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Costco triples down on ‘wokeness' as board member defends DEI practices, rebukes companies scrapping policies
DEIDouglas Emmett(DEI) New York Post·2025-01-08 03:01

A Costco board member has taken aim at companies rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, calling for businesses to “maximize” DEI instead as the wholesaler faces pressure to join the growing list of brands ditching the controversial practice.Jeff Raikes, co-founder of the Raikes Foundation and former CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has served on Costco’s board of directors since 2008, according to Costco’s corporate website.Raikes and other board members have come under scru ...