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Microsoft shareholder proposals

What shareholders asked Microsoft to do, and how the funds inside American retirement plans voted on it — with the filing behind every vote.

10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Workforce & human rights

Should Microsoft assess the human rights risks its own operations create?

Shareholders asked for an assessment of the human rights risks arising from the company’s operations and business relationships, and for the findings to be published.

“Report on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots.”

0 of 1 funds we track voted for it.

FundVoteShares voted
Vanguard International Growth Fund AGAINST 1,419,079

The same proposal was put to Microsoft, Alphabet, Johnson & Johnson, Gilead Sciences, Equinor Asa, Merck.

10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social

Should Microsoft report on the risks of what it builds?

Shareholders asked for a report on the human rights and reputational risks arising from the company’s weapons-related products or the customers it sells them to.

“Report on Risks of Weapons Development.”

0 of 1 funds we track voted for it.

FundVoteShares voted
Vanguard International Growth Fund AGAINST 1,419,079

The same proposal was put to Microsoft.

10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social

Should Microsoft account for how it builds and uses AI?

Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s use of artificial intelligence — where its training data comes from and on what terms, how the board oversees the risk, and what the technology is doing to the accuracy of what users see.

“Report on AI Misinformation and Disinformation.”

0 of 1 funds we track voted for it.

FundVoteShares voted
Vanguard International Growth Fund AGAINST 1,419,079

The same proposal was put to Amazon.com, Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, Lyft, Toronto-Dominion Bank.

10 December 2024 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Social

Should Microsoft account for how it builds and uses AI?

Shareholders asked for a report on the company’s use of artificial intelligence — where its training data comes from and on what terms, how the board oversees the risk, and what the technology is doing to the accuracy of what users see.

“Report on AI Data Sourcing Accountability.”

0 of 1 funds we track voted for it.

FundVoteShares voted
Vanguard International Growth Fund AGAINST 1,419,079

The same proposal was put to Amazon.com, Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, Lyft, Toronto-Dominion Bank.

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