Reports and policies

This report outlines our global investment stewardship efforts for the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, and provides disclosure of our proxy voting and engagement activities.

This report outlines our global voting, engagement, and advocacy efforts for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated during the second quarter of 2023.

The entries on this table represent the companies that Vanguard’s Investment Stewardship team engaged with during the second quarter of 2023.

The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated during the first quarter of 2023.

The entries on this table represent the companies that Vanguard’s Investment Stewardship team engaged with during the first quarter of 2023.

The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated in 2022.

This report outlines our global investment stewardship efforts for the 12 months ended December 31, 2022, and provides disclosure of our proxy voting and engagement activities. 

This report outlines our global voting, engagement, and advocacy efforts for the six months ended June 30, 2022.

A look at our investment stewardship efforts in the U.S. for the 2023 proxy year and corporate governance trends seen across U.S. companies.

A look at our investment stewardship efforts in the U.K. for the 2023 proxy year and corporate governance trends seen across U.K. companies.

A look at our investment stewardship efforts in Europe for the 2023 proxy year and corporate governance trends seen across European companies.

A look at our investment stewardship efforts in Australia for the 2023 proxy year and corporate governance trends seen across Australian companies.

This piece describes the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Mexico. The effective date of the policy is February 1, 2023. Download the Spanish language version.

This piece describes the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Brazil. The effective date of the policy is February 1, 2023. Download the Portuguese language version.

This piece describes the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Canada. The effective date of the policy is February 1, 2023. Download the French language version.

This piece describes the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in the United States. The effective date of the policy is February 1, 2023.

This piece describes the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Europe, followed by country specific policies for the UK, Ireland, the Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man) and Germany. The effective date of the policy is March 1, 2023. 

This piece describes the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Japan. The effective date of the policy is March 1, 2023. Download the Japanese language version.

This piece describes the general proxy voting policy that applies to all companies domiciled in Australia and New Zealand. The effective date of the policy is September 1, 2023.