Apple’s shareholders opposed an external proposal of investors against diversity, capital and involvement of his police in an annual meeting on Tuesday, giving a great victory to the technology giant in opposition to such efforts gains withdrawal at SH.BA
Voting was a test of shareholders’ views on the value of DEI programs, which many companies increased or increased since 2020 amidst black life issues.
A growing conservative reaction has led large US companies, including Meta and the alphabet, to remove Dei Initiatives before and after Donal Trump’s return to the Presidency.
Trump has criticized corporate diversity programs, suggesting that the Department of Justice can investigate if they violate the law.
Apple’s shareholders also voted against the proposal by asking the company to prepare a report that evaluates the risks of his work with him, while all management proposals were approved, a preliminary number of the country of votes.
Earlier this month, the services of the Proxi’s institutional shareholders recommended that investors return Apple’s Dei policies, saying the company already provides sufficient information about them and that there have been no controversy or signs of discrimination against employee groups .
Apple shareholders have in the past refused proposals that would ask the company to discover more about racial and gender wages.
On Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook said Apple has never had or goals in its diversity programs.
“While the legal landscape on these issues evolves, we may have to make some changes to reconcile, but our northern star of dignity and respect for all and our work for this purpose will never shake,” he said Cook.
The proposal against Apple’s diversity policies was filed by the National Center for Public Policy Research, which describes itself as a free market digger.
The same group had asked the wholesale Costco to report on the risk of maintaining diversity and its involvement initiatives.
The only shareholders of Retiler’s membership voted strongly against the proposal at a meeting in January.
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