Target Corporation
TGT · New York Stock Exchange · Consumer Staples
Shareholder advocacy aimed at Target Corporation
3 recorded campaigns from 3 organizations.
Ran a six-year Sustainable Proteins engagement with 23 global food retailers and manufacturers (now closed/succeeded)
Asked 23+ global food retailers/manufacturers to set time-bound targets for growing plant-based/alternative-protein share of portfolio and disclose progress. Now closed and succeeded by the Protein Diversification engagement.
The Humane Society of the United States at Target on reporting progress against its animal pain management commitment, 2024
Ask Target to disclose its progress implementing the pain management commitment in its food animal welfare policy, by naming each painful procedure, the share of its supply chain free of that procedure, and, for the remainder, the share where animals are given pain relief.
Trillium Asset Management at Target
Adopt and publish a permanent paid sick leave policy under which every employee, part time and full time, earns paid sick days after a reasonable starting period, with no expiry date and no dependence on a pandemic.
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 | Shareholder resolution: Report on Pesticide Management | For | Published position |
| Majority Action | Say-on-Pay Proposal (not numbered in the guide) | Against | Published position |
| Sierra Club | Election of director George Barrett (Chair of Governance and Sustainability Committee) | Against | Published position |
| Sierra Club | Election of director Christine Leahy (Lead Independent Director) | Against | Published position |
| SOC Investment Group | Election of director Christine Leahy | Against | Published position |
| SOC Investment Group | Election of director Brian Cornell | Against | Published position |
What shareholders voted on
From Target 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.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a policy requiring the Board Chair to be an independent director | Shareholder proposal | The Accountability Board | 38.3% | Failed |
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a report on reducing plastic microfiber shedding | Shareholder proposal | 18.6% | Failed | |
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a report on presence of pesticides in Target’s private label brands | Shareholder proposal | 17.2% | Failed | |
| The Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 89% | Passed | |
| The Amended and Restated Target Corporation 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan | Company proposal | 95.6% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 | Auditor | 93.6% | Passed |
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a report on how affirmative action initiatives impact Target's risks related to actual and perceived discrimination | Shareholder proposal | 7.2% | Failed | |
| The Company's executive compensation | Say on pay | 92.2% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2025 | Auditor | 93.6% | Passed |
2024
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal to adopt a policy for an independent chairman | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 32.6% | Failed |
| The Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.1% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2023 | Auditor | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Grace Puma | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Gail K. Boudreaux | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of David P. Abney | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert L. Edwards | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Dmitri L. Stockton | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Donald R. Knauss | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Derica W. Rice | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Christine A. Leahy | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Douglas M. Baker, Jr. | Director | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Election of George S. Barrett | Director | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Monica C. Lozano | Director | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Brian C. Cornell | Director | 94.7% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal to amend the proxy access bylaw to remove the shareholder group limit | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 36.2% | Failed |
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal raised from the floor of the Annual Meeting concerning the method of holding shareholder meetings that are not held in person | Shareholder proposal | 0% | Failed | |
| The Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 92.7% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2022 | Auditor | 91.9% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal to amend the proxy access bylaw to remove the shareholder group limit | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 38.6% | Failed |
| The Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 92.9% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2021 | Auditor | 94.8% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 93.6% | Passed | |
| The Target Corporation 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan | Company proposal | 94.1% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2020 | Auditor | 94.4% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal to amend the proxy access bylaw to remove candidate resubmission threshold | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 35.8% | Failed |
| The Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.8% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2019 | Auditor | 93.9% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal to adopt a policy for an independent chairman | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 28.4% | Failed |
| The Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.9% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018 | Auditor | 96.3% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Target 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-06-12 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-04-27 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-06-13 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-04-28 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-06-14 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-04-29 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-06-15 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-05-01 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-06-14 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-04-25 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-06-10 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-04-26 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-06-11 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-04-27 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-06-13 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-04-29 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-06-14 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-05-04 |
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