Apple Inc.
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Apple Inc.
11 recorded campaigns from 4 organizations.
National Legal and Policy Center at Apple
Publish an annual report assessing the risks of unethical data acquisition and use in AI development, including through partners such as OpenAI, with mitigation steps and effectiveness measures.
Inspire Investing, LLC at Apple Inc.
Asked Apple to disclose each year how its corporate charitable contributions affect the risk that the company discriminates against people over their speech or their exercise of religion.
AFL-CIO Equity Index Funds at Apple
Publish a report on how the company uses artificial intelligence, what ethical guidelines it follows to protect workers, customers and the public, and how the board oversees it.
National Center for Public Policy Research at Apple Inc.
Asked Apple's board to publish a report on the risks of leaving viewpoint and ideology out of the written categories protected by its equal employment opportunity policy. The filer argued that employees with conservative or dissenting views were unprotected as a result.
National Legal and Policy Center at Apple Inc.
Asked the company to report on whether its public commitments on privacy and human rights match what it actually does, particularly where those commitments meet the demands of the governments it operates under.
National Legal and Policy Center at Apple Inc.
Asked Apple to report annually on the extent to which its operations depend on, and are vulnerable to, China. The company's own ballot title for the proposal was a Communist China audit.
SumOfUs at Apple
Report on Apple's forced-labor prevention policies and on any supplier violations found in its supply chain audits.
NYC Comptroller / NYC Retirement Systems at Apple Inc.
Conduct a board-overseen, independent third-party assessment of Apple's compliance with its Human Rights Policy on freedom of association and non-interference with organizing, and publicly release the report.
Nia Impact Capital at Apple Inc.
Investigate the company's use of clauses that prevent employees from speaking out about harassment and discrimination.
SOC Investment Group at Apple
Hire an outside firm to examine how company policies and practices affect the civil rights of workers and other stakeholders, and recommend improvements.
National Center for Public Policy Research at Apple Inc.
Asked Apple to adopt a board recruitment policy the filer called a True Diversity Board Policy. The filer's own account of the meeting describes the proposal as seeking to bring out the political and ideological leanings of Apple's directors, on the filer's claim that the company lacked directors with conservative views.
What shareholders voted on
From Apple Inc.’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A shareholder proposal entitled “China Entanglement Audit” | Shareholder proposal | 1.4% | Failed | |
| An advisory resolution to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 91.4% | Passed | |
| Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, as Amended and Restated, is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto | Company proposal | 98% | Passed | |
| Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Apple’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 | Auditor | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Wanda Austin | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Monica Lozano | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Tim Cook | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Alex Gorsky | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Ron Sugar | Director | 95.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrea Jung | Director | 94.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Sue Wagner | Director | 94.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Art Levinson | Director | 91% | Passed |
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A shareholder proposal entitled “Shareholder Proxy Access Amendments” | Shareholder proposal | 34.2% | Failed | |
| A shareholder proposal entitled “Shareholder Proposal to Improve Executive Compensation Program” | Shareholder proposal | 5.6% | Failed | |
| An advisory resolution to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.9% | Passed | |
| Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Apple’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 | Auditor | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Monica Lozano | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of James Bell | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Tim Cook | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Sue Wagner | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Art Levinson | Director | 94.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Al Gore | Director | 93.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrea Jung | Director | 92.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Ron Sugar | Director | 90.9% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A shareholder proposal relating to policies on freedom of expression | Shareholder proposal | 40.6% | Failed | |
| A shareholder proposal entitled “Shareholder Proxy Access Amendments” | Shareholder proposal | 31.1% | Failed | |
| A shareholder proposal relating to sustainability and executive compensation | Shareholder proposal | 12.1% | Failed | |
| An advisory resolution to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.2% | Passed | |
| Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Apple’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 | Auditor | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Sue Wagner | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Tim Cook | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of James Bell | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Ron Sugar | Director | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Art Levinson | Director | 95.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Al Gore | Director | 94.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrea Jung | Director | 93.9% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A shareholder proposal entitled “Shareholder Proxy Access Amendments” | Shareholder proposal | James McRitchie | 29.5% | Failed |
| A shareholder proposal entitled “True Diversity Board Policy” | Shareholder proposal | The National Center for Public Policy Research | 1.7% | Failed |
| An advisory resolution to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 93.7% | Passed | |
| Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Apple’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2019 | Auditor | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Sue Wagner | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Tim Cook | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Bob Iger | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Ron Sugar | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of James Bell | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Art Levinson | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Al Gore | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrea Jung | Director | 95.7% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A shareholder proposal entitled “Shareholder Proxy Access Amendments” | Shareholder proposal | 32.2% | Failed | |
| A shareholder proposal entitled “Human Rights Committee” | Shareholder proposal | 5.6% | Failed | |
| An advisory resolution to approve executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.9% | Passed | |
| Non-Employee Director Stock Plan | Company proposal | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Apple’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018 | Auditor | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Sue Wagner | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Tim Cook | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Bob Iger | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of James Bell | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Ron Sugar | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Art Levinson | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Al Gore | Director | 96.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Andrea Jung | Director | 95.5% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Apple Inc.’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-02-24 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-01-08 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-02-25 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-01-10 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-02-28 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-01-11 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-03-10 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-01-12 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-03-04 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-01-06 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-02-24 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-01-05 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-02-27 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-01-03 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-03-04 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-01-08 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-02-14 |
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