2020 motions
Here's the results for how our members voted on our 2020 motions. Thanks to everyone who had their say.
1 To receive the Annual Report for the period ended 4 January 2020.
CARRIED
For: 53,615 (98.67%)
Against: 721 (1.33%)
Withheld: 2,184
2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the period ended 4 January 2020.
CARRIED
For: 46,739 (89.98%)
Against: 5,207 (10.02%)
Withheld: 4,073
3 To re-elect Steve Murrells as an Executive Director.
CARRIED
For: 50,996 (96.51%)
Against: 1,846 (3.49%)
Withheld: 3,364
4 To elect Shirine Khoury-Haq as an Executive Director.
CARRIED
For: 48,383 (93.91%)
Against: 3,135 (6.09%)
Withheld: 4,410
5 To re-elect Simon Burke as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
CARRIED
For: 50,598 (96.48%)
Against: 1,848 (3.52%)
Withheld: 3,676
6 To re-elect Stevie Spring as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
CARRIED
For: 48,291 (92.23%)
Against: 4,069 (7.77%)
Withheld: 3,745
7 To re-elect Lord Victor Adebowale as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
CARRIED
For: 48,823 (93.64%)
Against: 3,314 (6.36%)
Withheld: 3,922
8 To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as our auditors and authorise the Risk and Audit Commitee to fix their remuneration.
CARRIED
For: 50,042 (94.82%)
Against: 2,734 (5.18%)
Withheld: 3,417
9 Joint Board and Council Motion - Political Donations
CARRIED
For: 42,514 (82.53%)
Against: 9,000 (17.47%)
Withheld: 4,411
10 Independent Society Members' Motion - Ethical Retailing
CARRIED
For: 52,720 (97.55%)
Against: 1,322 (2.45%)
Withheld: 2,416
11 Independent Society Members' Motion - Support for Wider Co-operative Movement
CARRIED
For: 53,183 (98.14%)
Against: 1,010 (1.86%)
Withheld: 2,228
12 Council Motion - Climate Change
CARRIED
For: 52,423 (96.97%)
Against: 1,638 (3.03%)
Withheld: 2,402
Motions
A motion is a proposal that is voted on by members at our AGM. Motions can be put forward by our business, our Members' Council, Independent Society Members or by individual members and some motions are required by our rules.
Motions make it simple to bring forward matters of policy or issues of concern to the AGM, which can be debated by our wider membership.