Microsoft Corporation

Who owns it

• Vanguard Group Inc.9.66%external_dataset · 2025-12-31
• BlackRock, Inc. (company)7.99%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
• State Street Corporation4.13%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
• Fidelity Investments (FMR LLC)2.56%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
• Geode Capital Management2.54%external_dataset · 2026-03-31
• Morgan Stanley1.68%external_dataset · 2026-03-31

What’s documented

• 2026-12-31politicalDonationCorporate PAC contributed ~$1,139,500 to federal candidates/committees (2026 cycle).source →
• 2026-04-15regulatoryAction1009 SEC filings on record (742 4, 65 8-K, 38 144, 34 PX14A6G, 19 11-K)source →
• 2026-04-01otherThe BDS National Committee designated Microsoft as its top priority boycott target in 2026, calling for consumers to boycott Xbox Game Pass, Minecraft, Call of Duty, and all Microsoft gaming products. Microsoft provides Azure cloud and AI services to the Israeli military. Reports indicate Microsoft supplied a customized Azure subset to store intercepted telecommunications data in Gaza and the West Bank, used in the selection of bombing targets.source →
• 2026-04-01otherMicrosoft terminated access for Israel's Unit 8200 military intelligence to specific AI and Azure cloud technologies following sustained activist pressure. Prior to termination, interviews with sources from Microsoft and Unit 8200 revealed that Microsoft had provided customized Azure infrastructure to store data from intercepted Palestinian civilian phone calls. Microsoft was also contracted by the Israeli Prison Service as sole supplier until April 2027.source →
• 2026-03-30lobbying7 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2026).source →
• 2026-01-28regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2026-01-10lobbyingUnion leaders criticized Telus for receiving lucrative federal and provincial government contracts and subsidies while cutting thousands of jobs; USW and CUPE lobbied the federal government to attach job-preservation conditions to telecom subsidiessource →
• 2026-01-09laborRelationsTelus offered voluntary severance packages to approximately 700 more employees across Canada in January 2026, totaling nearly 1,400 severance offers in under a year; customer complaints to the CCTS rose 62% in 2025 compared to 2024source →
• 2025-12-31lobbyingMicrosoft spent $9.36 million on federal lobbying in 2025 and donated $750,000 to Trump's January 2025 inauguration fund, according to OpenSecrets data. Microsoft was among the major tech companies whose combined lobbying exceeded $100 million for the first time in a single year.source →
• 2025-12-31lobbyingReported ~$180,000 in US federal lobbying activity (2025) on Budget/Appropriations, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Copyright/Patent/Trademark…; lobbied 5 government entities.source →
• 2025-12-16lobbying9 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2025).source →
• 2025-12-08regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-10-29regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-09-30regulatoryActionSEC 8-K material event filing: 8-Ksource →
• 2025-09-26otherMicrosoft cut off the Israeli military's Unit 8200 access to some Azure cloud computing and AI services after extensive employee organizing and an investigation by the Associated Press revealing AI models from Microsoft and OpenAI had been used by the Israeli military to select bombing targets in Gaza and Lebanon.source →
• 2025-08-01regulatoryActionVanguard was ordered to pay a $19.5 million civil penalty by the SEC for disclosure failures related to adviser compensation. Between August 2020 and December 2023, Vanguard tied parts of advisers' performance evaluations and bonuses to client enrollment and retention metrics in its Personal Advisor Services program, while marketing content downplayed or misstated these conflicts of interest.source →
• 2025-05-22laborRelationsMicrosoft fired software engineer Joe Lopez after he interrupted a speech by CEO Satya Nadella at the annual Build developer conference in Seattle to protest the company's supply of technology used by the Israeli military in Gaza.source →
• 2025-05-05otherIn 2025, the BDS National Committee called for boycott pressure on Microsoft, citing reporting on contracts and services between Microsoft and Israel's Ministry of Defense. The campaign coincides with employee organizing inside Microsoft on the same issue.source →
• 2025-04-08laborRelationsMicrosoft fired two employees who interrupted the company's 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying AI technology to the Israeli military. Earlier in February 2025, five Microsoft employees were ejected from a meeting with CEO Satya Nadella for protesting the same contracts.source →
• 2025-02-01laborRelationsTelus offered voluntary severance packages to approximately 700 employees nationwide across network operations, engineering, and business solutions, continuing a restructuring that has eliminated roughly 3,300 jobs since 2023source →
• 2025-01-17regulatoryActionVanguard agreed to pay $106.41 million to settle SEC charges for misleading statements about capital gains distributions and tax consequences for retail investors holding Vanguard Investor Target Retirement Funds in taxable accounts. The SEC found Vanguard lowered minimum investment for Institutional TRFs from $100 million to $5 million in December 2020, triggering mass redemptions that generated unexpected taxable capital gains for remaining Investor TRF holders.source →
• 2025-01-09environmentalBlackRock withdrew from the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative on January 9, 2025, causing NZAM to temporarily suspend its activities pending a review. BlackRock stated that its participation in climate-focused groups had caused confusion about its investment practices and subjected the firm to legal inquiries from state officials. BlackRock had been among the founding members of NZAM and managed over $11 trillion in assets at the time of withdrawal.source →
• 2024-12-31politicalDonationCorporate PAC contributed ~$1,665,500 to federal candidates/committees (2024 cycle).source →
• 2024-12-31lobbyingVanguard Group spent $2,650,000 on federal lobbying in 2024. The company's PAC made $502,046 in political contributions during the 2024 election cycle, including $382,500 to federal candidates.source →
• 2024-12-31lobbyingBlackRock Inc. spent $2.88 million on US federal lobbying in 2024 and made approximately $2.6 million in political contributions during the 2024 election cycle, according to disclosure data filed with the US Senate and recorded by OpenSecrets.source →
• 2024-12-31lobbyingReported ~$150,000 in US federal lobbying activity (2024) on Budget/Appropriations, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Copyright/Patent/Trademark…; lobbied 6 government entities.source →
• 2024-12-09lobbying9 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2024).source →
• 2024-11-05politicalDonationMicrosoft PAC contributed over $2 million to federal candidates during the 2023-2024 election cycle, split roughly evenly between Democratic and Republican candidates.source →
• 2024-11-01legalProceedingTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in November 2024 against Vanguard Group, BlackRock Inc., and State Street Corporation, alleging the three asset managers conspired through ESG-aligned investment practices and climate coalitions to restrict coal production in violation of federal antitrust law.source →
• 2024-11-01legalProceedingTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in November 2024 against BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group, and State Street Corporation, alleging that the three asset managers conspired through ESG-aligned investment practices and climate coalitions to restrict coal production in violation of federal antitrust law.source →
• 2024-09-01environmentalVanguard supported zero environmental and social shareholder proposals during the 2024 proxy season, including declining to support any of the resolutions flagged by Climate Action 100+ investors. Vanguard also supported none of ten votes against company directors flagged by the initiative. Vanguard stated proposals were either financially immaterial, overly prescriptive, or that the companies receiving them already had adequate governance practices.source →
• 2024-06-01environmentalAccording to urgewald's 2024 'Investing in Climate Chaos' report, BlackRock held approximately $263 billion in fossil fuel company bonds and shares, making it one of the two largest institutional fossil fuel investors worldwide. BlackRock's holdings included over $75 billion in tar sands producers, over $11 billion in companies building new coal power capacity, and approximately $37 billion in ExxonMobil alone.source →
• 2024-06-01environmentalUrgewald's 2024 'Investing in Climate Chaos' report identified Vanguard as the world's single largest institutional investor in fossil fuels, with approximately $413 billion in fossil fuel company bonds and shares. Vanguard declined to adopt any fossil fuel exclusion policy and consistently voted against climate-related resolutions at portfolio companies.source →
• 2024-02-13environmentalIn February 2024, BlackRock transferred its Climate Action 100+ membership from its US arm to BlackRock International, significantly reducing its participation in the investor initiative targeting major greenhouse gas emitters. During the 2024 proxy season, BlackRock voted in favour of only 2 of 20 shareholder resolutions flagged by Climate Action 100+ members.source →
• 2023-12-15lobbying14 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2023); subjects: Broadcasting, Budget, Climate, Consumer Issues, Defence….source →
• 2023-06-01regulatoryActionVanguard was fined $800,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for problems with account statements related to money market funds in 2019 and 2020.source →
• 2022-12-31politicalDonationCorporate PAC contributed ~$1,475,400 to federal candidates/committees (2022 cycle).source →
• 2022-12-07environmentalVanguard announced its withdrawal from the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative in December 2022, stating that membership had caused 'confusion about the views of individual investment firms.' Vanguard cited its index fund model — in which approximately 80% of client assets are invested passively in benchmark indices — as a key factor, and stated it would pursue its climate disclosure positions independently.source →
• 2022-11-30lobbying8 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2022); subjects: Broadcasting, Budget, Climate, Consumer Issues, Defence….source →
• 2021-11-30lobbying6 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2021); subjects: Broadcasting, Budget, Climate, Consumer Issues, Defence….source →
• 2020-12-15lobbying4 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2020); subjects: Broadcasting, Budget, Climate, Consumer Issues, Defence….source →
• 2019-12-17lobbying12 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2019); subjects: Broadcasting, Budget, Consumer Issues, Economic Development, Education….source →
• 2018-12-15lobbying7 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2018); subjects: Broadcasting, Budget, Consumer Issues, Economic Development, Education….source →
• 2017-09-07lobbying9 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2017); subjects: Broadcasting, Budget, Consumer Issues, Economic Development, Education….source →
• 2016-12-23lobbying12 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2016); subjects: Broadcasting, Budget, Consumer Issues, Economic Development, Education….source →
• 2015-12-15lobbying21 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2015); subjects: Broadcasting, Consumer Issues, Economic Development, Education, Employment and Training….source →
• 2014-09-22lobbying5 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2014); subjects: Broadcasting, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Government Procurement, Immigration….source →
• 2013-11-29lobbying12 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2013); subjects: Broadcasting, Economic Development, Employment and Training, Government Procurement, Immigration….source →
• 2012-12-20lobbying13 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2012); subjects: Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Employment and Training, Government Procurement, Industry….source →
• 2011-11-16lobbying10 federal lobbying registrations on file with the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada (2011); subjects: Arts and Culture, Broadcasting, Employment and Training, Government Procurement, Industry….source →

What we’ve classified so far

• environmental damage7
• political influence5
• worker exploitation4
• conflict profiteering4
• monopoly abuse2
• surveillance2

45 further documented actions have not been classified yet. These counts show what we have got to, not a total.