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DuPont Loses Plastic Pollution Vote With Record 81% Rebellion

  • Result marks record for environmental proposal, SII says
  • Proposal calls for data on how much plastic the company dumps

An overwhelming majority of DuPont de Nemours Inc. investors voted in favor of a proposal calling for more transparency on pollution, rebuffing the chemical giant’s management at its annual meeting.

Some 81% of shareholders voted for a report that would disclose how much plastic the company releases into the environment each year and assess the effectiveness of DuPont’s pollution policies, according to a regulatory filing. DuPont’s management had advised investors to reject the proposal.