McDonald's Corporation
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at McDonald's Corporation
9 recorded campaigns from 6 organizations.
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility members at McDonald's
End the subminimum wage for tipped workers.
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility at McDonald's
Stop supporting the lower minimum wage paid to tipped workers and commit to a living wage across the business and its franchises.
National Legal and Policy Center at McDonald's Corporation
Asked the company to analyse whether its stated human rights commitments are consistent with how it actually operates.
Resolution on animal welfare (pork/pig crating) failed again at McDonald's, 35.5% support
Repeat animal-welfare shareholder proposal went to a vote and failed with 35.5% support, following the earlier SEC complaint (row 17) alleging McDonald's overstated crate-free pork sourcing.
As You Sow at McDonald's
Issue a report examining the risks and opportunities of adopting reusable packaging systems to cut single-use plastic packaging.
Resolution on animal welfare (pork/pig crating) failed at McDonald's, 38.6% support
Animal-welfare-related shareholder proposal (part of HSUS's long-running gestation-crate campaign at McDonald's) went to a vote and failed with 38.6% support -- the highest single-year figure recorded in this window for an HSUS proposal.
SOC Investment Group at McDonald's
Asked McDonald's board to commission a third-party audit of the company's policies and practices and their effects on franchisees, corporate and franchise workers, and consumers.
Filed an SEC complaint alleging McDonald's misled investors/consumers on crate-free pork sourcing
Not a 14a-8 resolution: HSUS asked the SEC to investigate McDonald's claim of sourcing 85-90% "crate-free" pork, alleging most of that pork still comes from sows confined in gestation crates for up to 40% of pregnancy, and that McDonald's broke its 2012 pledge to eliminate crate use by 2022. McDonald's called the demand a niche-market cost driver; the SEC's response/outcome was not confirmed in sources reviewed. Related to the Carl Icahn 2022 board-seat proxy fight over the same issue (a separate, non-HSUS action).
Coordinates a multi-year Restaurant Antibiotics engagement with the largest North American quick-service chains
An investor coalition (Phase 2 backed by 43 investors representing $8.9tn) asks 12 of the largest North American QSR chains to adopt antibiotic-use policies aligned with WHO guidance across all key proteins globally, with implementation evidence via target-setting and auditing. Progress report: "Restaurants, Risk and Resistance," published Jan 27, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority Action | Say-on-Pay Proposal (Item 2) | Against | Published position |
2025
| Organization | Item | Asks shareholders to vote | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOC Investment Group | Election of director Paul Walsh | Against | Published position |
What shareholders voted on
From McDonald's 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
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election of Margaret Georgiadis | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of John Mulligan | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Lloyd Dean | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen Easterbrook | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Sheila Penrose | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard Lenny | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert Eckert | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of John Rogers, Jr. | Director | 95.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Paul Walsh | Director | 82.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Miles White | Director | 63.1% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election of Margaret Georgiadis | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of John Mulligan | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen Easterbrook | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Sheila Penrose | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Lloyd Dean | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Richard Lenny | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert Eckert | Director | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of John Rogers, Jr. | Director | 95.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeanne Jackson | Director | 95.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Enrique Hernandez, Jr. | Director | 93.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Miles White | Director | 87.9% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from McDonald's 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 | 2026-05-22 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-04-07 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-05-23 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-04-07 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-24 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-04-08 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-06-01 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-04-14 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-06-02 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-05-26 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-04-08 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-05-22 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-04-09 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-05-30 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-04-11 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-05-30 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-04-12 |
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