• will@lemm.ee
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    3 days ago

    Disney’s board recommended voting against the proposal to end its participation in the HRC’s Corporate Equality Index. Shareholders concurred, with only 1% of shares voted in favor the proposal, according to the preliminary tally.

    That’s damn near unanimous.

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      Disney’s board recommended

      That’s damn near unanimous.

      In an age of stock ownership dominated by “dumb money” (stocks held within index funds, which always vote with the board as a matter of fund [lack of] management policy), that’s to be expected. It’s weird when more than a tiny minority of shareholders don’t vote with the board.