Summary
Costco shareholders voted overwhelmingly (98%) against a proposal by a conservative think tank, the National Center for Public Policy Research, to assess risks linked to the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Costco’s board supported DEI initiatives, dismissing the proposal as partisan and unnecessary.
This rejection contrasts with trends in other companies scaling back DEI efforts.
The vote comes amid new federal rules from Trump targeting DEI initiatives in federal agencies, potentially impacting private vendors working with the government.
Sure. If skin color and ethnicity is the deciding factor of who to hire, then it’s “almost always a good thing.”
But it’s not racist.
The fact that DEI has to become a policy is sad in and of itself.
I just don’t understand how a person can be proud of being hired based on a policy rather than being hired because they’re the best qualified individual.
It just doesn’t seem to solve the bigger problem of education and opportunities. And availability thereof.
Meh it’s alright. Just a policy that white people created so they can tell themselves that they’re not racist. Which is why you had to state it yourself.