Vanguard’s investment stewardship efforts are an important part of our mission, giving investors the best chance for investment success.
We publish Investment Stewardship Insights to promote good governance practices and to provide investors and public companies with timely perspectives on important governance topics and key votes.
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Contested director elections at Atos
This piece provides rationale for how the Vanguard-advised funds voted on contested director elections at Atos.
Shareholder proposals regarding a racial equity audit at Home Depot
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard-advised funds voted against proposals related to a racial equity audit at Home Depot.
Controversies and executive remuneration at Qantas
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard-advised funds supported management proposals at Qantas.
Executive pay proposal at TreeHouse Foods
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard-advised funds supported an executive pay proposal at TreeHouse Foods.
Shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of methane emissions at Coterra Energy Inc.
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard-advised funds supported a climate-related shareholder proposal at Coterra.
Policy Insights: ESG metrics in compensation plans
This piece outlines what the Vanguard-advised funds look for when ESG metrics are included in executive compensation plans.
Voting insights: CEO succession planning highlights governance concerns at SCOR
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard-advised funds did not support the reelection of the vice chair of the board of directors.
Voting insights: Shareholder proposal requesting enhanced diversity disclosure at United Parcel Service
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard-advised funds did not support a DEI-related proposal at UPS.
Policy insights: Vanguard's approach to board responsiveness
This piece outlines how the Vanguard Investment Stewardship team, on behalf of Vanguard-advised funds, thinks about the role a board plays in listening to and responding to shareholder perspectives.
Voting insights: Climate shareholder proposal at BP plc
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard-advised funds did not support a climate-related shareholder proposal at BP.
Voting insights: Executive compensation and shareholder proposal on lobbying disclosure at Charter Communications
This piece provides rationale for how the Vanguard-advised funds voted on several proposals at Charter Communications.
Voting insights: Contested board elections at Leonardo and Enel
This piece provides rationale for how the Vanguard-advised funds voted on contested director elections at two Italian companies.
Voting insights: Risk oversight failure at Credit Suisse
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard-advised funds voted against the discharge of board directors and senior management and did not support the reelection of two directors.
Voting insights: Shareholder proposal requesting a third-party assessment of workers' rights commitments at Starbucks
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard-advised funds did not support a shareholder proposal requesting a third-party assessment of the company's commitment to freedom of association and collective bargaining rights.
Policy Insights: Our perspective on contested elections
This piece outlines the funds' consistent approach to evaluating contested director elections with the adoption of the universal proxy card.
Voting Insights: Dual share class proposal and a director election at Alphabet
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard funds supported the election of a director and a proposal that requested Alphabet eliminate its multi-share class structure.
Voting Insights: Corporate political activity shareholder proposal at Flowers Foods
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard equity index funds supported a proposal requesting the company report on its political contributions.
Voting Insights: Human capital management and compensation proposals at Amazon
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard equity index funds did not support a range of proposals focused on human capital management issues and executive compensation at Amazon.
Shareholder proposal at Sainsbury’s requesting real living wage accreditation
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard equity index funds did not support a living wage shareholder proposal at the U.K. retailer.