Costco Pushes Back on Pressure to Roll Back DEI Policies

Costco’s board of directors is throwing its support behind its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) program, ahead of a shareholder vote on a proposal that calls for a full review of the policy, and asserts that it poses a financial risk to the company. 

The proposal — which was originally submitted by a conservative think tank — cites a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision that banned affirmative action for college admissions, as well as a slew of recent …