Apple asks investors to block proposal to scrap diversity programmes
by Dan Milmo and Jasper Jolly from Technology | The Guardian on (#6TH4W)
Conservative thinktank wants firm to end its DEI efforts because they create litigation, reputational and financial risks'
Apple has asked shareholders to vote against a proposal to scrap its diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, as tech rivals scale back similar schemes before Donald Trump's return to the White House.
The National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative thinktank, wants the iPhone maker to end its DEI efforts because they expose companies to litigation, reputational and financial risks". The proposal will be voted on at Apple's annual general meeting on 25 February.
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