opposing a proposal from shareholders is a typical and expected part of the shareholders ‘proposal process – almost all shareholders’ proposals, regardless of the subject, is opposed to each board of directors” , said Ethan Peck’s deputy director for the National Center for Public Center for Public Policy Research project research research on public policies. (NCPR), said Digital Fox News.
The NCPR had made an offer for Costco managers to investigate the risks that the activities of the company posed the results of the company, but the board of directors of the chain of the grocery store was released against their effort.
Costco refused his challenge to his DEI policies. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / Getty Images)
“We owe our success to the more than 300,000 employees who serve our members every day. It is important that they all feel inclusive and appreciated and that they transmit these values to our customers,” said Costco Hamilton president “Tony” James “told the shareholder meeting on Friday. Eighty-eight percent of Costco shareholder voted against the NCPR proposal.
However, Peck says that setbacks like this are normal and predicts that Costco could follow the Walmart path, McDonald’s, Harley-Davidson and other companies that abandoned Dei in the middle of the historic victory of President Donald Trump.
“Just months before Boeing dropped, they opposed our shareholders’ proposal asking for an audit of their dei efforts. So the doubling of Costco on Dei in the declaration of proxy is not as significant as What was done, “said Peck.
Costco shareholders reject the anti-dei measurement
President Trump has signed an executive decree prohibiting the federal government. (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
“There is still a decent chance that Costco decreases by the end of the year,” he added.
Costco is a high -level holdout of the growing tide of companies that retreat or abandoning their DEI policies, which may include taking racial considerations or sex in training and work diversity training.
The member of the board of directors of Costco, Jeff Rakes, who was previously CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was a Dei vocal supporter Politicians, and have written that companies should “maximize” their Dei initiatives.
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Activists say Costco could still abandon DEI by the end of the year. (Marlene Awaad / Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
“Attacks against Dei are not only bad for business-they harm our economy. Diversified workforce stimulates innovation, expands markets and feeds growth. Let’s focus on building a future Where all talents thrive, “wrote Raikes in a Nov. 2024 Post on X.
President Trump, who has published decrees prohibiting the federal government, criticized Dei as “discriminatory” and “absolute nonsense” in his Davos speech Thursday.
Costco did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
