The RiskMetrics core U.S. corporate governance policy is used to analyze proposals on the proxy ballots of U.S. corporations.

RiskMetrics' core International corporate governance policy is used to analyze proposals on the proxy ballots of companies domiciled outside of the United States and Canada. 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.

RiskMetrics' 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.

The RiskMetrics UK Corporate Governance Policy is based exclusively on the Policy and Voting Guidelines published by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF). During 2007 the NAPF carried out a full review of its Policy, which resulted in a substantial overhaul of the 2004 publication. The NAPF review process involved consultation with leading institutional investors in the UK and with other interested parties including a number of issuers and advisers.

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

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