Costco shareholders voted strongly against a proposal requesting a report on the risks of maintaining its diversity and inclusion initiatives, the U.S. company said on Thursday, sending a message running counter to the intense scrutiny many such corporate policies face.

As many American companies beat a hasty retreat from the diversity, equity and inclusion programs they once embraced, bulk retailer Costco Wholesale Corp. has become one of DEI’s few remaining public proponents.

Shareholders rejected a proposal to evaluate the risks of maintaining diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.