As anti-DEI directives are spilling out of the White House from the Trump administration, the wholesale retailer’s shareholders voted decisively to reject a conservative proposal. With a swath of anti-DEI and other executive orders spilling out of the White House during the first week of Trump’s second term,

Costco shareholders voted strongly against a proposal requesting a report on the risks of maintaining its diversity and inclusion initiatives, the U.S. company said on Thursday, sending a message running counter to the intense scrutiny many such corporate policies face.

Costco's shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that called for assessing the risk of keeping its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in place.