Apple Shareholders Still Haven’t Given Up On DEI

The Federal Bureaucracy Helped Build DEI’s Infrastructure. A New Rule Seeks to Change That.

1792 Exchange Executive Vice President Greg Scott was referenced by the Daily Signal regarding a proposed rule from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that would rescind some of the required annual reporting from businesses categorizing employees’ race and sex. 1792 Exchange supports the Commission’s proposal as a long-overdue course correction that reorients the agency to the actual text and original intent of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This change would reduce unnecessary regulatory burden, reaffirm equal opportunity for all, and allow businesses to get back to the work of creating value. Every American business has been treated as a potential suspect, and every employee has been reduced to an overly simplified data point in a group identity spreadsheet. Read the full story at the Daily Signal

1792 Exchange Applauds Apple for Improving Responsible Mineral Sourcing in East Africa

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Eagle Freedom Alliance released a shareholder engagement letter recognizing Apple for advancing more transparent and accountable mineral sourcing in East Africa. The letter was signed by investors and advisors connected to Apple shareholdings and highlighted Apple’s support for traceable tantalum supply chains. Signatories included 1792 Exchange, Innovest, GuideStone, Praxis, and the Eagle Freedom Fund.  The letter notes: “As leading innovators in fighting human trafficking and committed shareholders in Apple Inc., we are writing to express our deep appreciation and admiration for Apple’s exemplary work in forging an ethical and forward-thinking path in the sourcing of key minerals from East Africa. In particular, we commend Apple’s leadership in the Responsible Mineral Initiative and its efforts to bring transparency to the supply chain. We applaud your efforts to ensure that Apple’s supply chain reflects the highest standards of human rights and recognize your work with Africa’s only tantalum refinery, PowerX Ltd., and its vertically integrated mining operation, PowerM Ltd., in Rwanda.”  Apple’s leadership deserves recognition. Its approach demonstrates how a company can use its purchasing power to improve supply-chain transparency, reduce exploitation risks, strengthen resilience, and protect long-term shareholder value. Many companies still fail to adequately account for labor abuses deep within their supply chains, which exposes them to significant legal, reputational, operational, and financial …

Minecraft’s “Hive of Harmony” Targets Kids with Activist Messaging

1792 Exchange Executive Vice President Greg Scott spoke with the Daily Caller News Foundation about “Hive of Harmony,” a free Minecraft Marketplace add-on released to coincide with Stockholm Pride. The download gives players rainbow-themed hives that grow twice as fast, an “Ally Queen” bee, and multiple pride flag variants, including the transgender flag. Ideological propaganda has no place in games targeted at children. Unfortunately, many companies have not gotten the message that Americans are fed up with corporate activism on behalf of radical and dangerous causes. What’s even worse than the messaging itself is that online gaming is the new playground for predators, and with this new feature, Minecraft is making it easier to identify and target the most vulnerable children. As a company infamous for its viruses, Microsoft should be more sensitive to what it is purposely infecting its products with. Every parent should know just what these companies are up to and be vigilant about what their children are doing with their screen time. Read the full story at the Daily Caller

Microsoft Directs Benevity to Drop SPLC Filter

After engagement from Inspire Investing and others, Microsoft has directed Benevity to stop using the SPLC’s “hate map” to filter nonprofits from its employee gift-matching program. In its “Max the Match” document, Microsoft states any nonprofit organization that “verifies its 501c3 or equivalent status will be available to Microsoft employees.” The Daily Signal highlighted several organizations, including the 1792 Exchange, engaging companies on behalf of shareholders to ensure charitable giving is viewpoint neutral. The 1792 Exchange is pleased to work alongside Inspire Investing, Bowyer Research, the Heritage Foundation, and many others in this important work. 1792 Exchange created this resource to track how companies are responding to the growing controversy surrounding the SPLC and Benevity and encourages companies that have made changes to their charitable giving programs to disclose those changes to their customers and shareholders.

‘CULTURAL CORRECTION’: 10 Major Brands Dial Back the LGBTQ Pride

Shareholders Warn Alphabet That Its ‘Viewpoint Bubble’ Will Eventually Burst