Proxy Voting, Stewardship Support & ESG Index Data Solutions

Minerva empowers professional investors with the essential tools and critical data to make informed, sustainable stewardship and proxy voting decisions.

Our comprehensive and tightly-integrated solutions support better stewardship with high quality and material ESG data; independent and objective research; the latest technology; and secure, confidential vote administration.

Minerva’s agile and responsive service is founded on principles of bespoke research, tailored voting guidance and highly customizable sustainability data to support modern stewardship strategies:

Advanced, scalable VoteTech to protect shareholder rights, bespoke policies to support split voting

Tailored ESG and Sustainability data sets for custom index solutions in partnership with Solactive

Objective, independent research and data to identify key sustainability governance risks and opportunities

Better Data = Better Stewardship

Minerva’s clients inform and support their stewardship strategies with high-quality, relevant sustainability governance and ESG data. With coverage of more than 70 markets and ~9,000 global companies, Minerva offers insights on Board Quality, Remuneration, Shareholder Rights, Financial Reporting, Stakeholder Governance, Product Controversies and UN Norms indicators.

Proxy Voting - Streamlined & Secure

Minerva simplifies proxy voting for a more straightforward, robust and compliant approach. Engagement letters, web reporting, securities lending support and easy onboarding – you can even transfer all your voting histories for continuity.

ESG Data

Minerva’s high-quality ESG research and data is robust, consistent, comparable, and in-depth. Integrated ESG, Sustainability and Climate Change guidelines enable easy values-base voting. All guidance is fully transparent with comprehensive audit trails.

Proxy Vote Agency

Minerva’s expert team takes care of the complexities of ESG and proxy voting leaving you free to concentrate on value-added engagement. Minerva’s pioneering team can ensure you are fully ready for the Shareholder Rights Directive II

Custom Policies

Why settle for overlay when you can have integrated, evidence-based voting policies based on global good practices. Local market standards can be blended with supra-nation policies including OECD, CII, ICGN and IIGCC. All voting policies are custom as standard with highly granular policy points that are flexibly applied.

Vote your Values with Integrated TCFD, Climate Change & Sustainability Guidelines

Minerva gives investors a “Say on Sustainability” with a range of integrated stewardship tools including proxy research, custom proxy voting guidelines and sustainability governance ratings.

Sustainable Governance News from Minerva

Smithfield Food fined $2m for child labour violations

Smithfield Food fined $2m for child labour violations November 20th, 2024 Smithfield Food has agreed to pay $2 million to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) as part of other repercussions to settle child labour violations at one of its plants in the state. The department’s investigation into one of the US’ largest […]

Investor-led coalition urges US states to meet federal methane standards

Investor-led coalition urges US states to meet federal methane standards November 19th, 2024 A coalition of 35 institutional investors representing more than $2 trillion in assets has called on US states to act in line with federal methane standards to address climate-related risks. The signatories urged states to develop, implement and enforce plans that meet […]

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Global progress on sustainability standards, according to FSB

Global progress on sustainability standards, according to FSB November 14th, 2024 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has released its 2024 Achieving Consistent and Comparable Climate-related Disclosures report. The report gives insight into the progress global jurisdictions have made in implementing the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) disclosure standards. It revealed 19 of the 24 FSB […]

Invesco to pay $17.5 million against greenwashing allegations

Invesco to pay $17.5 million against greenwashing allegations November 13th, 2024 Invesco advisers have designated $17.5 million to resolve allegations that the firm had been greenwashing, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The allegation follows a claim that the volume of assets in its funds dedicated to environmental, social and corporate governance […]

Minerva - A Solactive Company

Since May 2019 Minerva has been a Solactive AG company. Solactive is an innovative index provider and financial data and technology provider that focuses on the development, calculation and distribution of tailor-made indices across all asset classes. As a Solactive company, Minerva operates from Frankfurt, Toronto and Hong Kong. Our ambition is to continue to expand our footprint in order to better serve our clients around the world.

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