A new way to vote
We offer the first proxy voting advice
Truly guided by the Social Doctrine of the Church.
What is Altum Proxy Voting?
The voting alternative that aligns with your faith.
Through Altum Proxy Voting, we guide our clients in exercising their shareholder rights in full accordance with the teachings of the Catholic Church.
How do we do it?
Vote
- Shareholders can influence corporate practices and policies.
- At Altum, we help shareholders vote in alignment with their Catholic faith.
- We create a community through which we can positively influence companies.
Voice
- Investors can dialogue with a company to promote changes.
- At Altum, we maintain a dialogue with companies through our engagement strategy.
- Unity generates communion. Together, we can influence companies with proposals that promote the common good.
What makes the Altum Voting Policy unique?
10 reasons why Altum Voting Policy is the best Catholic Proxy Voting alternative.
We have analyzed the Glass Lewis 2025, ISS US and ISS International Faith-Based Policy 2025, and this is the result.
1. Religious freedom
Altum Voting Policy…
Explicitly recognizes religious freedom as a fundamental human right, grounded in the dignity of the person and the teachings of the Catholic Church. This includes opposing shareholder proposals or business practices that may limit or undermine religious expression.
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Other voting policies…
Either omit the topic entirely or treat it superficially, failing to protect this essential freedom in today’s increasingly hostile cultural climate.
2. Addictions
Altum Voting Policy…
Addresses addictions not only as a public health issue, but also as a moral and social concern, recognizing the complexity of addiction and the dignity of every person affected. It calls for responsible corporate behavior that avoids the normalization or promotion of addictive products and services.
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Competing policies…
Tend to approach this issue solely from a reputational or risk-management perspective, lacking the ethical depth that Altum’s faith-based framework provides.
3. Pornography
Altum Voting Policy…
Firmly opposes the production, distribution, and normalization of pornography, recognizing it as a serious violation of human dignity and a source of personal, relational, and social harm. It promotes shareholder action against companies involved in this industry.
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Competing policies…
Either ignore the issue entirely or fail to take a clear moral stance, leaving a dangerous ethical gap in the name of neutrality.
4. Promotion of the family
Altum Voting Policy…
Actively promotes the role of the family as the fundamental unit of society, in line with Catholic Social Teaching.
It supports corporate policies and shareholder proposals that strengthen family life, protect parental rights, and respect the natural structure of the family
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Competing voting policies…
May mention family-related issues, but often lack a clear anthropological foundation and fail to defend the family against cultural and ideological pressures.
5. Abortion and Contraception
Altum Voting Policy…
Offers a consistent and principled stance in defense of human life from its very beginning. It explicitly opposes abortion as a grave moral offense and rejects corporate practices that promote, fund, or normalize it. At the same time, it addresses contraception through an ethical and anthropological lens, recognizing its incompatibility with a vision of human sexuality rooted in love and openness to life. .
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In contrast, most competing policies…
Either ignore these issues entirely or adopt a secular framework that fails to account for their deep moral implications.
6. Euthanasia
Altum Voting Policy…
Firmly opposes euthanasia and assisted suicide, upholding the inviolable dignity of every human life until its natural end. It supports healthcare practices, business models, and shareholder proposals that promote palliative care, compassion, and true accompaniment in the face of suffering
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Competing policies…
Often avoid taking a position, framing end-of-life issues merely in terms of individual autonomy or healthcare access, neglecting the deeper ethical questions at stake.
7. Instrumentalization of procreation
Altum Voting Policy…
clearly opposes practices that separate procreation from the marital act and treat human life as a product—such as in vitro fertilization, embryonic manipulation, or surrogacy.
These practices violate the dignity of the human person and reduce life to an object of desire or consumption. Altum calls for responsible investment that respects the mystery and value of human generation.
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Competing policies…
Generally remain silent on these issues or embrace them under the guise of technological progress or reproductive rights, overlooking their profound ethical consequences.
8. Weapons
Altum Voting Policy…
acknowledges the right of legitimate defense while firmly opposing the production, commercialization, or financing of weapons that are offensive, indiscriminate, or contrary to international humanitarian law, such as nuclear arms, cluster bombs, or anti-personnel mines.
It promotes a responsible investment approach that does not profit from violence or war.
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In contrast, most competing policies…
Address this issue only from a reputational or regulatory perspective, without a moral framework capable of discerning the ethical gravity of such investments
9. Death Penalty
Altum’s voting policy…
Explicitly rejects the death penalty as a violation of the inherent dignity of the human person, in line with the most recent Magisterial teaching of the Catholic Church.
It encourages corporate and legal systems that promote restorative justice and uphold the sanctity of life, even in the face of serious crime.
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Most competing voting policies…
Remain silent on this issue.
10. Creation Care
Altum Voting Policy…
Promotes an authentic care for creation grounded in the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, especially the call to stewardship, intergenerational justice, and the common good. Inspired by Laudato Si’, it supports shareholder initiatives that protect the environment without falling into ideological extremes. .
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Competing policies…
Often adopt a narrow, politicized view of environmental responsibility, lacking a transcendent and moral foundation for ecological action.
Why does this difference matter?
In ethical matters, nuance is vital. And when it comes to voting on behalf of Catholic investors, fidelity to the Magisterium cannot be optional. Altum Faithful Investing offers the only policy it guarantees:
Complete moral consistency
Doctrinal clarity
Courageous defense of Catholic principles in all areas
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At Altum we have created the first voting policy 100% aligned with the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church, inspired by Mensuram Bonam and the Investment Guide of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
“He urges Catholic investors to use their expertise, their capacity for commitment and their ethical concerns to contribute to changing the economic culture in order to accelerate the flourishing of integral human development.”
Mensuram Bonam, n.5
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