Vote Your Proxies – See 2025’s Proxy Memos and Exempt Solicitations

Why is voting proxy ballots so important? 

The shareholder proposal process allows both large and small shareholders to alert corporate boards and the investor community to their concerns and to request timely action on emerging, or neglected, issues. A key element of process allows shareholders who meet certain criteria to submit proposals for inclusion in the company’s proxy statement for a vote by all shareholders holding voting shares.

Every year, members of the ICCR community file between 300 – 500 of these shareholder proposals on a range of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Resolutions that make it onto corporate proxy ballots then go on to a vote of all shareholders at corporate annual general meetings (AGMs), which generally occur each year in the spring. Votes in favor of shareholder resolutions in the double digits are very successful in focusing management and investor attention on ESG issues. The following proxy exempt solicitations and proxy memos are written by members of our coalition and lay out the arguments for why you should consider supporting their proposals. 

AGM Date: Late January. Walgreens Boots Alliance Vote AGAINST Stefano Pessina (living wage)

AGM Date: 02/26/25. Deere & Co: Meritocratic workplace
AGM Date: 03/18/25. Qualcomm Inc: Retirement plan climate risk
AGM Date: 03/20/25. Walt Disney Co: Retirement plan climate risk
AGM Date: 04/02/25. TD Synnex: Vote against proposal
AGM Date: 04/08/25. Scotiabank: Racial equity audit
AGM Date: 04/08/25. A.O. Smith: Report on hiring discrimination
AGM Date: 04/09/25. Lennar Corporation: Reduce GHG emissions
AGM Date: 04/14/25. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co: Reduce tire microfiber shedding
AGM Date: 04/18/25. L3Harris Technologies: Report on lobbying
AGM Date: 04/23/25. AutoNation: Report on DEI
AGM Date: 04/23/25. Teledyne Technologies: Vote against director
AGM Date: 04/24/25. Johnson & Johnson: Human rights due diligence
AGM Date: 04/24/25. Pfizer: Vote against director
AGM Date: 04/29/25. CitiGroup: Respect for rights of Indigenous Peoples
AGM Date: 04/29/25. FMC Corp: Vote against proposal 6 (special meeting)
AGM Date: 04/29/25. IBM: Report on lobbying
AGM Date: 04/29/25. Wells Fargo: Vote no on say on pay
AGM Date: 04/30/25. PulteGroup: Reduce GHG emissions
AGM Date: 04/30/25. Coca-Cola: Political alignment and Report on non-sugar sweeteners
AGM Date: 04/30/25. Wynn Resorts: Report on smokefree policy
AGM Date: 05/01/25. RTX Corp: Report on lobbying
AGM Date: 05/03/25. Berkshire Hathaway: Disclose clean energy financing ratio and Establish DEI committee
AGM Date: 05/05/25. AFLAC: Vote against director
AGM Date: 05/05/25. Eli LIlly: Vote against director
AGM Date: 05/05/25. Linde plc: Climate lobbying report
AGM Date: 05/06/25. SkyWest: Freedom of association
AGM Date: 05/07/25. Arch Capital: Workforce diversity disclosures
AGM Date: 05/07/25. Gilead Sciences: Human rights policy
AGM Date: 05/07/25. PepsiCo: Flexible plastic packaging and Non-sugar sweetener risks
AGM Date: 05/08/25. Calix: Vote against director
AGM Date: 05/08/25. Boyd Gaming: Report on smokefree policy
AGM Date: 05/08/25. Idex: Inclusive hiring
AGM Date: 05/08/25. Kraft Heinz Company: Reduce plastics use
AGM Date: 05/08/25. Union Pacific: Executive pay clawback
AGM Date: 05/13/25. Centene: Reduce contributions to climate change and Retirement plan and climate risk
AGM Date: 05/13/25. Group 1 Automotive: Vote for simple majority proposals
AGM Date: 05/14/25. Akamai Technologies: Vote against empty suit proposal
AGM Date: 05/14/25. Elevance Health: Report on DEI
AGM Date: 05/14/25. State Street: Separate chair and CEO and Disclose Community Impact of Transition Finance
AGM Date: 05/15/25. Marsh & McLennan Companies: Vote against director
AGM Date: 05/15/25. Yum! Brands, Inc: Antimicrobial resistance and Workplace health and safety
AGM Date: 05/20/25. JP Morgan Chase: Disclose community impact of transition finance
AGM Date: 05/20/25. McDonald’s: Vote against board chair and Vote against director
AGM Date: 05/21/25. Amazon: Retail GHG emissions, Workplace health and safety audit, and Reduce plastics use
AGM Date: 05/21/25. EOG Resources: Vote against audit committee
AGM Date: 05/21/25. Foot Locker: Reduce GHG emissions
AGM Date: 05/21/25. Mondelez: Climate lobbying report and Report on flexible plastic packaging
AGM Date: 05/21/25. Travelers Companies: Report on climate-related pricing and coverage
AGM Date: 05/21/25. Northrop Grumman: Executive pay clawback
AGM Date: 05/21/25. Old Dominion Freight Line: Emission reduction targets
AGM Date: 05/21/25. Southern Company: Vote against board chair and Disclose assumptions behind fossil fuel investments
AGM Date: 05/21/25. Wendy’s: Worker-driven social responsibility report and Single-use plastics
AGM Date: 05/22/25. Home Depot: Plastic packaging report
AGM Date: 05/22/25. Tenet Healthcare: Vote against director
AGM Date: 05/22/25. ServiceNow: Shareholder nominations
AGM Date: 05/22/25. Verizon Communications: Paris-aligned climate lobbying
AGM Date: 05/23/25. Amgen: Vote against director
AGM Date: 05/27/25. Merck: Tax transparency report
AGM Date: 05/28/25. Chevron: Human rights policy
AGM Date: 05/28/25. Mattel: Reduce climate impact
AGM Date: 05/28/25. Meta: GHG emissions reduction and Report on hate targeting marginalized communities
AGM Date: 05/29/25. Dollar General: Adopt human rights policy
AGM Date: 06/05/25. Netflix: Climate transition plan
AGM Date: 06/05/25. Walmart: Racial equity audit and Vote against board chair
AGM Date: 06/06/25. Alphabet: Disclose GHG reduction goals, Human rights in conflict-affected areas, and Human rights impact of AI advertising
AGM Date: 06/06/25. Digital Realty Trust: Water use reduction targets
AGM Date: 06/10/25. Caesars Entertainment: No-smoking policy
AGM Date: 06/18/25. Comcast: Vote against directors
AGM Date: 06/19/25. BJ’s Wholesale: Increase GHG emission reduction
AGM Date: 06/24/25. MasterCard: Racial equity audit
AGM Date: 06/25/25. NVIDIA: Workforce data reporting
AGM Date: 10/28/25. Cintas: Vote against director
AGM Date: 11/06/25. Tesla: Binding Proposal 6 and advisory Proposal 13 and vote for Proposal 6
AGM Date: 12/05/25. Microsoft: Vote Against Sandra Peterson, Chair of the Governance Committee