Colgate-Palmolive
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Green Century Capital Management at Colgate-Palmolive
Publish a baseline assessment of reuse and refill packaging pilots and disclose plans to expand them, and explore accelerating its 2030 plastic-reduction targets.
What shareholders voted on
From Colgate-Palmolive’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder proposal entitled “Independent Board Chairman” | Shareholder proposal | 28.7% | Failed | |
| A stockholder proposal entitled “Remove DEI from Board Candidate Considerations” | Shareholder proposal | 2.2% | Failed | |
| Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 93.2% | Passed | |
| The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 | Auditor | 92.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher S. Boerner | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Kimberly A. Nelson | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Brian O. Newman | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Martina Hund-Mejean | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Lisa M. Edwards | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Lorrie M. Norrington | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of John P. Bilbrey | Director | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Noel Wallace | Director | 93.8% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Martin Harris | Director | 92.8% | Passed | |
| Election of John T. Cahill | Director | 91.3% | Passed |
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder proposal entitled “Support an independent Board Chairman” | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 29.7% | Failed |
| A stockholder proposal entitled “Revisit plastic packaging policies” | Shareholder proposal | 2.9% | Failed | |
| Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 92% | Passed | |
| The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025 | Auditor | 92% | Passed | |
| Election of Lisa M. Edwards | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Martina Hund-Mejean | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Brian O. Newman | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Lorrie M. Norrington | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Kimberly A. Nelson | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Steven A. Cahillane | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Martin Harris | Director | 95.7% | Passed | |
| Election of John P. Bilbrey | Director | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of John T. Cahill | Director | 93% | Passed | |
| Election of Noel Wallace | Director | 92.8% | Passed |
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder proposal on independent Board Chairman | Shareholder proposal | 34% | Failed | |
| Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 87% | Passed | |
| The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024 | Auditor | 92.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Brian Newman | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Martina Hund-Mejean | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Lisa M. Edwards | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Kimberly A. Nelson | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Steve Cahillane | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Lorrie M. Norrington | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Martin Harris | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of John T. Cahill | Director | 93.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Noel R. Wallace | Director | 92.8% | Passed | |
| Election of John P. Bilbrey | Director | 89% | Passed |
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder proposal on independent Board Chairman | Shareholder proposal | 34.4% | Failed | |
| A stockholder proposal on executives to retain significant stock | Shareholder proposal | 29.9% | Failed | |
| Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 89.7% | Passed | |
| The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 | Auditor | 93% | Passed | |
| Election of Steve Cahillane | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Martina Hund-Mejean | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Lisa M. Edwards | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Kimberly A. Nelson | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of John P. Bilbrey | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Martin Harris | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael B. Polk | Director | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Noel R. Wallace | Director | 92.7% | Passed | |
| Election of John T. Cahill | Director | 92.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen I. Sadove | Director | 92% | Passed | |
| Election of Lorrie M. Norrington | Director | 90% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder proposal regarding shareholder ratification of termination pay | Shareholder proposal | 43.5% | Failed | |
| A stockholder proposal regarding charitable donation disclosure | Shareholder proposal | 4.7% | Failed | |
| Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 91.3% | Passed | |
| The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022 | Auditor | 95.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Martina Hund-Mejean | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Lisa M. Edwards | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Kimberly A. Nelson | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of John P. Bilbrey | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Martin Harris | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael B. Polk | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Lorrie M. Norrington | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of John T. Cahill | Director | 92.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen I. Sadove | Director | 92.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Noel R. Wallace | Director | 89.8% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder proposal regarding reducing the ownership threshold to call special stockholder meetings to 10% | Shareholder proposal | 50.8% | Passed | |
| A stockholder proposal regarding independent Board Chairman | Shareholder proposal | 47.8% | Failed | |
| Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 92.6% | Passed | |
| The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021 | Auditor | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Kimberly A. Nelson | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Martina Hund-Mejean | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Lorrie M. Norrington | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Lisa M. Edwards | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of John P. Bilbrey | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael B. Polk | Director | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Election of John T. Cahill | Director | 93.8% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Martin Harris | Director | 92.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Noel R. Wallace | Director | 92.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen I. Sadove | Director | 88.7% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder proposal regarding independent Board Chairman | Shareholder proposal | 46.1% | Failed | |
| A stockholder proposal regarding reducing the ownership threshold to call special stockholder meetings to 10% | Shareholder proposal | 45.4% | Failed | |
| Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 93.8% | Passed | |
| The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020 | Auditor | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Martina Hund-Mejean | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Lisa M. Edwards | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of John P. Bilbrey | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael B. Polk | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Helene D. Gayle | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of John T. Cahill | Director | 94.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Lorrie M. Norrington | Director | 94.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Noel R. Wallace | Director | 93.9% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Martin Harris | Director | 93.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen I. Sadove | Director | 89.8% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder proposal regarding independent Board Chairman | Shareholder proposal | 37.1% | Failed | |
| Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 92.8% | Passed | |
| The Colgate-Palmolive Company 2019 Incentive Compensation Plan | Company proposal | 93.6% | Passed | |
| The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019 | Auditor | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Noel R. Wallace | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Lisa M. Edwards | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of John P. Bilbrey | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles A. Bancroft | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Lorrie M. Norrington | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Helene D. Gayle | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Ian Cook | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Martin Harris | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael B. Polk | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen I. Sadove | Director | 97% | Passed | |
| Election of John T. Cahill | Director | 96.7% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stockholder proposal regarding a 10% threshold to call special shareholder meetings | Shareholder proposal | 47.8% | Failed | |
| Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 92.7% | Passed | |
| The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018 | Auditor | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Lorrie M. Norrington | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of John P. Bilbrey | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles A. Bancroft | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Martin Harris | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Helene D. Gayle | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael B. Polk | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen I. Sadove | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of John T. Cahill | Director | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Ellen M. Hancock | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Ian Cook | Director | 95.7% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Colgate-Palmolive’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 | 2026-05-13 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-03-25 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-05-14 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-03-26 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-15 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-03-27 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-05-17 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-03-29 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-05-11 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-03-23 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-05-13 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-03-24 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-05-14 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-03-25 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-05-15 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-03-27 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-05-16 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-03-28 |
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