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Resolution on animal welfare failed at Sysco, 30.4% support
Animal-welfare-related shareholder proposal went to a vote and failed with 30.4% support -- one of the higher vote totals HSUS/HWA received in the 2023-2025 window.
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 | Election of director Daniel J. Brutto (Chair of Sustainability Committee) | Against | Published position |
| Sierra Club | Election of director Larry Glasscock (Lead Independent Director) | Against | Published position |
What shareholders voted on
From Sysco 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.
2025
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 3 – Approval of the adoption of the Sysco Corporation 2025 Employee Stock Purchase Plan | Company proposal | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation paid to Sysco’s named executive officers, as disclosed in Sysco’s 2024 proxy statement | Company proposal | 93.8% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sysco’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2025 | Auditor | 95.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Roberto Marques | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Francesca DeBiase | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Ali Dibadj | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Jill M. Golder | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Sheila G. Talton | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Bradley M. Halverson | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Larry C. Glasscock | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of John M. Hinshaw | Director | 95% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin P. Hourican | Director | 92.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Alison Kenney Paul | Director | 91.9% | Passed |
2023
2022
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 4 – Stockholder proposal requesting that Sysco issue a report annually disclosing its greenhouse gas emissions targets | Shareholder proposal | As You Sow | 92.1% | Passed |
| Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation paid to Sysco’s named executive officers, as disclosed in Sysco’s 2021 proxy statement | Company proposal | 61.5% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sysco’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2022 | Auditor | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin P. Hourican | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephanie A. Lundquist | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of John M. Hinshaw | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Sheila G. Talton | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Bradley M. Halverson | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Edward D. Shirley | Director | 96.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Hans-Joachim Koerber | Director | 94.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Larry C. Glasscock | Director | 91.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 90.9% | Passed | |
| Election of John M. Cassaday | Director | 85.3% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation paid to Sysco’s named executive officers, as disclosed in Sysco’s 2020 proxy statement | Company proposal | 88.7% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sysco’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2021 | Auditor | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephanie A. Lundquist | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Bradley M. Halverson | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of John M. Hinshaw | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Joshua D. Frank | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Edward D. Shirley | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin P. Hourican | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Sheila G. Talton | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Larry C. Glasscock | Director | 96.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Hans-Joachim Koerber | Director | 95.9% | Passed | |
| Election of John M. Cassaday | Director | 92.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Nelson Peltz | Director | 92% | Passed |
2019
2018
2017
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 5 – Stockholder proposal regarding a policy limiting accelerated vesting of equity awards upon a change in control | Shareholder proposal | 36.2% | Failed | |
| Proposal 2 – Approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation paid to Sysco’s named executive officers, as disclosed in Sysco’s 2017 proxy statement | Company proposal | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Proposal 4 – Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Sysco’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018 | Auditor | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Edward D. Shirley | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Daniel J. Brutto | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Bradley M. Halverson | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Hans-Joachim Koerber | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of William J. DeLaney | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Larry C. Glasscock | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Nancy S. Newcomb | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Joshua D. Frank | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Nelson Peltz | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of John M. Cassaday | Director | 96.9% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Sysco 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-11-17 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-10-02 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-11-19 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-10-03 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-11-20 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-10-05 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-11-22 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-10-06 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-11-23 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-10-06 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-11-23 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-10-07 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-11-15 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-10-02 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-11-16 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-10-05 |
| 2017 | Vote results | 2017-11-20 |
| 2017 | Proxy statement | 2017-10-06 |
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