Apple's board of directors recommended shareholders reject a proposal for the company to end its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) program, calling such a move "unnecessary."

The proposal, if approved by Apple shareholders, would require the company to considering removing its DEI programs.

As companies slash DEI policies, Apple’s board wants investora to weigh an alternative. Apple’s board of directors recommended investors vote against a shareholder proposal to abolish the company’s Diversity,

Apple's board of directors has advised shareholders to vote against a proposal to abolish Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs. The National Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank, proposed that Apple abolish its DEI programs,