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Colgate-Palmolive shareholder proposals 2026
What shareholders asked Colgate-Palmolive to do, and how the funds holding Americans’ retirement savings voted on it: the funds in the 401(k) plans we index and the most widely held funds beyond them, with the filing behind every vote.
8 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder
Should the person who runs Colgate-Palmolive also chair the board that supervises them?
Shareholders asked the company to require that the chair of the board be an independent director rather than the chief executive, so that the body overseeing management is not led by the person being overseen.
“Stockholder proposal entitled "Independent Board Chairman."”
2 of 8 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF | AGAINST | 8,483,628 |
| T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund | AGAINST | 2,820,000 |
| Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund | AGAINST | 2,360,340 |
| ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | AGAINST | 1,959,536 |
| Franklin Mutual Shares Fund | FOR | 1,903,253 |
| Franklin Mutual Beacon Fund | FOR | 1,487,979 |
| T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Fund | AGAINST | 668,941 |
| First Eagle U.S. Fund | AGAINST | 365,303 |
The same proposal was put to Amazon.com, Exxon Mobil, Wells Fargo, Verizon Communications, PepsiCo, Chevron.
8 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Entitled "Remove DEI from Board Candidate Considerations."
“Stockholder proposal entitled "Remove DEI from Board Candidate Considerations."”
0 of 1 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Value Fund, Inc. | AGAINST | 1,876,453 |
8 May 2026 · put on the ballot by shareholder · Climate & environment
Entitled "Remove DEI from Board Candidate Considerations."
“Stockholder proposal entitled "Remove DEI from Board Candidate Considerations."”
0 of 1 funds we track voted for it.
| Fund | Vote | Shares voted |
|---|---|---|
| Mid Value Fund | AGAINST | 159,600 |
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