Amazon beats all 18 shareholder-led proposals at annual meeting


FILE PHOTO The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves France August 8 2018. REUTERSPascal Rossignol

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

NEW YORK, NY (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc investors voted against all 18 shareholder-led proposals during the e-commerce giant's annual meeting on Wednesday, a preliminary tally by the company showed.

The total exceeded Amazon's 2022 record of 15 as environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused investors pushed for changes ranging from warehouse workers rights, union rights, gender and racial pay and animal welfare standards.

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