General Mills
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at General Mills
2 recorded campaigns from 2 organizations.
As You Sow at General Mills
Disclose the pesticide use reductions achieved through its regenerative agriculture program.
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.
What shareholders voted on
From General Mills’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
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder Proposal – Adopt Policy to Separate the Board Chair and CEO Roles | Shareholder proposal | The Accountability Board | 36% | Failed |
| Shareholder Proposal – Disclosure of Regenerative Agriculture Practices Within Supply Chain | Shareholder proposal | As You Sow | 28.1% | Failed |
| Approval of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Say on pay | 94% | Passed | |
| Ratify Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | Auditor | 93% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Morikis | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Diane L. Neal | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Benno O. Dorer | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Jo Ann Jenkins | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria G. Henry | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Jorge A. Uribe | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria A. Sastre | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Eric D. Sprunk | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Steve Odland | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Elizabeth C. Lempres | Director | 93.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey L. Harmening | Director | 91.7% | Passed |
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder Proposal – Plastic Packaging | Shareholder proposal | Green Century Capital Management | 40.1% | Failed |
| Shareholder Proposal – Disclosure of Regenerative Agriculture Practices Within Supply Chain | Shareholder proposal | As You Sow | 28% | Failed |
| Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Say on pay | 93.3% | Passed | |
| Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | Auditor | 92.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Diane L. Neal | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of John G. Morikis | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria G. Henry | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Jo Ann Jenkins | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Steve Odland | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Kim Goodwin | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Benno O. Dorer | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Elizabeth C. Lempres | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Jorge A. Uribe | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria A. Sastre | Director | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Eric D. Sprunk | Director | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey L. Harmening | Director | 93.9% | Passed |
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder Proposal – Special Shareholder Meeting Right | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 60.3% | Passed |
| Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Say on pay | 92.5% | Passed | |
| Management Proposal – Special Shareholder Meeting Right | Company proposal | 71.5% | Passed | |
| Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | Auditor | 93.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Diane L. Neal | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Eric D. Sprunk | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Jo Ann Jenkins | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Jorge A. Uribe | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Kim Goodwin | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Elizabeth C. Lempres | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria G. Henry | Director | 97.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria A. Sastre | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Steve Odland | Director | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Election of R. Kerry Clark | Director | 96% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey L. Harmening | Director | 90.6% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder Proposal – Plastic Packaging Report | Shareholder proposal | Green Century Capital Management | 56.5% | Passed |
| Shareholder Proposal – Independent Board Chairman | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 41.7% | Failed |
| Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | Say on pay | 94.4% | Passed | |
| Stock Compensation Plan | Company proposal | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | Auditor | 94.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Eric D. Sprunk | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Jorge A. Uribe | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Diane L. Neal | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of C. Kim Goodwin | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Jo Ann Jenkins | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Elizabeth C. Lempres | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria A. Sastre | Director | 97% | Passed | |
| Election of Steve Odland | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria G. Henry | Director | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Election of R. Kerry Clark | Director | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of David M. Cordani | Director | 93.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey L. Harmening | Director | 91.8% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The proposal was supported by 69.6% of the shares of common stock outstanding | Company proposal | 99.2% | Passed | |
| The proposal was supported by 95.5% of the votes cast “for” and “against” it | Company proposal | 95.5% | Passed | |
| The proposal was supported by 94.5% of the votes cast “for” and “against” it | Company proposal | 94.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Diane L. Neal | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Jo Ann Jenkins | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Jorge A. Uribe | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Eric D. Sprunk | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria A. Sastre | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria G. Henry | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Elizabeth C. Lempres | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of David M. Cordani | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of R. Kerry Clark | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Steve Odland | Director | 96% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey L. Harmening | Director | 92.5% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The proposal was supported by 95.5% of the votes cast “for” and “against” it | Company proposal | 95.5% | Passed | |
| The proposal was supported by 95.1% of the votes cast “for” and “against” it | Company proposal | 95.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Eric D. Sprunk | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Diane L. Neal | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Jorge A. Uribe | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria A. Sastre | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Elizabeth C. Lempres | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Jo Ann Jenkins | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria G. Henry | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of David M. Cordani | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Roger W. Ferguson Jr. | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of R. Kerry Clark | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Steve Odland | Director | 97% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey L. Harmening | Director | 94% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The proposal was supported by 96.5% of the votes cast “for” and “against” it | Company proposal | 96.5% | Passed | |
| The proposal was supported by 93.7% of the votes cast “for” and “against” it | Company proposal | 93.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Eric D. Sprunk | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Diane L. Neal | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Elizabeth C. Lempres | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Jorge A. Uribe | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria A. Sastre | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Roger W. Ferguson Jr. | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of R. Kerry Clark | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria G. Henry | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of David M. Cordani | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Steve Odland | Director | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey L. Harmening | Director | 96.2% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The proposal was supported by 97.3% of the votes cast “for” and “against” it | Company proposal | 97.3% | Passed | |
| The proposal was supported by 94.2% of the votes cast “for” and “against” it | Company proposal | 94.2% | Passed | |
| The proposal was supported by 31.3% of the votes cast “for” and “against” it | Company proposal | 31.3% | Failed | |
| Election of Eric D. Sprunk | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Alicia Boler Davis | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Jorge A. Uribe | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria A. Sastre | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of R. Kerry Clark | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria G. Henry | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of David M. Cordani | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Roger W. Ferguson Jr. | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Heidi G. Miller | Director | 97% | Passed | |
| Election of Steve Odland | Director | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey L. Harmening | Director | 96.6% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from General Mills’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 | Proxy statement | 2026-08-13 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-10-03 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-08-11 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-09-27 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-08-12 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-09-29 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-08-14 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-09-30 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-08-08 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-10-01 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-08-17 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-09-25 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-08-10 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-09-26 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-08-12 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-09-27 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-08-13 |
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