Amazon shareholder resolutions related to warehouse working conditions and the company’s response to labor unions garnered the most support among the 14 proposals at this year’s annual shareholders meeting, according to detailed results released Friday afternoon.
The company announced Wednesday that none of the resolutions had passed, but detailed results were not previously available.
The resolutions requesting additional reporting on warehouse working conditions and Amazon’s handling of collective bargaining rights garnered around 30% of shareholders votes for approval, well short of the majority required for passage.
Both issues also led shareholder votes at last year’s meeting.
Other proposals this year that received nearly 30% of votes related to requests for additional reporting on gender/racial pay; packaging materials; and lobbying.
Nine of the 14 proposals are repeat proposals that failed in prior years. Some of the proposals “contain assertions that we believe are incorrect or that reflect fundamental lack of understanding of how our business operates,” Amazon said in a proxy statement.
Amazon’s 12-member board, which was re-elected as part of the meeting, had recommended that shareholders vote against all 14 outside proposals.
One proposal requested that Amazon create an additional board committee to address human rights risks associated with the development and deployment of AI systems.
Other proposals focused on the company’s climate impact, including one requesting that Amazon disclose “Scope 3” greenhouse gas emissions.
