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Stefan Padfield: No, 98% of Costco’s Shareholders Don’t Support DEI

FEP Commentary /
"Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely seen many of the celebratory headlines posted by defenders of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) proclaiming that the recent Costco shareholder vote showed that 98% of Costco shareholders support DEI. That’s ...
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United Resumes Flights to Israel After Pressure from Shareholders

Press Release /
Washington, D.C. -- After receiving a books and records request from the National Center for Public Policy Research related to United Airlines' suspension of flights to Israel, United will "resume flights between New York and Tel Aviv on March 18," ...
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Costco

Costco Packs Big Discrimination Into Big Box Store

Free Enterprise Project, Press Release /
At Annual Meeting, Costco Refuses to Join Others Retreating From DEI Washington, D.C. – Despite public outcry, Costco shareholders failed yesterday to approve a shareholder proposal (Proposal 4) presented from the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project ...
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National Center Withdraws AT&T DEI Shareholder Proposal After Successful Negotiation

Press Release /
Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) and AT&T negotiated a withdrawal of a National Center shareholder proposal seeking information about the telecommunications company’s supplier expectations surrounding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) ...
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Stefan Padfield: Prediction: Costco’s Race-Focused DEI Programs Won’t See 2026

FEP Commentary /
While dozens of companies are abandoning their DEI goals under public pressure, big-box retailer Costco has announced its plans to simply dig its plus-sized heels deeper into the soil of racism. In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise Project ...
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Bitcoin Shareholder Activism Begins: Investors Ask Microsoft to Consider Investing in Bitcoin as a Hedge Against Inflation

Free Enterprise Project, Press Release /
Washington, D.C. -- Today, shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) will present Microsoft shareholders with a proposal (Proposal 5) - the first of its kind - asking the company to consider adding ...
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Microsoft

Free Enterprise Project Makes History With Microsoft Bitcoin Proposal

Free Enterprise Project /
On Tuesday, MicroStrategy Chairman Michael Saylor will present a proposal at Microsoft's annual shareholder meeting on behalf of the Free Enterprise Project (FEP) that asks Microsoft to consider adding bitcoin to its balance sheet. This proposal -- the first FEP ...
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Scott Shepard: Coca-Cola Has Done Opponents of DEI and ESG a Huge Favor

FEP Commentary /
"The Coca-Cola corporation has adopted a plan to revert back to racial discrimination against non-whites after discriminating in favor of non-whites for at least the last half decade," National Center General Counsel Scott Shepard reveals in a commentary published at RealClearMarkets. Of ...
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Stefan Padfield: Enhanced Scrutiny and the Omnipresent Specter of Political Bias

FEP Commentary /
What can we do if corporate decision-makers have become so committed to -- or even blinded by -- their political tribalism and activist mindset that they are creating actionable conflicts of interest within their own companies? In a commentary posted ...
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FEP Hits Front Pages, Stands Out in Fight Against SEC Power Grab

FEP Commentary /
Our ears have been burning in recent weeks as front-page spreads raise the chatter about the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) and show just how effectively it has led the fight against the ESG juggernaut ...
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