Exercise of voting rights

In accordance with its founding documents, the FRR's voting rights are exercised by the asset managers it has selected, solely in the interests of the Fund.

Objectives

The guidelines on exercising voting rights incorporate the specific characteristics of the FRR but must be broad enough to also take into account national particularities (in France and internationally).

The objective of the FRR is therefore to capitalize on managers' knowledge and their ability to understand current practices in different financial markets. Managers may also refer to these practices when dealing with issues not covered by the FRR guidelines.

Strong resolutions

This activity, carried out through its asset managers, enables it to participate in almost all general meetings in order to vote on resolutions in all the countries that make up its developed market equity portfolio.

It should also be noted that there were a significant number of resolutions relating to executive compensation and climate, diversity, and inclusion. Resolutions relating to "Say on climate" continued to increase.

Shareholder demands are reflected in a declining rate of support. The FRR is very vigilant in ensuring that boards of directors take into account non-financial issues, particularly social, societal, and environmental issues, that TCFD recommendations are followed, and that there is diversity on boards and within the executive committees of the companies in which it is a shareholder.