Costco . Costco is perhaps the most notable example of a company that has stood by their DEI policies. In mid-January, the company’s shareholders overwhelmingly voted against a
Costco is pushing back on a shareholder proposal that urges the wholesale club operator to conduct an evaluation of any business risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Target has announced it will scale back its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, including ending its three-year DEI goals and ceasing participation in external diversity evaluations. The Minneapolis-based retailer will also halt its program to increase products from Black—or minority-owned businesses.
JPMorgan and Costco say DEI efforts help drive innovation and success, though other companies like Meta and Walmart are scaling back policies.
Following Trump's lead, organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta, have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Reuters reviewed filings made to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and employment demographic reports for nine large companies that have scaled back or abandoned their diversity initiatives last year: Meta, Walmart, Amazon.com, Starbucks, Deere & Co, Ford, Boeing, McDonald's and Lowe's Companies.
It is shameful that Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth politicized a tragedy that killed 67 people in the crash of an American Eagle flight and an Army Black Hawk.
President Trump issued a broad executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which among other things, rescinded Executive Order (“EO”) 11246 – the authority underpinning affirmative action for federal contractors and subcontractors.
Employers will have to grapple with regulations and compliance changes under a new presidency as well as keep up with their typical new year workplace revamps like their benefits offerings and their company policies.
Equally outraged: Congresswoman Robin Kelly called Trump’s words “dangerous, racist and ignorant — simply un-American.” And Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a former Black Hawk pilot, called it “an attack on those pilots,” via CBS News.
Costco shareholders rejected a proposal urging the wholesale club operator to evaluate any risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Costco did something this past week that is unusual for a company operating in the new Trump era — successfully push back against a challenge to its diversity efforts. It is not the only one trying to do so.