Activision Blizzard shareholders voted Tuesday in favor of a resolution calling for a report on the video game company’s efforts to prevent abuse, harassment and discrimination of employees.
Activisionwhich is being acquired by Microsoft There are allegations of alleged misconduct in the company for $ 68.7 billion (about Rs 5,10,990 crore).
The shareholders of the company had proposed that the report should contain details of the number of disputes and the amount of money spent to settle claims relating to the last three years.
Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services recommended voting for the proposal. According to the company, about two-thirds of the votes were cast in favor of the proposal.
Activision’s board and external advisors last week Told There was no evidence to suggest that superiors deliberately ignored or attempted to downplay the reported incidents of sexual harassment.
like the firm behind the hit candy Crush And call of duty It has been surrounded by lawsuits and allegations from employees.
Its CEO Bobby Kotick has apologized on behalf of the group and implemented a “zero tolerance” policy, while dozens of employees have been furloughed or fired.
But according to the Wall Street Journal, the executive had known about reports of harassment for several years and sought to keep the incidents quiet.
In a filing with US market regulators, the firm acknowledged the existence of gender-based harassment cases on Thursday.
“The Board and its external advisors have determined that there is no evidence to suggest Activision Blizzard Senior officials never knowingly ignored or attempted to downplay incidents of sexual harassment and were reported,” the document said.