“Very simple business decision”: More than 2,100 company directors share support for the Voice

More than 2,100 company directors have publicly backed the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, showing extensive boardroom support ahead of a history-making referendum on the measure.

Support for the unofficial Directors for the Voice campaign has ballooned ahead of the October 14 vote, which will determine if the Constitution should be amended to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through an independent body capable of advising Parliament.

Requests to join the public register will close 5pm on Thursday, with Directors for the Voice sharing the final tally on Friday.

Alan Jones, startup scene stalwart and director of tech and investments at Third Hemisphere, is among the thousands of directors listed on the register.