Saturday, March 01, 2014

Tim Cook to Climate Change Deniers: Get Out of Apple Stock [Mashable]

Tim Cook leads by example

"Cook's response was blistering. First of all, he insisted, environmental efforts also make economic sense. Even so, "we do a lot of things for reasons besides profit motive," the CEO said. "We want to leave the world better than we found it."
Anyone who had a problem with that? They should sell their Apple shares. "Get out of the stock," Cook suggested. Danhof's proposal was voted down by shareholders.
It's a measure of the strength of Apple's position that Cook can afford to irritate such a large and powerful shareholder on a matter of principle."
Tim Cook to Climate Change Deniers: Get Out of Apple Stock

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