Welcome to CalPERS corporate governance web site. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (known as "CalPERS") has long been a leader in the corporate governance movement.

CalPERS believes good corporate governance leads to better performance. We seek corporate reform to protect our investments. The corporate governance team challenges companies and the status quo, we vote our proxies, we work closely with regulatory agencies to strengthen our financial markets, and we invest with partners that use corporate governance strategies to earn value for our fund by turning around ailing companies.

To support and learn more about CalPERS Corporate Governance initiatives, please read and visit our programs below:

Learn how CalPERS invests with partners who employ corporate governance strategies.

Find out which public corporations made it to CalPERS Focus List.

See how CalPERS votes & where to vote your shares.

Read about CalPERS Global Principles of Accountable Corporate Governance. Now available in: Chinese (PDF, 377 KB), French (PDF, 198 KB), German (PDF, 230 KB), Japanese (PDF, 514 KB) , and Spanish (PDF, 220 KB)

Learn how CalPERS educates and influences shareowners, corporations, regulatory authorities, and other institutional investors on market wide issues.

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