Tyson Foods
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Tyson Foods
14 recorded campaigns from 9 organizations.
As You Sow (on behalf of The Pleiades Trust) at Tyson Foods
Report on steps the company is taking to address environmental and human health harms, including nitrogen and phosphorus pollution, from waste lagoons at owned facilities and in its pork supply chain.
As You Sow at Tyson Foods
Issue a report disclosing steps taken to address environmental and human health harms from waste lagoons at owned facilities and in the pork supply chain.
Coordinates a Waste & Pollution engagement with 10 pork/poultry producers and 2 fertiliser companies
71 investors representing $16.6tn engaged 10 listed pork/poultry producers and 2 fertiliser companies on biodiversity/water-pollution risk from animal waste and fertiliser use. Final report: "The Cost of Contamination: Addressing Water Pollution Risks in Intensive Animal Agriculture."
Filed a resolution at Tyson Foods on waste-lagoon environmental/health harm disclosure
As You Sow asked Tyson to disclose steps addressing environmental and human-health harms caused by animal-waste lagoons in its supply chain. Outcome/vote percentage not confirmed.
Mercy Investment Services at Tyson Foods
Evaluate annually and report on whether the company's direct and trade association lobbying aligns with its net zero target and the Paris Agreement, citing U.S. Chamber, Business Roundtable and NAM opposition to the Inflation Reduction Act.
CommonSpirit Health at Tyson Foods
Annually evaluate and report on whether the company's lobbying, directly and through its trade associations and social welfare organizations, aligns with its science-based target and long-term net zero ambitions.
Green Century Capital Management at Tyson Foods
Eliminate deforestation from the company's supply chains by 2025.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters at Tyson Foods
Expand disclosure of the company's lobbying payments, including payments to trade organizations, and explain how industry groups lobbied on poultry slaughter line speeds.
American Baptist Home Mission Society at Tyson Foods
Asked Tyson's board to prepare a report on human rights due diligence, covering whether the company was doing enough on paid sick leave, COVID-19 testing and case counts, workload, and meaningful engagement with workers after over 12,500 workers were infected and dozens died during the pandemic.
n/a (multi-organization coalition sign-on, not a shareholder resolution vote) at Tyson Foods
A coalition of over 120 organizations demanded Tyson Foods provide personal protective equipment, paid sick leave, slower slaughter-line speeds, comprehensive COVID-19 testing, physical distancing, protection from retaliation for workers who organize, and elimination of a punitive attendance point system, after over 8,500 workers across 37 facilities tested positive for COVID-19 and more than 25 died.
Publicly pressed six major meatpackers/food companies to convert plants to vegan-only production
As a shareholder, PETA demanded these companies "convert all slaughterhouses to producers and packers of only vegan meats." At Maple Leaf Foods' June 24, 2020 virtual annual meeting a PETA representative directly questioned the CEO, who acknowledged pandemic-driven demand for plant-based alternatives; PETA reported no concrete commitment from any of the six to fully exit animal slaughter.
Filed a resolution at Tyson Foods asking for Proposition 12 risk disclosure
HSUS asked Tyson to confirm it faces no material losses from California's Prop 12 confinement law or to disclose a risk analysis, noting a Tyson executive had sworn in federal court that Prop 12 would "cause severe harm" while the company's SEC filings were silent on the risk. Outcome/vote percentage not confirmed in sources reviewed.
As You Sow at Tyson Foods
Adopt a water stewardship policy to reduce contamination risks at company facilities, contract farms and feed suppliers, including leading practices for nutrient management and goals on nitrate contamination.
American Baptist Home Mission Society at Tyson Foods
Adopt a water stewardship policy to reduce the risk of water contamination from operations and supply chain.
What shareholders voted on
From Tyson Foods’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
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder proposal requesting that the Company disaggregate shareholder voting results | Shareholder proposal | 13.1% | Failed | |
| Stock Incentive Plan | Company proposal | 99% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending September 27, 2025 | Auditor | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Donnie King | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Noel White | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria N. Martinez | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin M. McNamara | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Barbara A. Tyson | Director | 94.3% | Passed | |
| Election of John H Tyson | Director | 93.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Mike Beebe | Director | 93.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Kate B. Quinn | Director | 93.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey K. Schomburger | Director | 93.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria Claudia Borras | Director | 93.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Cheryl S. Miller | Director | 90.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Les R. Baledge | Director | 90.6% | Passed | |
| Election of David J. Bronczek | Director | 86.5% | Passed |
2024
2023
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder proposal requesting a report on sustainable packaging efforts | Shareholder proposal | 13.7% | Failed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending October 1, 2022 | Auditor | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Maria Claudia Borras | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffery K. Schomburger | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Cheryl S. Miller | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Jonathan D. Mariner | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Noel White | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Mikel A. Durham | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Barbara A. Tyson | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of John H Tyson | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin M. McNamara | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Donnie King | Director | 97.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Mike Beebe | Director | 95% | Passed | |
| Election of David J. Bronczek | Director | 94.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Les R. Baledge | Director | 94.3% | Passed |
2021
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (iii)Non-binding, advisory approval of the Company’s named executive officers’ compensation | Company proposal | 98.1% | Passed | |
| (ii)Ratification of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm | Auditor | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Jonathan Mariner | Director | 100% | Passed | |
| Election of Cheryl S. Miller | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey K. Schomburger | Director | 99.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Noel White | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Dean Banks | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of John Tyson | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin M. McNamara | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Gaurdie E. Banister Jr. | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Mikel A. Durham | Director | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Mike Beebe | Director | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert Thurber | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Barbara A. Tyson | Director | 84.2% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ii)With respect to the ratification of the Company’s selection of PwC | Company proposal | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Votes For103,798,537Votes Against824,879,498Votes Abstained1,162,809Broker Non-Votes25,100,116 (iv)With respect to Proposal No | Company proposal | 5.5% | Failed | |
| Election of Noel White | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Cheryl S. Miller | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of John Tyson | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Barbara A. Tyson | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey K. Schomburger | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin M. McNamara | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Gaurdie E. Banister Jr. | Director | 95.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Mikel A. Durham | Director | 92.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Mike Beebe | Director | 92.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Dean Banks | Director | 92.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert Thurber | Director | 91.6% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ii)With respect to the ratification of the Company’s selection of PwC | Company proposal | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Stock Incentive Plan | Company proposal | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Votes For112,626,019Votes Against828,497,953Votes Abstained1,462,992Broker Non-Votes20,108,688 (v)With respect to Proposal No | Company proposal | 15.8% | Failed | |
| Votes For930,306,321Votes Against11,913,578Votes Abstained367,065Broker Non-Votes20,108,688 (iv)With respect to Proposal No | Company proposal | 12% | Failed | |
| Election of Jeffrey K. Schomburger | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Cheryl S. Miller | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Tom Hayes | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Barbara A. Tyson | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Kevin M. McNamara | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of John Tyson | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Dean Banks | Director | 95.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Gaurdie E. Banister Jr. | Director | 95% | Passed | |
| Election of Mikel A. Durham | Director | 92% | Passed | |
| Election of Mike Beebe | Director | 92% | Passed | |
| Election of Robert Thurber | Director | 90.8% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Tyson Foods’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 | 2026-02-09 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-12-17 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-02-10 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-12-18 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-02-12 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-12-21 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-02-13 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-12-21 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-02-14 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-12-22 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-02-17 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-12-23 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-02-12 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-12-20 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-02-12 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-12-20 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-02-14 |
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