Activision Blizzard Shareholders Approve Plan To Publicly Disclose Workplace Harassment Report
Activision Blizzard shareholders have voted yes to a proposal from New York State that would see the Call of Duty publisher publicly disclose information regarding sexual abuse, harassment, or discrimination complaints against the company. The proposal was first suggested last February by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who made similar proposals for Starbucks and Tesla.
According to The Washington Post, the approved proposal would include an estimate of money spent on settlements, a list of pending complaints, as well as what progress Activision Blizzard has made to resolve those complaints. The approval is somewhat surprising as Activision Blizzard's board told its shareholders to vote against the proposal, perhaps suggesting shareholder skepticism of Activision’s recent internal investigation where it reported no "widespread harassment or systemic harassment."
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"While there are some substantiated instances of gender harassment, those unfortunate circumstances do not support the conclusion that Activision senior leadership or the board were aware of and tolerated gender harassment, discrimination, or retaliation," said Activision Blizzard last Thursday. That’s despite a report from The Wall Street Journal accusing CEO Bobby Kotick of having direct involvement in several harassment and discrimination suits, as well as a pending lawsuit from the California DFEH accusing Activision Blizzard of having a "frat boy workplace culture."
As noted by Axios' Stephen Totilo, the vote is non-binding and Activision Blizzard will not be required to issue this report as requested.
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