Users on the social media platform X have responded to a “divisive” pro-DEI statement from Costco by calling for a boycott of the warehouse retailing giant.
In a notice for the annual shareholders’ meeting, scheduled for Jan. 23, 2025, the Costco board of directors unanimously recommended that shareholders vote against a proposal requesting a report on the financial risks associated with maintaining diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
The National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, initiated the request. But it appeared in the form of a shareholder proposal.
In other words, the board of directors did not merely defend DEI policies. Its members unanimously recommended that shareholders vote against even a simple proposal for honestly investigating the policies’ costs.
With totalitarian haughtiness, the board insisted that an investigation of that kind “would not provide meaningful additional information to our shareholders.” Never mind that the shareholders could decide that for themselves.
Furthermore, Costco’s board filled its recommendation with the usual nauseating paeans to identity-based discrimination.
“We welcome members from all walks of life and backgrounds. As our membership diversifies, we believe that serving it with a diverse group of employees enhances satisfaction. Among other things, a