DEI has its defenders at Costco. Shareholders rejected--by a vote tally of around 98% to 2%--a proposal by a conservative activist group pushing the company to revisit its DEI policies. While many ...

Costco's board recommended shareholders vote against the anti-DEI proposal from a conservative think tank.Dominick Reuter/Business Insider Costco shareholders rejected a proposal to report on the ...

Kyle Herrig, a senior adviser to the left-leaning Congressional Integrity Project, argued Trump’s anti-DEI actions amounted to “a targeted attack on our democracy, free speech and civil ...

Leaders at Goldman Sachs, Costco and JPMorgan Chase & Co have recently spoken out in support of their diversity programs, as anti-DEI activist shareholders continue to push proposals that would ...

While small, the number of anti-DEI shareholder proposals has more than tripled since 2020, according to the Conference Board. This proxy season, Walmart and Starbucks face similar proposals.

Research from The Conference Board last year found that less than 1% of public companies saw shareholder proposals on DEI matters, with anti-DEI proposals receiving less than 2% support.