Target Corporation
TGT · New York Stock Exchange · Consumer Staples
Shareholder advocacy aimed at Target Corporation
3 recorded campaigns from 3 organizations.
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.
Resolution on animal welfare failed at Target, 9.3% support
Animal-welfare-related shareholder proposal went to a vote and failed with 9.3% support.
Trillium Asset Management at Target
Adopt and publish a permanent paid sick leave policy under which every employee, part time and full time, earns paid sick days after a reasonable starting period, with no expiry date and no dependence on a pandemic.
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 | Shareholder resolution: Report on Pesticide Management | For | Published position |
| Majority Action | Say-on-Pay Proposal (not numbered in the guide) | Against | Published position |
| Sierra Club | Election of director George Barrett (Chair of Governance and Sustainability Committee) | Against | Published position |
| Sierra Club | Election of director Christine Leahy (Lead Independent Director) | Against | Published position |
| SOC Investment Group | Election of director Christine Leahy | Against | Published position |
| SOC Investment Group | Election of director Brian Cornell | Against | Published position |
What shareholders voted on
From Target 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
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a policy requiring the Board Chair to be an independent director | Shareholder proposal | The Accountability Board | 38.3% | Failed |
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a report on reducing plastic microfiber shedding | Shareholder proposal | 18.6% | Failed | |
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a report on presence of pesticides in Target’s private label brands | Shareholder proposal | 17.2% | Failed | |
| The Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 89% | Passed | |
| The Amended and Restated Target Corporation 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan | Company proposal | 95.6% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 | Auditor | 93.6% | Passed |
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal requesting a report on how affirmative action initiatives impact Target's risks related to actual and perceived discrimination | Shareholder proposal | 7.2% | Failed | |
| The Company's executive compensation | Say on pay | 92.2% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2025 | Auditor | 93.6% | Passed |
2024
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal to adopt a policy for an independent chairman | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 32.6% | Failed |
| The Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.1% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2023 | Auditor | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Grace Puma | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Gail K. Boudreaux | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of David P. Abney | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert L. Edwards | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Dmitri L. Stockton | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Donald R. Knauss | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Derica W. Rice | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Christine A. Leahy | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Douglas M. Baker, Jr. | Director | 96.5% | Passed | |
| Election of George S. Barrett | Director | 96.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Monica C. Lozano | Director | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Brian C. Cornell | Director | 94.7% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal to amend the proxy access bylaw to remove the shareholder group limit | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 36.2% | Failed |
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal raised from the floor of the Annual Meeting concerning the method of holding shareholder meetings that are not held in person | Shareholder proposal | 0% | Failed | |
| The Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 92.7% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2022 | Auditor | 91.9% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal to amend the proxy access bylaw to remove the shareholder group limit | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 38.6% | Failed |
| The Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 92.9% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2021 | Auditor | 94.8% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 93.6% | Passed | |
| The Target Corporation 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan | Company proposal | 94.1% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2020 | Auditor | 94.4% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal to amend the proxy access bylaw to remove candidate resubmission threshold | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 35.8% | Failed |
| The Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.8% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2019 | Auditor | 93.9% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The shareholders did not approve a shareholder proposal to adopt a policy for an independent chairman | Shareholder proposal | John Chevedden | 28.4% | Failed |
| The Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.9% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018 | Auditor | 96.3% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Target 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 | 2026-06-12 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-04-27 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-06-13 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-04-28 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-06-14 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-04-29 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-06-15 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-05-01 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-06-14 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-04-25 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-06-10 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-04-26 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-06-11 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-04-27 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-06-13 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-04-29 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-06-14 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-05-04 |
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