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Hiding from Shareholders: McDonald’s and UPS

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"When companies silence reasonable shareholder questions, they erode shareholder trust," writes Free Enterprise Project Associate Esther Bouquet in the commentary below. She describes how both McDonald's and UPS "are avoiding scrutiny, choosing exclusion over transparent engagement on whether DEI and ...
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Hiding from Shareholders: CVS Health

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"CVS has arguably thrown down the gauntlet, daring the federal government to enforce its stated policy on biological reality," writes Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield in a commentary published at RealClearMarkets. Noting that "[t]he Trump administration has made ...
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Hiding from Shareholders: Berkshire Hathaway

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What is Berkshire Hathaway hiding from shareholders? The multinational conglomerate once led by Warren Buffett is taking advantage of a recent SEC loophole to exclude from its proxy statement our shareholder proposal -- a straightforward request that Berkshire assess whether ...
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Esther Bouquet: Beware Corporations: Silencing Shareholders is a Risky Move

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The SEC recently announced that it will generally refrain from getting involved when companies exclude shareholder proposals from their proxy materials. Even so, Free Enterprise Project Associate Esther Bouquet warns companies that they face numerous risks if they hastily exclude ...
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Stefan Padfield: Chasing Sustainability Without Adding Value is Foolish — and Perhaps Fraudulent

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The National Center's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) is submitting multiple shareholder proposals this year seeking information about whether companies are considering return on investment (ROI) when implementing their leftist ESG or DEI agendas using shareholder money. In a commentary published ...
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Stefan Padfield: Why Shareholders Need a Women’s Rights Audit

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"It is time to restore reality to the boardroom: true women's rights rely on acknowledging biological distinctions, not on high-risk corporate activism that sacrifices safety and merit for a perfect diversity score." In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise ...
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Stefan Padfield: Trump Can Un-Woke AI By Addressing Disparate Impact

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President Trump's executive order addressing what he calls "Woke AI" in the federal government did well to address political bias and progressive orthodoxy, says Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield, but  "it arguably leaves unnamed one of the most ...
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Stefan Padfield: The ESG ROI Reckoning Is Coming

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Corporations that aren't basing their ESG/DEI investments on traditional return on investment (ROI) calculations risk being held legally accountable for numerous infractions, warns Free Enterprise Project (FEP) Executive Director Stefan Padfield in a commentary published at RealClearMarkets. FEP has been ...
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Stefan Padfield: SEC Aim to End Shareholder Proposals Won’t Depoliticize Corporations

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SEC Chairman Paul Atkins recently suggested eliminating shareholder proposals in order to "depoliticize" corporate governance, but Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield warns that this strategy "would almost certainly have the opposite effect. It would further entrench corporate politicization rather ...
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Stefan Padfield: Don’t Ask Cisco About the ROI For Its DEI

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If tech giant Cisco truly believes its DEI agenda is good for business, why can't it defend that agenda when we ask questions about it? In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise Project Executive Director Stefan Padfield notes: If ...
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