Food & Agriculture

Supply chains, land use, and farming communities.

37 campaigns on this issue

• As You Sow at Tyson Foods on waste lagoon harms, 2026
  As You Sow · Tyson Foods · 2026 · Not approved at the February 5, 2026 annual meeting: 23,451,579 for, 896,423,218 against, 1,303,561 abstentions and 27,064,015 broker non-votes, which is 2.5 percent of the votes cast for and against. As You Sow records the same outcome as 2.5 percent overall and 11.0 percent of independent shareholder votes; Tyson's Class B stock, 99.99 percent of it held by the Tyson Limited Partnership, votes together with Class A as a single class on shareholder proposals.
• Ran a six-year Sustainable Proteins engagement with 23 global food retailers and manufacturers (now closed/succeeded)
  FAIRR Initiative · Ahold Delhaize, Amazon.com Inc., Carrefour · 2024 · Closed after six consecutive years and succeeded by FAIRR's Protein Diversification Engagement. Phase 6 was supported by 84 investors representing US$23 trillion in combined assets.
• Coordinates an Animal Pharmaceuticals engagement with the largest listed veterinary-drug makers on antimicrobial resistance
  FAIRR Initiative · Zoetis, Elanco Animal Health, Merck & Co. Animal Health · 2024 · Phase 2 was supported by 80 investors representing US$17.4 trillion in combined assets, and FAIRR published its progress report From Farms to Forks: Antibiotic Stewardship in the Animal Pharmaceutical and Quick Service Restaurant Sectors in May 2024.
• The Humane Society of the United States at Starbucks on cage-free egg timelines in China and Japan
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · Starbucks Corporation · 2024 · Not approved at the annual meeting of 12 March 2025, as Proposal 7: 62,795,147 votes for, 738,979,450 against, 9,346,696 abstentions and 147,722,569 broker non-votes, as certified in Starbucks's Item 5.07 Form 8-K. That is 7.8 percent of the shares voted for and against, or 7.7 percent if abstentions are counted in the base.
• The Humane Society of the United States at Denny's on gestation crate targets in its pork supply, 2024
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · Denny's Corporation · 2024 · Not approved at the annual meeting of 15 May 2024, as Proposal 5: 9,675,943 votes for, 33,980,147 against, 1,761,791 abstentions and 2,074,444 broker non-votes, as certified in Denny's Item 5.07 Form 8-K. That is 22.2 percent of the shares voted for and against, or 21.3 percent if abstentions are counted in the base.
• The Humane Society of the United States at McDonald's on disclosing its broiler chicken welfare indicators, 2024
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · McDonald's Corporation · 2024 · Not approved at the annual meeting of 22 May 2024, as Proposal 8: 176,954,527 votes for, 314,787,022 against, 6,170,179 abstentions and 97,578,631 broker non-votes, as certified in McDonald's Item 5.07 Form 8-K. That is 36.0 percent of the shares voted for and against, or 35.5 percent if abstentions are counted in the base.
• The Humane Society of the United States at Restaurant Brands International on disclosing its broiler chicken welfare indicators, 2024
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · Restaurant Brands International · 2024 · Not approved at the annual meeting of 6 June 2024, as Proposal 8: 19,594,296 votes for, 370,414,376 against, 6,442,648 withheld and 6,103,747 broker non-votes, as certified in Restaurant Brands International's Item 5.07 Form 8-K. That is 5.0 percent of the shares voted for and against, or 4.9 percent if withheld votes are counted in the base.
• The Humane Society of the United States at Target on reporting progress against its animal pain management commitment, 2024
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · Target Corporation · 2024 · Not approved at the annual meeting of 12 June 2024, as item 5: 32,758,740 votes for, 309,163,712 against, 8,755,833 abstentions and 55,699,659 broker non-votes. Target's own Item 5.07 Form 8-K puts the votes in favour at 9.3 percent of the shares present and entitled to vote.
• The Humane Society of the United States at Papa John's on disclosing group-housed pork and setting gestation crate targets, 2024
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · Papa John's International · 2024 · Not approved at the annual meeting of 2 May 2024, as Item 4: 8,941,768 votes for, 20,490,898 against, 277,706 abstentions and 1,480,311 broker non-votes, as certified in Papa John's Item 5.07 Form 8-K, which names the Humane Society of the United States as the proponent. That is 30.4 percent of the shares voted for and against, or 30.1 percent if abstentions are counted in the base.
• The Humane Society of the United States at Dine Brands on measurable targets for group-housed pork, 2024
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · Dine Brands Global · 2024 · Not approved at the annual meeting of 15 May 2024, as Proposal Five: 3,221,538 votes for, 8,630,597 against, 287,325 abstentions and 1,480,210 broker non-votes, as certified in Dine Brands' Item 5.07 Form 8-K. That is 27.2 percent of the shares voted for and against, or 26.5 percent if abstentions are counted in the base.
• The Humane Society of the United States at Weis Markets on reporting how it prioritises humane treatment of animals in its supply chain, 2024
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · Weis Markets · 2024 · Not approved at the annual meeting of 2 May 2024, as Proposal No. 4: 459,475 votes for, 23,650,918 against, 29,732 abstentions and 1,535,645 broker non-votes, as certified in Weis Markets' Item 5.07 Form 8-K. That is 1.9 percent of the shares voted for and against.
• Green Century Capital Management at Bloomin' Brands, Home Depot
  Green Century Capital Management · Bloomin' Brands, Home Depot (The) · 2023 · Approved at both companies, in different seasons. At Bloomin' Brands' annual meeting on May 18, 2021 the proposal drew 53,129,743 votes for, 16,632,424 against, 477,388 abstaining and 7,191,198 broker non-votes, which is 76.16 percent counting only votes for and against. At Home Depot's annual meeting on May 19, 2022 it drew 469,758,767 for, 256,769,584 against, 7,748,621 abstaining and 143,770,510 broker non-votes, which is 64.66 percent.
• The Humane Society of the United States at Dollar General on progress toward its cage-free egg pledge, 2023
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · Dollar General Corporation · 2023 · Not approved at the annual meeting of 31 May 2023, as Proposal 5: 66,880,829 votes for, 116,812,221 against, 1,674,212 abstentions and 11,395,363 broker non-votes, as certified in Dollar General's Item 5.07 Form 8-K. That is 36.4 percent of the shares voted for and against, or 36.1 percent if abstentions are counted in the base.
• The Humane Society of the United States at McDonald's on disclosing its broiler chicken welfare indicators, 2023
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · McDonald's Corporation · 2023 · Not approved at the annual meeting of 25 May 2023, as Proposal 11: 192,835,432 votes for, 306,717,766 against, 6,709,364 abstentions and 99,035,889 broker non-votes, as certified in McDonald's Item 5.07 Form 8-K. That is 38.6 percent of the shares voted for and against, or 38.1 percent if abstentions are counted in the base.
• The Humane Society of the United States at Casey's General Stores on disclosing its supplier code and responsible sourcing policies, 2023
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · Casey's General Stores · 2023 · Not approved at the annual meeting of 6 September 2023, as Proposal 5: 5,655,617 votes for, 25,728,667 against, 350,395 abstentions and 2,979,736 broker non-votes, as certified in Casey's Item 5.07 Form 8-K. That is 18.0 percent of the shares voted for and against, or 17.8 percent if abstentions are counted in the base.
• The Humane Society of the United States at Sysco on re-establishing a gestation crate policy for its pork supply chain, 2023
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · Sysco Corporation · 2023 · Not approved at the annual meeting of 17 November 2023, as Item 5: 119,777,829 votes for, 267,642,643 against, 6,126,492 abstentions and 52,506,706 broker non-votes, as certified in Sysco's Item 5.07 Form 8-K. Sysco, which disregards abstentions, puts that at 30.91 percent of the votes cast; counting abstentions in the base it is 30.4 percent.
• The Humane Society of the United States at Campbell Soup on its plan for reaching its cage-free egg commitment, 2023
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · Campbell Soup · 2023 · Not approved at the annual meeting of 29 November 2023, as Item 5: 16,455,178 votes for, 233,898,313 against, 2,068,490 abstentions and 20,962,197 broker non-votes, as certified in Campbell's Item 5.07 Form 8-K. That is 6.6 percent of the shares voted for and against, or 6.5 percent if abstentions are counted in the base.
• The Humane Society of the United States at McDonald's on gestation crate disclosure, and its SEC deception complaint, 2022
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · McDonald's Corporation · 2022 · Printed in McDonald's 2022 proxy statement as Proposal 7, then withdrawn by the Humane Society before the meeting, so it was not voted on at the annual meeting of 26 May 2022.
• The Humane Society of the United States at Brinker International on supply chain practices that breach its own supplier code, 2022
  Humane World for Animals (formerly The Humane Society of the United States) · Brinker International · 2022 · The SEC staff refused Brinker's request to leave the proposal out of its 2022 proxy materials, writing on 15 September 2022 that it was unable to concur that the proposal could be excluded under Rule 14a-8(i)(7) because the proposal transcends ordinary business matters. The proposal is nevertheless absent from the proxy statement Brinker filed on 3 October 2022, and it was not among the five matters voted on at the annual meeting of 17 November 2022. It does not appear in the 2023 proxy statement either.
• Ran a Sustainable Aquaculture engagement with seven of the largest salmon producers on feed sourcing (2021 to 2025, now complete)
  FAIRR Initiative · Multi X, Bakkafrost, Grieg Seafood · 2021 · Complete after three phases. FAIRR found that the engaged salmon producers do not have a robust, long-term strategy to further reduce their reliance on wild-caught fish in feed, and that none of the seven has set a target to reduce the absolute amount of fish-based ingredients used, despite five disclosing production growth targets.
• As You Sow at Kellogg
  As You Sow · Kellogg · 2020 · withdrawn after company agreement Resolutions were filed in both 2017 and 2020 and were resolved by a negotiated company commitment rather than a vote.
• FAIRR Initiative Restaurant Antibiotics engagement at Starbucks Corporation
  FAIRR Initiative · Starbucks Corporation · 2019 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. FAIRR's Phase 2 progress report found that while 10 companies have a policy for broiler chickens, 50% of the QSRs do not have a public policy covering any of the other proteins.
• FAIRR Initiative Restaurant Antibiotics engagement at The Cheesecake Factory
  FAIRR Initiative · The Cheesecake Factory · 2019 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. FAIRR's Phase 2 progress report found that while 10 companies have a policy for broiler chickens, 50% of the QSRs do not have a public policy covering any of the other proteins.
• FAIRR Initiative Restaurant Antibiotics engagement at Texas Roadhouse
  FAIRR Initiative · Texas Roadhouse · 2019 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. FAIRR's Phase 2 progress report found that while 10 companies have a policy for broiler chickens, 50% of the QSRs do not have a public policy covering any of the other proteins.
• FAIRR Initiative Restaurant Antibiotics engagement at Papa John's International
  FAIRR Initiative · Papa John's International · 2019 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. FAIRR's Phase 2 progress report found that while 10 companies have a policy for broiler chickens, 50% of the QSRs do not have a public policy covering any of the other proteins.
• FAIRR Initiative Restaurant Antibiotics engagement at Darden Restaurants
  FAIRR Initiative · Darden Restaurants · 2019 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. FAIRR's Phase 2 progress report found that while 10 companies have a policy for broiler chickens, 50% of the QSRs do not have a public policy covering any of the other proteins.
• As You Sow and American Baptist Home Mission Society at Tyson Foods on water stewardship, 2018
  As You Sow · Tyson Foods · 2018 · Not approved at the February 8, 2018 annual meeting: 147,700,207 for, 784,979,383 against, 9,907,374 abstentions and 20,108,688 broker non-votes, which is 15.8 percent of the votes cast for and against. It was Proposal No. 2 on the ballot.
• FAIRR Initiative Antibiotics Stewardship engagement at Whitbread
  FAIRR Initiative · Whitbread · 2018 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. By 2019, 17 out of 20 companies had publicly available policies, while 2 had internal policies and 1 was developing a policy.
• FAIRR Initiative Antibiotics Stewardship engagement at The Restaurant Group
  FAIRR Initiative · The Restaurant Group · 2018 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. By 2019, 17 out of 20 companies had publicly available policies, while 2 had internal policies and 1 was developing a policy.
• FAIRR Initiative Antibiotics Stewardship engagement at Sonic Corp
  FAIRR Initiative · Sonic Corp · 2018 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. By 2019, 17 out of 20 companies had publicly available policies, while 2 had internal policies and 1 was developing a policy.
• FAIRR Initiative Antibiotics Stewardship engagement at Mitchells & Butlers
  FAIRR Initiative · Mitchells & Butlers · 2018 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. By 2019, 17 out of 20 companies had publicly available policies, while 2 had internal policies and 1 was developing a policy.
• FAIRR Initiative Antibiotics Stewardship engagement at Marston's
  FAIRR Initiative · Marston's · 2018 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. By 2019, 17 out of 20 companies had publicly available policies, while 2 had internal policies and 1 was developing a policy.
• FAIRR Initiative Antibiotics Stewardship engagement at JD Wetherspoon
  FAIRR Initiative · JD Wetherspoon · 2018 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. By 2019, 17 out of 20 companies had publicly available policies, while 2 had internal policies and 1 was developing a policy.
• FAIRR Initiative Antibiotics Stewardship engagement at Greene King
  FAIRR Initiative · Greene King · 2018 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. By 2019, 17 out of 20 companies had publicly available policies, while 2 had internal policies and 1 was developing a policy.
• FAIRR Initiative Antibiotics Stewardship engagement at Dine Brands Global
  FAIRR Initiative · Dine Brands Global · 2018 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. By 2019, 17 out of 20 companies had publicly available policies, while 2 had internal policies and 1 was developing a policy.
• FAIRR Initiative Antibiotics Stewardship engagement at Denny's Corporation
  FAIRR Initiative · Denny's Corporation · 2018 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. By 2019, 17 out of 20 companies had publicly available policies, while 2 had internal policies and 1 was developing a policy.
• FAIRR Initiative Antibiotics Stewardship engagement at Domino's Pizza Group
  FAIRR Initiative · Domino's Pizza Inc · 2018 · No shareholder vote: this is a collaborative investor engagement. By 2019, 17 out of 20 companies had publicly available policies, while 2 had internal policies and 1 was developing a policy.

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