"If Costco’s board is so convinced that its DEI program is beyond reproach, it too would welcome such a study, instead of hiding behind platitudes and ideological attacks. Shareholders should tell the board members as much when they vote on the proposal two weeks from today."
"Costco’s board of directors has been winning plenty of praise lately for defending its “diversity, equity, and inclusion” program against a shareholder proposal put forth by a conservative group. It deserves none of it.
"The proposal, widely – and wrongly – described as a plan to dismantle Costco’s DEI program, says simply this:
Resolved: Shareholders request that the Board conduct an evaluation and publish a report, omitting proprietary and privileged information, on the risks of the Company maintaining its current DEI (including ‘People & Communities’) roles, policies and goals.
"The pundit class described the board’s rejection of the proposal as a brave defense of DEI against right-wing bullies, one that was “notable in its forcefulness,” that set Costco “apart from other major companies,” and that “resets the conversation.”
"What the board’s response really amounts to is this: Let’s keep our heads in the sand.
"The statement starts by saying “The report requested by this proposal would not provide meaningful additional information to our shareholders.”
"How would they know that without actually studying the risks and costs and letting shareholders decide for themselves if the information is meaningful?
"What follows is just a recitation of the bromides that DEI advocates have been spitting out for years. Diversity is our strength. Our workers should reflect our customers. It’s good for the bottom line. Etc., etc.
"Then the board launches into an ad hominem attack on the National Center for Public Policy Research, which filed the proposal. When it comes to diversity and inclusion, only certain viewpoints qualify.
"The Costco board says that the only reason companies face risks from their DEI policies is because groups such as the NCPPR “are responsible for inflicting burdens on companies with their challenges to longstanding diversity programs.” . . .
Victor Davis Hanson Condemns California’s DEI Hiring In Fire Departments, ‘Not Muscularity, Not Experience,’ Just DEI Video
. . . "During an appearance on “Finnerty,” Hanson said these policies prioritize DEI above essential firefighting qualifications like experience and physical readiness. Hanson said that hiring workers based on DEI led to an ill-equipped workforce in the state.
“The DEI fire chief, 70% of her hires have been based on DEI. Not muscularity, not experience, not size, not competence. The primary criterion was DEI. And so the only… thing that is different about this is that this was not the inner city. This was, as Donald Trump mentioned, and I’ve taught at Pepperdine, I just got back from there. This is the most elite area of California,” Hanson told Rob Finnerty." . . .
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