| Board | Board Composition | To amend the Bylaws so as to require that the Chairman of the Board shall be an independent director | McKesson Corp | 31/07/2024 | For | The Company already meet this criteria, however adoption of this proposal would ensure continued alignment with globally accepted best practice. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to adopt report on risks of state policies restricting reproductive health care | McKesson Corp | 31/07/2024 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request that the Board reports to disclosure of Regenerative Agriculture Practices Within Supply Chain | General Mills Inc | 24/09/2024 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request that the Board reports on Plastic Packaging | General Mills Inc | 24/09/2024 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to prepare a report to shareholders on Racial and Gender Pay Gaps | Procter & Gamble Co | 08/10/2024 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholder’s best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board report to shareholders on risks of weapons development | Microsoft Corp | 10/12/2024 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Corporate Actions | Company Purpose & Strategy | To request the Board report to shareholders on Assessment of Investing in Bitcoin | Microsoft Corp | 10/12/2024 | Against | Request is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board report to shareholders on Data Operations in Human Rights Hotspots | Microsoft Corp | 10/12/2024 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Board report to shareholders on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Tools for Oil and Gas Development and Production | Microsoft Corp | 10/12/2024 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board report to shareholders on AI Misinformation and Disinformation | Microsoft Corp | 10/12/2024 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board report to shareholders on Data Sourcing Accountability | Microsoft Corp | 10/12/2024 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Board report to shareholders on racial and gender pay gaps | Visa Inc | 28/01/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Board report to shareholders on merchant category codes | Visa Inc | 28/01/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Board | Election Rules | To request that the Board adopt a director resignation Bylaw | Visa Inc | 28/01/2025 | For | The proposal aligns with best practice and would improve shareholders’ rights. |
| Political Activity | Political Activity | To request the Board to prepare a report to shareholders on lobbying | Visa Inc | 28/01/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Board report on ethical AI data acquisition and usage | Apple Inc | 25/02/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. Current disclosure is considered to be adequate. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Board report on costs and benefits of child sex abuse material-identifying software & user privacy | Apple Inc | 25/02/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. Current disclosure is considered to be adequate. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Board cease DEI efforts | Apple Inc | 25/02/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Charitable Activity | Charitable Engagement | To request the Board to prepare a report to shareholders on charitable giving | Apple Inc | 25/02/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. Current disclosure is considered to be adequate. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Board report to shareholders on racial and gender hiring statistics | Deere & Co Inc | 26/02/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Board report to shareholders on effectiveness of efforts to create a meritocratic workplace | Deere & Co Inc | 26/02/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Other ESG | To request that the Board report to shareholders on corporate financial sustainability | Deere & Co Inc | 26/02/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request a civil rights audit | Deere & Co Inc | 26/02/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Charitable Activity | Charitable Engagement | To request that the Board report to shareholders on charitable giving | Deere & Co Inc | 26/02/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. Current disclosure is considered to be adequate. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request annual disclosure of CIBC’s Energy Supply Ratio | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 03/04/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice. Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To report annually on measures to prevent and reduce the risk of financing companies linked to forced or child labour | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 03/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency on this issue is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To disclose employees’ language fluency by jurisdiction across all operating territories | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 03/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To adopt an annual advisory vote on the Bank’s environmental and climate objectives and action plan | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 03/04/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Ethical Business Practices | To disclose non-confidential country-by-country reporting on compensation and tax practices annually | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 03/04/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice. Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To disclose industry specific carbon risk scores and client transition plans aligned with CIBC’s 2030 targets | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 03/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To disclose internal pay metrics and their influence on executive compensation | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 03/04/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice. Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. Concerns with current Remuneration policy and disclosure |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board of Directors to oversee and publish a third-party racial equity audit | Bank of Nova Scotia | 08/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the bank to report on measures taken to combat forced labour and child labour in the loan portfolios, starting in 2026 | Bank of Nova Scotia | 08/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the bank to adhere to advanced Generative AI Systems and Code of Conduct | Bank of Nova Scotia | 08/04/2025 | For | Proposal would improve alignment with best practice. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the bank to disclose of languages spoken fluently by employees | Bank of Nova Scotia | 08/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the bank to adopt an annual advisory vote regarding its climate objectives and action plan | Bank of Nova Scotia | 08/04/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Ethical Business Practices | To request the bank disclose non-confidential information, country-by-country reporting, compensation ratios and tax havens | Bank of Nova Scotia | 08/04/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice. Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To request the disclosure of internal pay metrics that explain compensation comparison between executive and non-executive employees | Royal Bank of Canada | 10/04/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice. Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. Concerns with current Remuneration policy and disclosure. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To report on measures being taken during the previous year to prevent and reduce the risk of loans being granted to companies using forced labour and child labour | Royal Bank of Canada | 10/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency on this issue is considered to be in shareholders’ best interest. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To adhere to the Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems | Royal Bank of Canada | 10/04/2025 | For | Proposal would improve alignment with best practice. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To disclose languages mastered by employees | Royal Bank of Canada | 10/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency on this issue is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To adopt an annual advisory voting policy regarding its environmental and climate change objectives and action plan | Royal Bank of Canada | 10/04/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Ethical Business Practices | To annually disclose non-confidential information, country-by-country reporting, pay ratios and tax havens | Royal Bank of Canada | 10/04/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice. Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To produce a report on the loans it granted over the past few years in support of a circular economy | Royal Bank of Canada | 10/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To hold annual meetings in person, virtual meetings being in addition to, not in replacement of, in-person meetings | Royal Bank of Canada | 10/04/2025 | Against | Current policies and processes are considered to be sufficient. |
| Political Activity | Political Activity | To request the Board to prepare a report to shareholders on the Company’s political donations | Charter Communications Inc | 22/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Board | Election Rules | To request the Board to nominate more director candidates | Bank of America Corp | 22/04/2025 | Against | Current policies and processes are considered to be sufficient. |
| Sustainability | Animal welfare | To request a report on board oversight of risks related to animal welfare | Bank of America Corp | 22/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency on this issue is considered to be in shareholders’ best interest. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Board to prepare a report to shareholders on climate lobbying | Bank of America Corp | 22/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency on this issue is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request that the Board reports to shareholders on energy financing ratio | Bank of America Corp | 22/04/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To request the Board to take the steps necessary to amend the Bylaws so that shareholders may call a special shareholder meeting | IQVIA Holdings Inc | 24/04/2025 | For | Increased alignment to best practice and in the best interests of shareholders. |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To request that the Board adopt a policy to seek shareholder approval of senior managers’ new or renewed pay package that provides for golden parachute payments | Johnson & Johnson Inc | 24/04/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. Concerns with current Remuneration policy. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To urge the Board of Directors to oversee conduct of human rights due diligence to produce a human rights impact assessment | Johnson & Johnson Inc | 24/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency on this issue is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Political Activity | Political Activity | To request the Board to prepare a report to shareholders on lobbying | International Business Machines Corp | 29/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To approve a shareholder proposal requesting an annual report on hiring and recruitment discrimination | International Business Machines Corp | 29/04/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Ethical Business Practices | To request the Board issue a third party assessment on the Company’s efforts to assess and mitigate potential health harms associated with the use of non-sugar sweeteners | Coca-Cola Co; The | 30/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the company to publish a report that identifies the types and quantities of food and beverage waste in its global waste streams including related disposal methods and establishes measurable/timebound targets for reducing that waste | Coca-Cola Co; The | 30/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Board | Board Committee | To request the Board of Directors to form an Improper Influence Committee to evaluate potential undue influence on Company decisions and publish a report on their findings by the end of 2025 | Coca-Cola Co; The | 30/04/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To request the Board of Directors’ Talent and Compensation Committee to revisit its incentive guidelines for executive pay, to identify and consider eliminating discriminatory DEI goals from compensation inducements | Coca-Cola Co; The | 30/04/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Political Activity | Political Activity | To request the Board to publish a report, six months before the next AGM, on the negative impacts of associating the brand with politically divisive events against its stated goals | Coca-Cola Co; The | 30/04/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request Board to evaluate and report within a year on how it manages risks of discrimination against ad buyers and sellers based on political or religious views, while protecting proprietary and confidential information | Coca-Cola Co; The | 30/04/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To request the Board to take the steps necessary to amend the Bylaws so that shareholders may call a special shareholder meeting | Molina Healthcare Inc | 30/04/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice and would improve shareholder rights. |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To request the Board to amend the Bylaws to remove the one-year holding requirement for calling a special shareholder meeting | Church & Dwight Co Inc | 01/05/2025 | Against | Proposal does not align with best practice. |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To request the improvement of the executive compensation program | Intuitive Surgical Inc | 01/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. Concerns held with current Remuneration policy. |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To request that the Board adopt a policy requiring a non-binding shareholder vote on senior managers’ new or renewed pay packages that include severance or termination payments exceeding 2.99 times the sum of base salary and target short-term bonus. | Intuitive Surgical Inc | 01/05/2025 | For | Concerns held with current Remuneration policy |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To request that the Board adopt a policy to seek shareholder approval of senior managers’ new or renewed pay package that provides for golden parachute payments | Illinois Tool Works Inc | 02/05/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. Concerns held with current Remuneration policy – excessive severance provisions in place. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request that the Company publish a report regarding the costs and benefits of Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s voluntary environmental activities | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 03/05/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To request that the Company disclose the highest NEO’s pay ratio | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 03/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board of Directors conduct an evaluation and issue a civil rights and non-discrimination report within the next year | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 03/05/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Board of Directors oversee an independent racial discrimination audit | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 03/05/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Company designate a Board Committee to oversee the Company’s diversity and inclusion strategy | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 03/05/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request that the Company annually disclose its clean energy financing ratio | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 03/05/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Board charter a new committee of independent directors to address risks associated with the development and deployment of AI across the Company’s operations | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 03/05/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Political Activity | Political Activity | To request the Board to prepare a report to shareholders on the Company’s political spendings | CBOE Global Markets Inc | 06/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in Shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To request the Board to take the steps necessary to amend the Bylaws so that shareholders may call a special shareholder meeting | NVR Inc | 06/05/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice and would improve shareholder rights. |
| Sustainability | Ethical Business Practices | To request a third party assessment on non-sugar sweetener risks | Pepsico Inc | 07/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request a third party racial equity audit | Pepsico Inc | 07/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency on this issue is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Board report to shareholders on biodiversity and nature loss | Pepsico Inc | 07/05/2025 | For | Increased sustainability reporting is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Board to adopt Sustainable Packaging Policies for Plastics | Pepsico Inc | 07/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency and alignment to best practice for sustainability issues is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To request that the Board amend the clawback policy | Union Pacific Corp | 08/05/2025 | For | Increased accountability is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To request that the Board adopt a policy to seek shareholder approval of senior managers’ new or renewed pay package that provides for golden parachute payments | Capital One Financial Corp | 08/05/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. Concerns held with current Remuneration policy – excessive severance provisions in place. |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To request the Board to amend the governing documents to implement simple majority voting provisions | Abbvie Inc | 09/05/2025 | For | Proposal improves alignment with best practice. |
| Board | Board Composition | To request that the Board establish a policy of the Chairman being an independent director | Colgate-Palmolive Co | 09/05/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice and NILGOSC policy. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Board to Revisit Plastic Packaging Policies | Colgate-Palmolive Co | 09/05/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Board to remove policies to reduce emissions | ConocoPhillips | 13/05/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request that the Board reports on how it plans to reduce its total contribution to climate change | Centene Corp | 13/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request that the Board reports disclosing if and how the Company is protecting retirement plan beneficiaries from increased future portfolio risk created by present-day investments in high-carbon companies | Centene Corp | 13/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to report on the Effectiveness of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts | Elevance Health Inc | 14/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To request the Board to take the steps necessary to amend the Bylaws so that shareholders may call a special shareholder meeting | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 14/05/2025 | Against | Proposal does not align with best practice. |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To request that the Board amend the clawback policy | Fiserv Inc | 14/05/2025 | For | Increased accountability is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To request the Board to take the steps necessary to amend the Bylaws so that a lower threshold is required for shareholders to call a special shareholder meeting | Amphenol Corp | 15/05/2025 | Against | Proposal does not align with best practice. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To approve a shareholder proposal regarding greenhouse gas emissions report | Chubb Ltd | 15/05/2025 | Against | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To request the Board to take the steps necessary to amend the Bylaws so that shareholders may act by written consent | CDW Corp | 20/05/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To request the Board to take the steps necessary to amend the Bylaws so that shareholders may call a special shareholder meeting | Verisk Analytics Inc | 20/05/2025 | For | Proposal improves alignment with best practice and is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to evaluate and report how it oversees risks related to discrimination against ad buyers and sellers based on their political or religious status or views | McDonald’s Corp | 20/05/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. Current policies and processes are considered to be sufficient. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request that the Company to disclose an assessment of whether its current climate transition plans and related resource commitments can reasonably achieve its 2030 and 2050 emissions reduction targets, or whether additional plans or commitments are necessary. | McDonald’s Corp | 20/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interest |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To request the Board of Directors’ Compensation Committee to revisit its incentive guidelines for executive pay, to identify and consider eliminating discriminatory DEI goals from compensation inducements | McDonald’s Corp | 20/05/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Board | Board Composition | To request that the Board establish a policy of separating the roles of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer | Amazon.com Inc | 21/05/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice and NILGOSC policy. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the board to provide a report on civil liberties in advertising services | Amazon.com Inc | 21/05/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Company to disclose all material Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions associated with its retail sales | Amazon.com Inc | 21/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Company to provide a report that assesses the impact of the data centres they are planning to build on their climate commitments | Amazon.com Inc | 21/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to commission an independent, third-party assessment of its structure in providing oversight of human rights risks associated with AI | Amazon.com Inc | 21/05/2025 | For | Proposal improves alignment with best practice. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Board to issue a report on packaging materials | Amazon.com Inc | 21/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency and accountability for plastics is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to prepare a report to shareholders on warehouse working conditions | Amazon.com Inc | 21/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency for employee welfare is considered to be in shareholder’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Company to issue a report on data usage oversight in AI offerings | Amazon.com Inc | 21/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency regarding data use and privacy is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the board to commission an independent assessment of compliance with the Company’s Supplier & Partner Code of Conduct on freedom of association and collective bargaining, and disclose the findings | Mondelēz International Inc | 21/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Board to report on flexible plastic packaging | Mondelēz International Inc | 21/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Board to prepare a report to shareholders on climate lobbying | Mondelēz International Inc | 21/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. Proposal aligns with NILGOSC policy. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to commission an independent third-party report assessing the effectiveness of the company’s implementation of its Human Rights Policy | Mondelēz International Inc | 21/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency on this issue is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Board to report on recycled content claims | Mondelēz International Inc | 21/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Board | Election Rules | To approve the amendment to the Company By-Laws requiring annual director resignations | Phillips 66 | 21/05/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Board | Directors – elect | To re-elect as a director, Brian Coffman | Phillips 66 | 21/05/2025 | Withhold | NILGOSC will support the Board’s nominees |
| Board | Directors – elect | To re-elect as a director, Sigmund Cornelius | Phillips 66 | 21/05/2025 | Withhold | NILGOSC will support the Board’s nominees |
| Board | Directors – elect | To re-elect as a director, Michael Heim | Phillips 66 | 21/05/2025 | Withhold | NILGOSC will support the Board’s nominees |
| Board | Directors – elect | To re-elect as a director, Stacy Nieuwoudt | Phillips 66 | 21/05/2025 | Withhold | NILGOSC will support the Board’s nominees |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To request the Board to take the steps necessary to amend the Bylaws so that a lower threshold is required for shareholders to call a special shareholder meeting | Hartford Insurance Group Inc; The | 21/05/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice and would improve shareholder rights. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request on Climate lobbying alignment | Verizon Communications Inc | 22/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request on Lead-sheathed cable report | Verizon Communications Inc | 22/05/2025 | For | Increased risk management transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To approve a shareholder proposal regarding an annual report on discrimination in advertising services | Verizon Communications Inc | 22/05/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Board | Board Composition | To request that the Board establish a policy of separating the roles of Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer | Home Depot Inc; The | 22/05/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice and NILGOSC policy. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To approve a shareholder proposal regarding biodiversity impact and dependence assessment | Home Depot Inc; The | 22/05/2025 | For | Increased sustainability transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request that the Board issue a report describing how the Company could match its peers in making its packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable | Home Depot Inc; The | 22/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Board | Election Rules | To request that the Board take the steps necessary to de-classify the Board | Charles Schwab Corp; The | 22/05/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice and NILGOSC policy. |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To request that the Board adopt a policy to seek shareholder approval of senior managers’ new or renewed pay package that provides for golden parachute payments | GE HealthCare Technologies Inc | 28/05/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. Concerns are held with current severance provisions. |
| Shareholder Rights | Shareholder Rights | To request the Board to eliminate the dual class voting structure in favour of one-share one vote | Meta Platforms Inc | 28/05/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice and NILGOSC policy. |
| Shareholder Rights | Shareholder Rights | To request the Board disclose voting results based on class of shares | Meta Platforms Inc | 28/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To approve a shareholder proposal regarding hate targeting marginalized communities | Meta Platforms Inc | 28/05/2025 | For | Increased accountability is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to report on child safety impacts and actual harm reduction to children on its platforms | Meta Platforms Inc | 28/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to report on the company’s use of deepfake identifying software to combat the risks of online child exploitation | Meta Platforms Inc | 28/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To approve a shareholder proposal regarding AI data usage oversight | Meta Platforms Inc | 28/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request that the Board reports to shareholders on GHG emissions reduction actions | Meta Platforms Inc | 28/05/2025 | For | Increased sustainability disclosures are considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Corporate Actions | Company Purpose & Strategy | To approve a shareholder proposal regarding Bitcoin Treasury Assessment | Meta Platforms Inc | 28/05/2025 | Against | Current processes are considered to be sufficient. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to prepare a report to shareholders on data collection and advertising practices | Meta Platforms Inc | 28/05/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To request the Board for a non-biding stockholder vote regarding proposal that won 49% BKNG shareholder support | Booking Holdings Inc | 03/06/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice and would improve shareholder rights. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Board to prepare a report to shareholders on how it plans to align its supply chain GHG emissions reduction strategies with its zero emissions ambition | General Motors Co | 03/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | Shareholder Rights | To request the Company to disclose the voting results by class of shares | Airbnb Inc | 04/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Board report to shareholders on health and safety governance | Walmart Inc | 05/06/2025 | For | Increased workplace safety transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Board report to shareholders on respecting civil liberties in advertising services | Walmart Inc | 05/06/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request for third-party assessment of the Company’s policies regarding law enforcement information requests relating to the use of medications by the Company’s customers and employees | Walmart Inc | 05/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Board to prepare a report to shareholders on reduction of plastic packaging and recyclability claims | Walmart Inc | 05/06/2025 | For | Increased Sustainability transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Board to revisit its plastic packaging policies | Walmart Inc | 05/06/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Board report to shareholders on racial equity audit | Walmart Inc | 05/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Board report to shareholders on delays in revising diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives | Walmart Inc | 05/06/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request the Board to Issue a Climate Transition Plan | Netflix Inc | 05/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To request the Board to take the steps necessary to amend the Bylaws so that a combined 15% of the outstanding common stock is required for shareholders to call a special shareholder meeting | Netflix Inc | 05/06/2025 | For | Proposal would improve shareholder rights. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To approve a shareholder proposal regarding Amending the Code of Ethics to enhance policies on non-discrimination, anti-harassment, and whistleblower protection | Netflix Inc | 05/06/2025 | For | Improved labour standards are considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To approve a shareholder proposal regarding Affirmative Action Risks | Netflix Inc | 05/06/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Charitable Activity | Charitable Engagement | To request the Board to report on Charitable Giving | Netflix Inc | 05/06/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request a human rights assessment of AI driven systems | Alphabet Inc | 06/06/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request a report on AI data usage oversight | Alphabet Inc | 06/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency on this issue is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request a human rights impact assessment of AI-driven targeted ad policies | Alphabet Inc | 06/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to prepare a report on the alignment of lobbying activities with child safety policies | Alphabet Inc | 06/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to prepare a report on online safety for children | Alphabet Inc | 06/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To request the Board to take the steps necessary to amend the Bylaws so that shareholders may act by written consent | Alphabet Inc | 06/06/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice and is considered to be in the best interests of shareholders.. |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To request the Board of Directors to adopt a policy that financial metrics shall be adjusted in incentive compensation | Alphabet Inc | 06/06/2025 | Against | Proposal is considered to be too prescriptive |
| Charitable Activity | Charitable Engagement | To request the Board a report on charitable partnerships | Alphabet Inc | 06/06/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to cease participation in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index | Alphabet Inc | 06/06/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request that the Board reports an enhanced disclosure on climate goals | Alphabet Inc | 06/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | Shareholder Rights | To request the Board to initiate and adopt a recapitalization plan for all outstanding stock to have one vote per share. | Alphabet Inc | 06/06/2025 | For | Proposal aligns with best practice and NILGOSC policy. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to commission an independent third-party report on the Company’s due diligence process for assessing human rights risks related to the use of its products and services in conflict-affected and high-risk areas. | Alphabet Inc | 06/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | Other Articles of Association | To amend the Articles in relation to Equal treatment of company proposals and shareholder proposals in materials for General Meetings of Shareholders and other materials | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp | 19/06/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | Other Articles of Association | To amend the Articles in relation to Relaxing the upper limit for the number of characters in the reason section in shareholder proposals | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp | 19/06/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | Other Articles of Association | To amend the Articles in relation to formulation and disclosure of a corporate philosophy | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp | 19/06/2025 | Against | Proposal is considered to be too prescriptive. |
| Capital | Dividends | To amend the Articles in relation to Information disclosure regarding the capital policy | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp | 19/06/2025 | Against | Proposal is considered to be too prescriptive. |
| Board | Other Board/Director related | To amend the Articles in relation to Criteria for nationality of Members of the Board | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp | 19/06/2025 | Against | Increased diversity is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | Other Articles of Association | To amend the Articles in relation to Judgment standard for resolutions of the Board of Directors | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp | 19/06/2025 | Against | Current policies and processes are considered to be sufficient. |
| Audit & Reporting | Appropriate profits | To request to appropriate the profits | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp | 19/06/2025 | Against | Current capital policy is considered to be sufficient. |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To request the approval to the issue of share acquisition rights as Stock Options | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp | 19/06/2025 | Against | Current compensation levels are considered to be sufficient. |
| Shareholder Rights | Other Articles of Association | To amend the Articles in relation reducing the environmental impact through electronic provision of informational materials to shareholders | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp | 19/06/2025 | Against | Current policies and processes are considered to be sufficient. |
| Remuneration | Remuneration – Other | To amend the Articles in relation to Prohibition against lowering the real wages of general employees other than managers and supervisors | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp | 19/06/2025 | Against | Proposal is considered to be too prescriptive. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | A shareholder proposal requesting for a racial equity audit report | MasterCard Inc | 24/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to report on affirmative action risks | MasterCard Inc | 24/06/2025 | Against | Proposal is at odds with generally accepted investor principles. The request could be interpreted as favouring political agendas and allegiances. |
| Shareholder Rights | General Meeting Procedures | To request the Board to enhance the right of shareholders to call a special meeting by eliminating the one-year holding period requirement | NVIDIA Corp | 25/06/2025 | For | Proposal is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Board | Election Rules | To request that the Board adopt a director election resignation Bylaw | NVIDIA Corp | 25/06/2025 | Against | Current policies and processes are considered to be sufficient. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request the Board to prepare a report on workforce data reporting | NVIDIA Corp | 25/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in Shareholders’ best interests. |
| Shareholder Rights | Other Articles of Association | To request the board to partially amend the Articles of Incorporation regarding Action to Implement Management that is Conscious of Cost of Capital and Stock Price | Secom Co Ltd | 26/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Environmental Practices | To request that the Company report on its efforts to educate tobacco customers about the environmental damage caused by improperly discarded tobacco products and on proper disposal methods | Kroger Co; The | 26/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the company report on how implementing worker-driven social responsibility principles would impact its ability to identify and effectively prevent actual and potential human rights abuses, such as forced labour, in the agricultural supply chain | Kroger Co; The | 26/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |
| Sustainability | Human Rights & Workforce | To request that the Board report on safeguarding the privacy of consumer health data, including risks and strategies related to information requests tied to enforcement of laws restricting reproductive or gender-affirming care | Kroger Co; The | 26/06/2025 | For | Increased transparency on this issue is considered to be in shareholders’ best interests. |