2 h. ago Apple shareholders not expected to end diversity programs despite wider backlash

Apple shareholders are expected to reject an attempt to pressure the technology trendsetter into scrapping corporate programs designed to diversify its workforce.

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4 h. ago Apple shareholders not expected to scrap diversity programs despite broader backlash

Apple shareholders are expected to reject an attempt to pressure the technology trendsetter into scrapping corporate programs designed to diversify its workforce

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26 h. ago BP expected to scrap renewables target in shift back to fossil fuels

Goal of increasing renewable energy generation 20-fold to be ditched, shareholders to be told this weekBP is expected to ditch a target to ramp up renewable energy generation by 2030 as part of a shift back towards fossil fuels when it presents its strategy to investors this week.The chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, is poised to tell shareholders that the oil and gas company is scrapping its target to increase renewable generation 20-fold between 2019 and 2030 to 50 gigawatts, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Apple’s diversity policies and OpenAI deal targeted by shareholders

iPhone-maker is rare holdout in Silicon Valley against conservative efforts to force rollback on DEI issues

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3 d. ago Judge pauses sweeping Trump orders rolling back diversity programs, warning of threat of ‘pernicious’ enforcement

Executive orders eliminated diversity programs and spending in federal government and pressured private companies and government contractors to do the same

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3 d. ago Judge blocks Trump’s executive order ending federal support for DEI programs

A federal judge has blocked a sweeping executive order from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion

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6 d. ago People in the US: Have you changed your shopping habits due to politics?

A new poll has found that some Americans are changing their shopping habits to align more with their moral or political views. Share your views with usAs large parts of corporate America align with the Trump administration’s attacks on diversity programs, a new poll has found that four in 10 Americans have shifted spending in protest.A Harris poll found 31% of Americans reported having no interest in supporting the economy this year and a quarter (24%) of respondents have even stopped shopping at their favorite stores because of their politics. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago People in the US: Share your thoughts on Trump’s second term in office so far

We would like to hear your views on President Donald Trumps’s second term From the get go Trump’s second term has been dominated by a rapid succession of executive orders and policy moves that have made clear the direction of the president’s administration.From suspending the refugee resettlement programme putting an end to birthright citizenship and declaring a national emergency on the southern border; imposing and threatening international trade tariffs; ending diversity programmes in federal government; establishing the Department of Government Efficiency to exiting the Paris Climate agreement and cuts to USAID. Continue reading...

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