Apple shareholders on Tuesday rejected a proposal to abolish the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, bucking a trend of high-profile corporations abandoning such efforts in the face of growing cultural backlash and legal complications.
The proposal, put to Apple shareholders with the help of the conservative National Center for Public Policy Research think tank, called for the tech giant to eliminate its DEI programs, policies, and goals, arguing such work is discriminatory and invites legal challenges.
