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ostco shareholders voted to uphold the company’s DE&I initiatives this week, rejecting a December proposal from a conservative advocacy group, and sending a signal to other business
es.The vote came roughly a month after the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR), a conservative advocacy organization, called on the national retailer to abandon its DE&I efforts, Business Insider reported. Some 98% of shareholders voted to keep the company’s initiatives, which have included training, open conversations to promote inclusivity, and the appointment of its first chief diversity officer i
n 2022.The NCPPR claimed that DE&I practices are “illegal, immoral, and detrimental to shareholder