{"id":43265,"date":"2024-05-05T04:15:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T04:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/05\/berkshire-shareholders-reject-climate-diversity-china-proposals-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-05-05T04:15:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T04:15:50","slug":"berkshire-shareholders-reject-climate-diversity-china-proposals-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/05\/berkshire-shareholders-reject-climate-diversity-china-proposals-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkshire shareholders reject climate, diversity, China proposals &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-109851724,imgsize-700975.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Berkshire shareholders reject climate, diversity, China proposals &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Berkshire shareholders reject climate, diversity, China proposals &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>OMAHA: <!-- -->Berkshire Hathaway<!-- --> Inc <!-- -->shareholders<!-- --> on Saturday overwhelmingly rejected six <!-- -->proposals<!-- --> addressing environmental and social policy issues at Warren Buffett&#8217;s conglomerate, all of which the billionaire investor and his board opposed.<br \/> By margins of more than 4-to-1, shareholders at Berkshire&#8217;s annual meeting voted against two proposals that the company&#8217;s insurance and energy operations disclose more about their efforts to address <!-- -->climate change<!-- --> including greenhouse gas emissions.<br \/> They also turned down a proposal for more disclosure about efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.<br \/> By overwhelming majorities, shareholders voted against a separate environment-related proposal, creating a board-level committee to monitor safety at the BNSF railroad unit, and requiring Berkshire to report annually on how much its business operations depend on the &#8220;hostile&#8221; Chinese government.<br \/> Berkshire invested in Chinese electric car company BYD in 2008, though it began reducing that stake in 2022.<br \/> The votes were not surprising because Buffett owns special shares that give him a 31% voting stake in Berkshire. 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