‘Our Board has considered this proposal and believes that our commitment to an enterprise rooted in respect and inclusion is appropriate and necessary,’ Costco stated

Summary

Costco’s board rejected a shareholder proposal to end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, arguing they foster respect, innovation, and cultural alignment with customers and employees.

Shareholders claimed DEI could lead to lawsuits citing “illegal discrimination” against white, Asian, male, or straight employees, referencing legal cases like Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.

Costco countered that its DEI efforts comply with the law and enhance its culture, rejecting claims of legal risk.

The proposal will be voted on at Costco’s January 23 shareholder meeting.

  • @buddascrayon
    66•3 days ago

    The shareholders argued that the Supreme Court ruling in the case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard found that Harvard’s use of race when choosing who to admit to the school violated the 14th Amendment.

    We are just gonna keep paying a godawful price for allowing this vile stacked court.

      • @AngryCommieKender
        27•3 days ago

        Or until someone Luigi’s them during a progressive’s term. Not that that will ever happen. The progressive term, not the other thing.

        • @NotMyOldRedditName
          18•3 days ago

          We’re moving to a future where the elite will live in a fortified city where only the rich and elite can enter, while the plebs live outside the walls and luigi is just a plumber.

          • @AngryCommieKender
            15•3 days ago

            If that happens, AVALANCHE won’t be far behind. Barrett, Tifa, and their friends will infiltrate and terrorize their cities till they stop killing the planet.

              • @AngryCommieKender
                7•3 days ago

                In our reality, Luigi seems to be an awful lot like Cloud Strife. He’s certainly swinging around a massive sword popular clout.

                Edit: FUCK… I just made an argument for Kingdom Hearts to exist.

                • Queen HawlSeraEnglish
                  5•3 days ago

                  Going on vacation to a world with toon physics, don’t ask why I’m bringing lube and a bicycle pump.

          • snooggumsEnglish
            1•2 days ago

            We already have gated communities for the wealthy…

            • @NotMyOldRedditName
              1•2 days ago

              Too small scale.

              California entirely walled off. Anyone outside the walls in poverty. Anyone inside the walls, the equivalent of a decamillionaire or more. Nothing in between.

              Edit: Throw in NYC on the other coast so the wealthy have a choice of coast.

            • @crank0271English
              1•2 days ago

              But this time, the bricks are filled with coins!

      • @[email protected]English
        6•2 days ago

        My kids will be suffering from these policies long after I’m gone.

        It takes a long time to rebuild systems and protections.

        And very little time or effort to destroy them…