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The majority of shareholders have no influence over the decisions made. The companies can work to be more responsible, but if you boycott, you'll give them even
by purpled_haze 11y ago
The majority of shareholders have no influence over the decisions made. The companies can work to be more responsible, but if you boycott, you'll give them even more incentive to cut corners, and you'll be hurting low-level workers and many others that have no influence over the decisions that are being made.
It is fine to be angry about it and want to help, but choose a path that will work.
- littletimmy 11y agoThey still profit from it, and they are ultimately (legally) the owners and controllers of the company. It is ridiculous to say that just because the responsibility is diffused we don't need to think about shareholder responsibility at all. The way to help is to make companies that source palm oil from these terrible places to go bankrupt. That way, we clamp on demand for palm oil.