Sysco Corporation
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Sysco Corporation
1 recorded campaign from 1 organization.
The Humane Society of the United States at Sysco on re-establishing a gestation crate policy for its pork supply chain, 2023
Ask that within six months of the annual meeting, and omitting proprietary information, Sysco re-establish a policy for eliminating or reducing gestation crates in its pork supply chain, with measurable targets for doing so.
How organizations asked shareholders to vote
Positions these organizations published themselves, each linked to where they published it. Nothing here is our view of how to vote.
2026
| Organization | Item | Asks shareholders to vote | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Club | Election of director Daniel J. Brutto (Chair of Sustainability Committee) | Against | Published position |
| Sierra Club | Election of director Larry Glasscock (Lead Independent Director) | Against | Published position |
What shareholders voted on
From Sysco Corporation’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2025
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 3 – Approval of the adoption of the Sysco Corporation 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Company proposal | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation paid to Sysco’s named executive officers, as disclosed in Sysco’s 2024 proxy statement | Company proposal | 93.8% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sysco’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2025 | Auditor | 95.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Roberto Marques | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Francesca DeBiase | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Ali Dibadj | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Jill M. Golder | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Sheila G. Talton | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Bradley M. Halverson | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Larry C. Glasscock | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of John M. Hinshaw | Director | 95% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin P. Hourican | Director | 92.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Alison Kenney Paul | Director | 91.9% | Passed |
2023
2022
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 4 – Stockholder proposal requesting that Sysco issue a report annually disclosing its greenhouse gas emissions targets | Shareholder proposal | As You Sow | 92.1% | Passed |
| Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation paid to Sysco’s named executive officers, as disclosed in Sysco’s 2021 proxy statement | Company proposal | 61.5% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sysco’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2022 | Auditor | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin P. Hourican | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephanie A. Lundquist | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of John M. Hinshaw | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Sheila G. Talton | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Bradley M. Halverson | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Edward D. Shirley | Director | 96.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Hans-Joachim Koerber | Director | 94.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Larry C. Glasscock | Director | 91.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 90.9% | Passed | |
| Election of John M. Cassaday | Director | 85.3% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation paid to Sysco’s named executive officers, as disclosed in Sysco’s 2020 proxy statement | Company proposal | 88.7% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sysco’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2021 | Auditor | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephanie A. Lundquist | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Bradley M. Halverson | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of John M. Hinshaw | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Joshua D. Frank | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Edward D. Shirley | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin P. Hourican | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Sheila G. Talton | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Larry C. Glasscock | Director | 96.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Hans-Joachim Koerber | Director | 95.9% | Passed | |
| Election of John M. Cassaday | Director | 92.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Nelson Peltz | Director | 92% | Passed |
2019
2018
2017
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 5 – Stockholder proposal regarding a policy limiting accelerated vesting of equity awards upon a change in control | Shareholder proposal | 36.2% | Failed | |
| Proposal 2 – Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation paid to Sysco’s named executive officers, as disclosed in Sysco’s 2017 proxy statement | Company proposal | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Proposal 4 – Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sysco’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018 | Auditor | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Edward D. Shirley | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Bradley M. Halverson | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Hans-Joachim Koerber | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of William J. DeLaney | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Larry C. Glasscock | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Nancy S. Newcomb | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Joshua D. Frank | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Nelson Peltz | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of John M. Cassaday | Director | 96.9% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Sysco Corporation’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-11-17 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-10-02 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-11-19 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-10-03 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-11-20 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-10-05 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-11-22 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-10-06 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-11-23 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-10-06 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-11-23 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-10-07 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-11-15 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-10-02 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-11-16 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-10-05 |
| 2017 | Vote results | 2017-11-20 |
| 2017 | Proxy statement | 2017-10-06 |
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