Apple shareholders on Tuesday rejected a proposal to end the iPhone maker's diversity, equity and inclusion program. The National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, had called on Apple to follow other major companies in backing off from DEI, which has come under fire from Republicans and from President Donald Trump .

Apple shareholders vetoed a proposal this week that would have eliminated the company’s DEI policy, standing in stark contrast from its technology counterparts that have recently rolled back inclusion policies,