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 customisable 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-based 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-national 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

I&IF Investor & Issuer Forum Collaborative Compass Engagement Alignment

Augmenting Alignment: Investor & Issuer Forum Creates Collaborative Compass

Augmenting Alignment: Investor & Issuer Forum Creates Collaborative Compass 19 December 2025 By Jack Grogan-Fenn The Investor & Issuer Forum (I&IF) has launched the Investor & Issuer Compass, a “clear practical guide” to support “effective engagement” in UK listed equites and improve outcomes for companies, investors and the UK market. The compass sets specific market-agreed conditions […]

Trump Proxy Advisors Executive Order White House

White House Targets Proxy Advisors: Washington Puts Voting ‘Plumbing’ on Notice

White House Targets Proxy Advisors: Washington Puts Voting ‘Plumbing’ on Notice 18 December 2025 By Jack Grogan-Fenn US President Donald Trump has introduced an executive order instructing the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to “review all rules, regulations, guidance, bulletins, and memoranda relating to proxy advisors” and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to “review ongoing […]

Succession Plan Scrutiny: AMF Explores Succession Planning Governance Risks

Succession Plan Scrutiny: AMF Explores Succession Planning Governance Risks 17 December 2025 By Jack Grogan-Fenn France’s Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has explored executive succession plan transparency in a review of 53 listed companies in its 2025 Corporate Governance Report. In its report, the AMF – France’s financial regulator – looked at crucial governance disclosures by […]

‘No Action’ Retraction: Costco Accepts Anti-ESG Proposal Despite SEC Overhaul

‘No Action’ Retraction: Costco Accepts Anti-ESG Proposal Despite SEC Overhaul 12 December 2025 By Jack Grogan-Fenn Costco has opted to include a shareholder proposal in its 2026 proxy statement from an anti-ESG proponent despite previously submitting a ‘no action’ request to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to exclude the resolution. Costco’s inclusion of the […]

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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