"Tim Cook rejects NCPPR proposal to end environmental programs for increased profit, suggests group sell stock"

The National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) is, well, let them describe themselves:

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The National Center for Public Policy Research is a communications and research foundation supportive of a strong national defense and dedicated to providing free market solutions to today's public policy problems. We believe that the principles of a free market, individual liberty and personal responsibility provide the greatest hope for meeting the challenges facing America in the 21st century.

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"If Apple wants to follow Al Gore and his chimera of climate change, it does so at its own peril," said Justin Danhof, Esq., director of the NCPPR's Free Enterprise Project.

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http://www.nationalcenter.org/PR-Walgreens_010814.html

http://www.nationalcenter.org/PR-GE_Climate_Change_022114.html

Tim Cook rejects NCPPR proposal to end environmental programs for increased profit, suggests group sell stockhttp://9to5mac.com/2014/02/28/tim-cook-rejects-ncppr-proposal-to-end-evironmental-programs-for-increased-profit-suggests-group-sell-stock/

Apple CEO Tim Cook rejected an propsalhttp://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/tim-cook-soundly-rejects-politics-of-the-ncppr-suggests-group-sell-apples-s from a representative of the National Center for Public Policy Research during today’s shareholder meeting. The proposal would have required the tech company to disclose the cost of any environmental initiatives it engaged in and end those that could take away from the company’s bottom line.

Cook reportedly became angry at the question, telling the representative that financial gain was not the purpose of ensuring environmental responsibility, saying, ”If you want me to do things only for ROI reasons, you should get out of this stock.” Cook also pointed out that making devices accessible for disabled users does not necessarily lead to increased revenue, but that doesn’t stop the company from searching for new ways to do so.

The measure was voted down by shareholders by a margin of just over 97 percent.

Whether the think-tank will take Cook’s advice is yet to be seen, but it’s clear Cook does not intend to take theirs.