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Elect Director James Murdoch
Vote rationale:
Shareholders should have the right to seek changes to the board when it does not act in their best interest. We will consider whether the board has failed to act on material requests from shareholders, sought to circumvent shareholder proposals or implemented governance changes limiting shareholders’ rights without their approval. When voting on a proposal to discharge the board of responsibilities, we will consider whether any information raises reasonable doubt about the board’s actions. We will also take into considerations unsatisfactory financial and strategic performance, mismanaged risk-taking, unacceptable treatment of stakeholders or undesired environmental or social outcomes from company operations.
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1.2
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Elect Director Kimbal Musk
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2
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Amend Certificate of Incorporation to Reduce Director Terms to Two Years
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3
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Eliminate Supermajority Vote Requirements
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None
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4
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Ratify PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors
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5
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Declassify the Board of Directors
Vote rationale:
The company should have a robust nomination and election process to ensure an effective board that is accountable to shareholders. Shareholders should be able to participate in frequent elections of all board members, preferably on an annual basis. The company should establish reasonable procedures for shareholders to include proposals in the meeting material distributed by the company, including proposing board candidates.
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6
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Report on Diversity and Inclusion Efforts
Vote rationale:
The board should account for material sustainability risks facing the company, and the broader environmental and social consequences of its operations and products. Sustainability disclosures should be aligned with applicable global reporting standards and frameworks to support investors in their analysis of risks and opportunities. Where a company’s disclosure does not meet our needs as a financial investor, we will consider supporting a well-founded shareholder proposal calling for reasonable disclosure. We will not support a shareholder proposal that appears to impose a strategy or prescribe detailed methods, unrealistic timeframes or targets for implementation.
Global Voting Guidelines
Selskapers bærekraftrapportering
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Report on Employee Arbitration
Vote rationale:
The board should account for material sustainability risks facing the company, and the broader environmental and social consequences of its operations and products. Sustainability disclosures should be aligned with applicable global reporting standards and frameworks to support investors in their analysis of risks and opportunities. Where a company’s disclosure does not meet our needs as a financial investor, we will consider supporting a well-founded shareholder proposal calling for reasonable disclosure. We will not support a shareholder proposal that appears to impose a strategy or prescribe detailed methods, unrealistic timeframes or targets for implementation.
Global Voting Guidelines
Selskapers bærekraftrapportering
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8
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Assign Responsibility for Strategic Oversight of Human Capital Management to an Independent Board-Level Committee
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9
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Additional Reporting on Human Rights
Vote rationale:
The board should account for material sustainability risks facing the company, and the broader environmental and social consequences of its operations and products. Sustainability disclosures should be aligned with applicable global reporting standards and frameworks to support investors in their analysis of risks and opportunities. Where a company’s disclosure does not meet our needs as a financial investor, we will consider supporting a well-founded shareholder proposal calling for reasonable disclosure. We will not support a shareholder proposal that appears to impose a strategy or prescribe detailed methods, unrealistic timeframes or targets for implementation.
Global Voting Guidelines
Selskapers bærekraftrapportering
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