Berkshire against call for annual reports on climate change
Warren Buffett's Berkshire says its businesses ‘represent dissimilar industries’ and it is ‘unreasonable to ask for uniform, quantitative reporting’ to compare them
15 March 2021 - 16:57
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway on Monday urged the rejection of shareholder proposals that annual reports be produced about its efforts to address climate change and promote diversity and inclusion.
The proposals were disclosed in Berkshire's annual proxy filing, ahead of the company’s scheduled May 1 annual meeting...
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