As a large investor we own shares in a wide range of companies. This gives us the opportunity to vote on a range of issues and share our perspective on where a company is performing well and where there is room for improvement. Examples of topics we vote on include board composition (for example, gender diversity), executive remuneration, and climate-related practices.
We can choose to:
- support a proposal by voting ‘For’
- reject a proposal by voting ‘Against’
- not vote on a proposal by ‘Abstaining’, or
- vote 'No'/ 'Withheld' (typically where there is an issue affecting our ability to vote in certain markets, or where not all options in a resolution require a vote).
For more information on our proxy voting approach, refer to the relevant policy below.
- Aware Super: Responsible Ownership Policy (PDF, 260kB)
- Aware Investment Funds: Responsible Ownership Policy (PDF, 277kB)
To see how we have voted:
- View our current voting outcomes, i.e. votes since 1 January 2026.
- See the below tables for voting outcomes for the financial year to 30 June 2026.
- See the ‘Historical voting record’ section further below for voting outcomes for earlier periods.
