The ISS Governance Services' core U.S. corporate governance policy is used to analyze proposals on the proxy ballots of U.S. corporations.

ISS Governance Services' core International corporate governance policy is used to analyze proposals on the proxy ballots of companies domiciled outside of the United States and United Kingdom. We apply our policies consistently and objectively, providing comprehensive analysis and informed vote recommendations to subscribing institutional investors. Our international policy guidelines cover more than 115 markets worldwide and take local market practices into account. Disclosure and transparency requirements, which vary widely across global markets, are a major focus of our core international policy.

ISS Governance Services' Canadian corporate governance policy is incorporated into its core International corporate governance policy described above. However, recognizing certain local market practices, annual policy updates for Canada are published separately.

Policy guidelines applied to UK companies are determined by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF). Through RREV, we leverage the local market expertise of the NAPF to formulate and apply corporate governance policy to proposals on the ballots of UK companies.

Proxy voting policies designed for public pension fund plan sponsors and their investment managers.

Policy guidelines based on the AFL-CIO proxy voting policy.