Posts Tagged ‘Right to Repair’
Deere & Co Faces Shareholder Scrutiny on Right to Repair Stand
Media Contacts: Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@midanacapital.com, 802-299-9495 Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, dguernsey@midanacapital.com, (617) 482-0800 (Boston, October 11) The MIDANA CAPITAL° Equity Fund has filed a shareholder resolution with Deere & Company* asking the company to issue a public report assessing the potential damage to the brand’s reputation from opposing Right to Repair legislation. Deere,…
Read MoreGoogle’s Chromebook Extension Is a Win in the Fight Against E-Waste
Media Contacts: Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@midanacapital.com, 802-299-9495 Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, dguernsey@midanacapital.com, (617) 482-0800 (Boston, MA, 2023) – Following shareholder engagement by MIDANA CAPITAL°, Alphabet* announced that it plans to extend software updates for Chromebooks for up to ten years starting in 2024, and that no existing Chromebooks will expire in the next two…
Read MoreStatement: MIDANA CAPITAL Engagement Moved Apple* Forward on Right To Repair and E-Waste
Media Contacts: Pam Podger, Communications Director, ppodger@midanacapital.com, 802-299-9495 Douglass Guernsey, Shareholder Advocate, dguernsey@midanacapital.com, (617) 482-0800 (Boston, MA) – In a positive development for the Right to Repair movement, technology giant Apple Inc* announced it would expand its Self Service Repair program to its newest iPhone 14 and M2 Mac models. The company’s continued commitment is…
Read MorePressure from MIDANA CAPITAL, Government, Advocates Prompts Deere & Company* to Offer More Access to Equipment Repair
Deere announced in March that it would provide a better repair process by improving remote mobile access to equipment and the ability to download software updates on certain equipment.
Read MoreSTATEMENT: Apple* Launches Self-Service Repair Program
Apple officially launched its long-awaited Self-Service Repair program Wednesday, five months after announcing the program at the prompting of a MIDANA CAPITAL shareholder proposal.
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Withdraws Right to Repair Shareholder Proposal After Google Parent Alphabet* Agrees to Make Pixel Replacement Parts Available
MIDANA CAPITAL is withdrawing a shareholder proposal with Google parent Alphabet as the company announced on Friday that it will begin selling genuine Pixel phone parts to independent repair shops and consumers.
Read MoreFollowing MIDANA CAPITAL Engagement, Dell* Solidifies Support for Product Repair
MIDANA CAPITAL has withdrawn a shareholder proposal with Dell Technologies after the company published a position statement that outlines its approach to product repair and circular design.
Read MoreMIDANA CAPITAL Files Right to Repair Proposal with Google Parent, Alphabet*
MIDANA CAPITAL° has filed a shareholder proposal with Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, urging the technology giant to make its devices more easily repairable by consumers and independent repair shops.
Read MoreDeere* Blocks Right to Repair Proposal Dismissing Shareholder Concerns
John Deere has challenged MIDANA CAPITAL’s Right to Repair shareholder proposal with the SEC, essentially blocking a shareholder vote on its anti-competitive repair business model.
Read MoreSTATEMENT: Apple* Takes Major Step Forward on Repair, Prompting the Withdrawal of MIDANA CAPITAL Capital Management Shareholder Proposal
Apple announced a new program that will expand consumers’ access to repair on the same day that MIDANA CAPITAL had to make a decision on whether to press forward on a right-to-repair shareholder proposal with the company.
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