Thematic Insights focus on how we approach specific governance topics and share our expectations of company boards. Voting Insights disclose our rationale for how Vanguard funds voted on key proposals at specific companies. Perspectives share our views on important governance matters.
20 September 2023
This piece outlines what the Vanguard-advised funds look for when ESG metrics are included in executive compensation plans.
10 July 2023
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard-advised funds did not support the reelection of the vice chair of the board of directors.
10 July 2023
This piece provides rationale for how the Vanguard-advised funds voted on contested director elections at AGL.
10 July 2023
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard-advised funds did not support a DEI-related proposal at UPS.
10 July 2023
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.
13 June 2023
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard-advised funds did not support a climate-related shareholder proposal at BP.
13 June 2023
This piece provides rationale for how the Vanguard-advised funds voted on several proposals at Charter Communications.
25 May 2023
This piece provides rationale for how the Vanguard-advised funds voted on contested director elections at two Italian companies.
15 May 2023
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.
15 May 2023
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.
27 July 2022
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.
19 July 2022
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.
15 July 2022
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard equity index funds supported a proposal requesting the company report on its political contributions.
13 July 2022
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard equity index funds did not support a living wage shareholder proposal at the U.K. retailer.
21 June 2022
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard funds did not support a shareholder proposal focused on greenhouse gas emissions targets aligned with the Paris Agreement goals.
11 June 2022
The entries on this table are a representative sample of the types of proposals the Investment Stewardship team evaluated in 2021.
11 June 2022
This piece provides rationale for how the Vanguard funds voted on several proposals at the Australian energy company.
12 June 2022
This piece provides rationale for how the Vanguard funds voted on several proposals at the Australian oil and gas producer
3 June 22
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard funds did not support a shareholder proposal at Goldman Sachs related to underwriting and lending for new fossil fuel development.
9 June 2022
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard funds supported the reelection of all the company’s director nominees.
26 May 2022
This piece provides rationale for how the Vanguard funds voted on supervisory board proposals at Mercedes, BMW, and Volkswagen.
18 May 2022
The piece provides Vanguard’s views on proposals that encourage greater disclosure of climate risks and allow shareholders to cast recurring votes on energy transition plans.
14 May 2022
This piece provides Vanguard’s perspective on executive compensation plans, including the use of financial and nonfinancial metrics.
11 May 2022
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard funds did not support a shareholder proposal that focused on anticompetitive practices at the pharmaceutical and biotechnology company.
12 May 2022
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard funds did not support an executive compensation-related shareholder proposal at the biopharmaceutical company.
03 May 2022
This piece provides rationale for how the Vanguard funds voted on certain shareholder proposals on the docket at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting.
27 April 2022
This piece outlines rationale for why the Vanguard funds did not support several shareholder proposals related to human capital management matters.
27 April 2022
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard funds withheld support for certain compensation committee members due to concerns about executive compensation.
24 March 2022
This piece provides rationale for why the Vanguard funds did not support a shareholder proposal that requested the board not use adjusted financial metrics when calculating executive compensation.
03 March 2022
This piece provides rationale for the Vanguard funds’ support for a shareholder proposal focused on GHG emissions at the operator of members-only warehouse outlets.
18 March 2022
This piece outlines our principles of good governance and our regional expectations and is designed to be read alongside our proxy voting policies.
13 December 2021
This piece provides the rationale for the Vanguard funds' votes on several shareholder proposals at the Australian utility.
03 November 2021
This piece provides rationale for the Vanguard funds' votes on several shareholder proposals at the package logistics company.
03 November 2021
This piece provides rationale for the Vanguard funds' votes on several shareholder proposals at the footwear and apparel company.
03 November 2021
This piece provides rationale for the Vanguard funds' votes on several shareholder proposals at the electric vehicle manufacturer.
12 October 2021
This piece provides rationale for The Vanguard funds' vote on a proposal asking shareholders to approve the biotech company's conversion to a public benefit corporation.
24 September 2021
This piece provides the Vanguard funds' votes and supporting rationale on climate proposals for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
24 September 2021
This piece provides the Vanguard funds' votes and supporting rationale on diversity proposals for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
21 September 2021
This piece provides rationale for the Vanguard funds' recent votes at Australia's largest utility.
13 September 2021
This piece provides rationale for our vote on a proxy contest involving risk oversight and shareholder rights at Box, Inc.
31 August 2021
This piece provides rationale for a vote on named executive officer compensation at the video game company.
31 August 2021
This piece provides our rationale for a proxy contest vote related to oversight of strategy and risk at the branded footwear retailer.
07 July 2021
This piece provides Vanguard’s rationale for a vote on a diversity, equity, and inclusion-related proposal at Amazon.
07 July 2021
This piece provides the rationale for a recent vote on a human rights shareholder proposal at American Tower.
07 July 2021
This piece provides Vanguard’s rationale for a vote on diversity, equity, and inclusion disclosures at PayPal.
07 July 2021
This piece provides Vanguard’s rationale for votes on lobbying, climate, and diversity and inclusion disclosures at UPS.
02 July 2021
In the wake of an independent investigation in Japan, this piece provides Vanguard's rationale for not supporting the reelection of several directors at Toshiba.
25 June 2021
This piece provides Vanguard's rationale for a vote on a racial equity audit proposal at Wells Fargo.
18 June 2021
This piece provides the rationale for recent votes on executive remuneration and director elections at Boohoo.
15 June 2021
This piece provides rationale for a recent vote on a proposal requesting Sempra publish a report on how its lobbying activities align with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
15 June 2021
This piece provides rationale for recent votes on proposals that focused on emissions reductions and lobbying activities at Phillips 66.
04 June 2021
This piece provides rationale for recent votes on climate-related proposals at Royal Dutch Shell.
04 June 2021
Vanguard's rationale for a recent climate-related vote at Union Pacific.
04 June 2021
This piece provides rationale for recent votes on independent chair and political contributions proposals at Duke Energy.
04 June 2021
This piece provides our rationale on recent votes on independent chair and lobbying disclosure proposals at Dominion.
27 May 2021
This piece provides rationale for a recent vote on a climate-related shareholder proposal at BP Plc.
26 May 2021
This piece provides rationale for our votes on a proxy contest and shareholder proposals related to material risk oversight at Exxon.
18 May 2021
This piece provides the rationale for recent votes on several shareholder proposals at Charter Communications.
07 May 2021
This piece provides Vanguard's rationale for a recent vote on diversity, equity, and inclusion disclosures at American Express.
06 May 2021
This piece provides the rationale for recent votes on executive remuneration and director elections at Rio Tinto.
05 May 2021
This piece provides Vanguard's rationale for recent climate-related votes at Santos Limited.
05 May 2021
Vanguard's rationale for a recent climate-related vote at Woodside Petroleum.
04 May 2021
This piece provides rationale for a recent vote on a greenhouse gas emissions reduction proposal at ConocoPhillips.
30 April 2021
This piece provides the rationale for recent votes on director elections and lobbying policy at Boeing.
19 April 2021
Vanguard's rationale for a recent vote on executive remuneration at UniCredit.
19 March 2021
This piece provides the rationale for a recent vote on executive compensation at Disney.
18 March 2021
This piece provides the rationale for a recent vote on executive compensation at AmerisourceBergen.
24 February 2021
This piece provides the rationale for a recent vote on human rights disclosures at Sanderson Farms.
12 February 2021
This piece provides rationale for votes related to risk oversight at Tyson.
12 February 2021
This piece provides the rationale for a recent vote on executive compensation at Walgreens.
12 February 2021
This piece explains the rationale for a vote on a shareholder rights proposal at Siemens.
12 February 2021
This piece provides the rationale for a recent vote on executive compensation at Aramark.
21 December 2021
This piece provides Vanguard's perspective on the risks that coal production and consumption can pose to long-term investors.
23 September 2021
This piece outlines Vanguard’s approach to investment stewardship and describes our people, principles, processes, and policies.
03 June 2021
Vanguard's perspectives on climate risk governance through Say on Climate proposals.
28 May 2021
This piece covers Vanguard's approach to evaluating DEI-related shareholder proposals, including requests for third-party audits.
31 March 2021
This piece provides Vanguard's perspectives on a board's oversight of material risks related to political spending.
31 March 2021
This piece discusses how Vanguard evaluates instances in which public company directors may be "overboarded".
24 February 2021
This piece reinforces Vanguard's perspectives on executive compensation for the long term.
18 March 2021
This piece discusses Vanguard's key considerations for shareholder proposal analysis.