PETA Becomes Revlon Shareholder, Seeking Visibility Into Animal Policies
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has purchased stock in Revlon, with the intent to issue a shareholder resolution calling for animal-testing transparency. The activist group says other cosmetics firms may be targeted in the future.
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