Republican attorneys general call out Costco for maintaining DEI policies

Republican attorneys general from 19 states want Costco Wholesale to ditch its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, making the call days after the retailer successfully defended its DEI policies as good for business to shareholders.

In a letter on Monday to Costco CEO Ron Vachris, the AGs accuse the retailer of "clinging to DEI policies that courts and businesses have rejected as illegal," and called on it to account for the legal risks of its actions. 

Led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, the Republican officials instructed Costco to let them know within 30 days whether it would get rid of its DEI policies or explain why not.