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Pledges coming from proprietary software companies mean nothing (cdn.masto.host)

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Pledges coming from proprietary software companies mean nothing

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/15/24157496/microsoft-ai-carbon-footprint-greenhouse-gas-emissions-grow-climate-pledg

Get behind the community that is _really_ fighting to curb climate change:

https://eco.kde.org/get-involved

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#ecology #environment #emissions #microsoft

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[-] sexy_peach@beehaw.org 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The board of directors is obliged to maximize profits for the shareholders!

[-] Kichae@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago

It's not. It's obliged to work in the shareholders' interests. That can mean many things.

The board just chooses to take a narrow interpretation of those interests.

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