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Idaho

Idaho has one main public pension system, the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI).

The PERSI board represents all eligible state and local employees; the board consists of 5 members: All are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.

The “By Asset Manager” and “Asset Manager Voting” tables show the proxy voting records of the state’s asset managers who manage the pensions’ stock market portfolio through index, exchange-traded, or mutual funds. Since these are externally managed funds, the asset managers typically retain and exercise proxy voting privileges. This data is used to calculate the state’s pro-ESG and anti-ESG scores to see how the state leverages its externally managed funds in proxy voting.

The “State Voting” table shows PERSI’s proxy voting records for directly owned securities through pension fund portfolios. This data was obtained by a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request since Idaho does not publicly disclose this information to its pensioners. The 1792 Exchange encourages Idaho to publish its proxy voting records instead of keeping its pensioners in the dark about how the state votes on ESG issues with their money.

Both tables are important to show a comprehensive picture of the state’s proxy voting record.

By Asset Manager

Adelante Funds

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

-

Bernstein Funds

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

-

BLS Funds

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

-

BNY Mellon Funds

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

21%

Brandes Funds

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

35%

Donald Smith Funds

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

-

Fiera Funds

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

-

Genesis Funds

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

-

Longview Funds

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

-

Mondrian Funds

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

47%

MPI Funds

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

-

Peregrine Funds

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

-

Walter Scott Funds

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

-

Asset Manager Voting

Pro-ESG

31.9%

Anti-ESG

1.9%

Anti-Fossil Fuels

30%

Anti-Pollution/Waste

28%

Animal Rights

4%

DEI

30%

Weapons/Defense

20%

Human Rights

48%

Income Equality

26%

Political Speech/Lobbying Spending

37%

Health Care

16%

Race/Gender targets on Board

18%

Non-Pecuniary

38%

ESG-Focused Governance

22%

Abortion

25%

Pro-Fossil Fuel

4%

Equality not DEI

1%

Controversial Cause Support

2%

Geopolitical Rivals/China

2%

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