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Delaware

Delaware has one main public pension fund:

The DPERS board represents all eligible state and local employees; the board consists of 7 members: 2 Ex Officio (State Secretary of Finance, Office of Management and Budget Director); 5 appointed by the Governor with the consent of the majority of the Senate.

Averages

Pro-ESG

Anti-ESG

State Rank

2nd

State Rank

47th

Asset Manager Average

23%

Asset Manager Average

By Asset Manager

BlackRock

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

30%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

25%

GQG Partners

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

26%

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

24%

Vanguard

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

23%

Baillie Gifford

Percentage of times Mgr. voted “for” pro-ESG proposals:

23%

Asset Manager Voting

Board Diversity:

20%

Require Environmental/Social Qualifications:

Establish Environmental/Social Committee:

Link Executive Pay to Social Goals:

Climate Change:

25%

GHG Emissions:

22%

Climate Change Action:

12%

Report on Healthcare/Abortion:

Weapons-Related Proposals:

Social Proposal:

12%

Income Inequality:

Political Activities and Action:

Political Contributions and Lobbying:

15%

Political Lobbying Disclosure:

18%

Racial Equity Audit:

20%

Management Environmental Proposals:

76%

Anti-Social (Anti-ESG):

Charitable Contributions:

**The Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) has denied that State Street invests equities or casts proxy votes for the State. RSA has yet to publish its proxy voting records or disclose its investment managers. RSA’s public records list State Street a custodial bank and as a fund manager. No other investment managers are named in RSA public records, which is what is reported on the 1792 Exchange Proxy Database. RSA claims that Glass Lewis conducts its proxy voting. 1792 Exchange encourages RSA to publish these voting records in order that these records might be updated on this page. 1792 Exchange also encourages RSA to retain authority over proxy voting for ESG resolutions and not entrust these duties to Glass Lewis, a firm the Attorney General of Alabama has investigated for promoting ESG priorities at the expense of fiduciary responsibility.

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