2018 Voting Policies
Access and view our retired benchmark voting policies.
- China Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Hong Kong Proxy Voting Guidelines
- India Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Japan Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Japan Proxy Voting Guidelines (Japanese version) 日本向け議決権行使助言基準
- Korea Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Singapore Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Taiwan Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Asia-Pacific Regional Proxy Voting Summary Guidelines (covers markets not listed above)
Europe
Middle East & Africa
United States
- Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) Code 5020 Implementation
- U.S. Proxy Voting Guidelines
- U.S. Equity Compensation Plans FAQ
- U.S. Compensation Policies FAQ
- U.S. Pay-for-Performance Mechanics
- TSR Information for U.S. Performance Related Policies
- U.S. Proxy Voting Research Procedures & Policies FAQ
Canada
- Canada Proxy Voting Guidelines for TSX-listed Companies
- Canada Proxy Voting Guidelines for Venture Companies
- Canada Executive Compensation FAQ
- Canada Equity Plan Scorecard FAQ
- Canada Advance Notice Requirements FAQ
Latin America
Taft-Hartley Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Taft-Hartley U.S. Voting Guidelines
- Taft-Hartley U.S. Policy Updates
- Taft-Hartley International Voting Guidelines
- Taft-Hartley International Policy Updates
Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Proxy Voting Guidelines
- SRI U.S. Voting Guidelines
- SRI U.S. Policy Updates
- SRI International Voting Guidelines
- SRI International Policy Updates
Sustainability Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Sustainability U.S. Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Sustainability U.S. Policy Updates
- Sustainability International Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Sustainability International Policy Updates
Public Fund Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Public Fund U.S. Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Public Fund U.S. Policy Updates
- Public Fund International Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Public Fund International Policy Updates
Faith-Based Proxy Voting Guidelines
- Catholic Faith-Based U.S. Voting Guidelines
- Catholic Faith-Based U.S. Policy Updates
- Catholic Faith-Based International Voting Guidelines
- Catholic Faith-Based International Policy Updates
Explore Current Policies
Our robust and transparent voting policies cover thousands of corporations across every region of the globe. They are regularly reviewed and vetted and can be accessed through our Voting Policy Gateway.
Benchmark Policy Archive
Access and view our policy archive of retired benchmark voting polices and policy update documents dating back to 2013.
Proxy Research FAQs
Learn more about our proxy research with answers to our commonly asked questions, including information on how to contact us, our engagement practices and the distribution of our research reports.
Our Global Voting Principles
The ISS STOXX Global Voting Principles inform our approach to developing recommendations under our benchmark and thematic voting policies are based on four key tenets: accountability, stewardship, independence, and transparency.