Ownership and voting
Voting rights are important for maintaining shareholder oversight of directors, boards and company policies, and are one of the ways we seek to improve poor ESG practices.
Voting rights are important for maintaining shareholder oversight of directors, boards and company policies, and are one of the ways we seek to improve poor ESG practices.
Our Global Voting Policy & Guidelines reflect the essential elements of good governance, including:
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Transparency
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board alignment with shareholder interests;
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appropriate remuneration;
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business ethics; and
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shareholder rights.
Our voting policy and guidelines are based on:
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the voting guidelines of our proxy voting agency, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)
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in New Zealand, the New Zealand Corporate Governance Guidelines published by the New Zealand Corporate Governance Forum.
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