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Two kinds of vote are listed: a board-sponsored proposal John Hancock voted AGAINST or withheld on, and a shareholder proposal it voted FOR. One row is one proposal at one meeting; “funds” is how many of the manager’s funds or accounts voted that way.
Everything Only shareholder proposals it backed
232 proposals. Every shareholder proposal John Hancock backed in 2023-2024 is listed here.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal | Category | On the ballot from | John Hancock voted | Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALTRIA GROUP INC. | 2024-05-16 | Shareholder Proposal - Report Assessing the Benefits to Altria of Extended Producer Responsibility Laws for Spent Tobacco Filters for Tobacco Companies Operating in the U.S. Market | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| ALTRIA GROUP INC. | 2024-05-16 | Shareholder Proposal - Report on Congruence of Political and Lobbying Expenditures with the Company's Vision, Responsibility Focus Areas and Cultural Aspiration | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP. | 2024-04-09 | Stockholder proposal regarding transperency in lobbying, if properly presented | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 2024-05-04 | Shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors disclose in a consolidated annual report GHG emissions data by scope, as well as progress toward its net-zero decarbonization goal, for Berkshire Hathaway Energy | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| BLACKROCK INC. | 2024-05-15 | Shareholder Proposal - Report on Proxy Voting Record and Policies for Climate Change-Related Proposals | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC. | 2023-09-06 | Shareholder proposal regarding greenhouse gas emissions reporting | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | 2024-06-12 | Shareholder Proposal - Lobbying Disclosure | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 2024-04-23 | Stockholder proposal regarding lobbying activities | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 2024-04-23 | Stockholder proposal regarding political expenditures report | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| CINTAS CORP. | 2023-10-24 | A shareholder proposal regarding greater disclosure of material corporate diversity, equity and inclusion data, if properly presented at the meeting | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| CINTAS CORP. | 2023-10-24 | A shareholder proposal regarding managing climate risk through science-based targets and transition planning, if properly presented at the meeting | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC. | 2023-07-18 | Stockholder proposal on circular packaging | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC. | 2023-07-18 | Stockholder proposal on greenhouse gas emissions | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| COTY INC. | 2023-11-02 | Stockholder proposal regarding a report on plastic packaging reduction | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| CVS HEALTH CORP. | 2024-05-16 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting an Independent, Third Party Worker Rights Assessment and Report | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 2024-06-27 | Shareholder proposal seeking a report to shareholders on the effectiveness of Dell Technologies Inc.'s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| DRAFTKINGS INC. | 2024-05-13 | To consider a shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of certain political contributions | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| EXPEDITORS INT'L OF WASHINGTON INC. | 2024-05-07 | Shareholder Proposal : Regarding Establishment of Near- and Long- Term Science-Based Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| FEDEX CORP. | 2023-09-21 | Stockholder proposal regarding a "Just Transition" report | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC. | 2024-04-25 | Advisory shareholder proposal on transparency in political spending | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| HERSHEY CO. | 2024-05-06 | Stockholder Proposal titled "Public Report on Living Wage & Income." | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| IDEX CORP. | 2024-05-07 | Vote on a stockholder proposal regarding a report on hiring practices related to people with arrest or incarceration records | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC. | 2024-04-25 | The stockholder proposal requesting a racial and gender pay gap report, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting. | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| KRAFT HEINZ CO. | 2024-05-02 | Stockholder Proposal - Report on group-housed pork, if properly presented | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| KRAFT HEINZ CO. | 2024-05-02 | Stockholder Proposal - Report on recyclability claims, if properly presented | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| LABORATORY CORP. OF AMERICA HOLDINGS | 2024-05-14 | Shareholder proposal regarding a Board report on risks of fulfilling information requests. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP. | 2024-05-02 | Stockholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Alignment of Political Activities with Human Rights Policy | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC. | 2024-05-10 | Stockholder resolution requesting the Company Commission a Third-Party Civil Rights Audit | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| MAXIMUS INC. | 2024-03-12 | Shareholder proposal regarding the commission of a third party assessment on the Company's commitment to freedom of association and collective bargaining rights | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| META PLATFORMS INC. | 2024-05-29 | A shareholder proposal regarding human rights impact assessment on AI systems driving targeted advertising | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC. | 2024-05-22 | Shareholder proposal requesting Board adopt targets and publicly report quantitative metrics to eradicate child labor from cocoa supply chain | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP. | 2024-05-09 | A Shareholder proposal regarding an annual report on lobbying activities, policies and communications. | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP. | 2024-05-02 | Shareholder Proposal Requesting an Annual Report on Lobbying | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| PACCAR INC. | 2024-04-30 | Stockholder proposal regarding a report on climate-related policy engagement | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| PEPSICO INC. | 2024-05-01 | Shareholder Proposal - Global Transparency Report | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| PEPSICO INC. | 2024-05-01 | Shareholder Proposal - Report on Risks Related to Biodiversity and Nature Loss | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| PEPSICO INC. | 2024-05-01 | Shareholder Proposal - Third-Party Assessment on Non-Sugar Sweetener Risks | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| PEPSICO INC. | 2024-05-01 | Shareholder Proposal - Third-Party Racial Equity Audit | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| PHILLIPS 66 | 2024-05-15 | Shareholder proposal requesting report analyzing the impact of the "System Change Scenario" on the Chemicals business | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| SKECHERS U.S.A. INC. | 2024-05-23 | Stockholder proposal requesting our company to publicly disclose a timeline for meeting and disclosing our value chain emissions | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| TESLA INC. | 2024-06-13 | A stockholder proposal regarding adoption of a freedom of association and collective bargaining policy, if properly presented | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC. | 2024-05-15 | Shareholder proposal relating to GHG emissions, if presented at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC. | 2024-05-15 | Shareholder proposal relating to a report on methane in the energy sector, if presented at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC. | 2024-05-15 | Shareholder proposal relating to human rights risks in underwriting, if presented at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | 2024-05-15 | Shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding a report on racial and gender pay gaps | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| WARRIOR MET COAL INC. | 2024-04-25 | STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL: To adopt a resolution urging the Board of Directors to commission and oversee an assessment of the Company's respect for the internationally recognized human rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| WESTLAKE CORP. | 2024-05-09 | A stockholder proposal regarding the preparation of a report on reducing plastic pollution of the oceans | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 5 |
| A.O. SMITH CORP. | 2024-04-09 | Stockholder proposal requesting a Board report on our hiring practices with respect to formerly incarcerated people, if properly presented at the Annual Meeting | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP INC. | 2024-05-22 | Stockholder proposal regarding managing climate risk through science-based targets and transition planning. | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| ALCOA CORP. | 2024-05-10 | Stockholder proposal requesting the preparation of an annual report on lobbying activities, if properly presented | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2024-06-07 | Stockholder Proposal Regarding a Report on Climate Risks to Retirement Plan Beneficiaries | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| BALLY'S CORP. | 2024-05-16 | A shareholder proposal regarding a report on the adoption of a smokefree policy | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| CAMPBELL SOUP CO. | 2023-11-29 | To vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a report on how the Company is protecting 401(k) retirement fund plan beneficiaries with a longer investment time horizon from future portfolio risk created by present-day investments in high carbon companies | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. | 2024-05-02 | Stockholder proposal requesting setting of near - and long-term greenhouse gas emission reduction targets | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| CDW CORP. | 2024-05-21 | To consider and act upon the stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding political spending disclosure | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| CHURCH & DWIGHT CO. INC. | 2024-05-02 | Stockholder Proposal - Transparency in Political Contributions | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED INC. | 2024-05-14 | Stockholder proposal requesting an annual public report on Coca-Cola Consolidated's efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination in the workplace | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| EDISON INTERNATIONAL | 2024-04-25 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Lobbying | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| FEDEX CORP. | 2023-09-21 | Stockholder proposal regarding a report on climate risk associated with retirement plan options | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| FEDEX CORP. | 2023-09-21 | Stockholder proposal regarding paid sick leave disclosure | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| GENERAL MOTORS CO. | 2024-06-04 | Shareholder Proposal Requesting a Report on Sustainability Risk in the Company's Supply Chain | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| GENERAL MOTORS CO. | 2024-06-04 | Shareholder Proposal Requesting a Report on the Company's Use of Deep-Sea Mined Minerals in its Production and Supply Chains | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| GENERAL MOTORS CO. | 2024-06-04 | Shareholder Proposal Requesting a Report on the Use of Child Labor in Connection with the Company's EV Supply Chain | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| HCA HEALTHCARE INC. | 2024-04-25 | Stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding report on risk mitigation regarding state restrictions for emergency abortions | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| INGLES MARKETS INC. | 2024-02-13 | Stockholder proposal regarding cage free egg progress disclosure | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| KEURIG DR PEPPER INC. | 2024-06-10 | To vote on a stockholder proposal requesting additional reporting on plastic packaging, if properly presented at Annual Meeting | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| MESA LABORATORIES INC. | 2023-08-25 | To approve the shareholder proposal to measure and annually present scope 1 through 3 greenhouse gas emissions | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| META PLATFORMS INC. | 2024-05-29 | A shareholder proposal regarding report on human rights risks in non-US markets | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| METLIFE INC. | 2024-06-18 | Shareholder proposal requesting a third-party racial equity audit | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. | 2023-08-22 | Stockholder proposal requesting that our Board of Directors commission an independent third-party report, at reasonable expense and excluding proprietary information, on our due diligence process to determine whether our customers' use of our products contribute or are linked to violations of international law | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP. | 2024-04-16 | Stockholder proposal to ascertain voting preferences | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP. | 2024-05-15 | Shareholder proposal to annually conduct an evaluation and issue a report describing the alignment of the Company's political activities with its human rights policy | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO. | 2024-05-07 | To vote on shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors prepare a report by January 2025, at reasonable expense and omitting proprietary information, on steps the Company is taking to enhance board diversity | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| REPUBLIC SERVICES INC. | 2024-05-23 | Shareholder proposal to report on stakeholder impact from the Company's climate change strategy | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| SKYWEST INC. | 2024-05-07 | A shareholder proposal regarding collective bargaining policy | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC. | 2023-09-19 | A stockholder proposal (human rights impact assessment) | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| TESLA INC. | 2024-06-13 | A stockholder proposal regarding annual reporting on anti-harassment and discrimination efforts, if properly presented | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| TYSON FOODS INC. | 2024-02-08 | Shareholder proposal regarding a circular economy for packaging | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| TYSON FOODS INC. | 2024-02-08 | Shareholder proposal regarding deforestation-free supply chains | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 2024-05-06 | Stockholder proposal to prepare an independent third-party audit on Driver health and safety | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC. | 2024-01-25 | Stockholder proposal requesting a living wage policy | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE INC. | 2024-01-25 | Stockholder proposal requesting a report on the risks of reproductive healthcare legislation | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| WEIS MARKETS INC. | 2024-05-02 | Shareholder proposal requesting a report on how the Company is addressing climate-change related risks in its Supply Chain | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| YUM! BRANDS INC. | 2024-05-16 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Adoption of a Policy on the Use of Medically Important Antimicrobials in Food-Producing Animals | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 4 |
| AUTONATION INC. | 2024-04-24 | Adoption of stockholder proposal regarding political contributions | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| BADGER METER INC. | 2024-04-26 | Shareholder Proposal Requesting The Board to Prepare a Report on Hiring Practices. | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC. | 2023-09-06 | Shareholder proposal regarding responsible sourcing disclosures | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC. | 2024-05-14 | Stockholder proposal regarding climate change policies and climate change risk disclosures | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC. | 2024-05-14 | Stockholder proposal regarding group-housed pork | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| DOCUSIGN INC. | 2024-05-29 | A stockholder proposal to report on the effectiveness of the Company's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, if properly presented at the meeting | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| ELI LILLY AND CO. | 2024-05-06 | Shareholder proposal to report on effectiveness of the company's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| FLOWSERVE CORP. | 2024-05-16 | Shareholder proposal requesting report on the Company's political spending and policies and procedures regarding political spending | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| GAMESTOP CORP. | 2024-06-17 | To consider and vote on the stockholder proposal requesting a Board of Directors skills and diversity matrix, if properly presented at the annual meeting | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| GEO GROUP INC. | 2024-05-03 | To vote on a shareholder proposal regarding a third-party racial equity audit and report, if properly presented before the meeting | Human Rights or Human Capital/workforce | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC. | 2024-06-05 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on the I-80 South Quarry Project | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| INGLES MARKETS INC. | 2024-02-13 | Stockholder proposal concerning risk discloser related to consumer expectation on significant policy matters | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| ITT INC. | 2024-05-15 | A shareholder proposal regarding political spending | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| JACK IN THE BOX INC. | 2024-03-01 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Greenhouse Gas ("GHG") Emissions Disclosures | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| KNIGHT-SWIFT TRANSPORTATION HOLDINGS INC. | 2024-05-14 | Vote on a stockholder proposal regarding managing climate risk through science-based targets and transition planning | Environment or Climate | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
| KOSMOS ENERGY LTD. | 2024-06-06 | To provide a non-binding, advisory vote on a stockholder proposal regarding a report on tax payments | Other Social Issues | Shareholder | FOR | 3 |
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