Costco's Rebuttal Reveals The Mindless Cost Of Anti-DEI Efforts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : "This rebuttal sets Costco apart from other major companies that have eliminated DEI roles and initiatives as a result of pressure from anti-DEI activists.
64% : Corporate executives would do well to follow Costco's lead in how they manage their employees, and how they respond to anti-DEI attacks.
60% : It is only after conservative groups like NCPPR and other visible figures began anti-DEI activism that some white workers became emboldened to file more lawsuits alleging reverse discrimination.
54% : But beyond the accolades for bucking the trend, there are elements in the NCPPR proposal -- and the response by Costco's board -- that can help leaders understand why all the posturing and lawsuits brought by anti-DEI activists are senseless, and actually causing companies and shareholders to lose money.
53% : "To contrast the negative impact of anti-DEI activism, Costco's response also underscores the positive impact of DEI in creating shareholder value and enhancing the well-being of people whose lives they influence: employees, members, and suppliers.
53% : The recent rise in political conservatism has given additional momentum to anti-DEI activities, causing the pendulum to swing very rapidly in the opposite direction.
42% : "Hence, if anything, the increased reputational and financial risks are not due to DEI initiatives -- which in principle are designed to decrease the risk of lawsuits by creating work environments where discrimination is less likely -- but rather to the anti-DEI activities initiated by groups like NCPPR.

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