Innovest Portfolio Solutions hosted a Quarterly Faith-Aligned Webinar Series, highlighting the critical role of proxy voting in fiduciary. The webinar, titled “Proxy Voting: The Most Overlooked Responsibility in Fiduciary Governance,” featured an interview with Jerry Bowyer, CEO of Bowyer Research and a nationally recognized expert on corporate engagement and values-based investing.

The webinar focused on equipping Christian investors with practical strategies to align fiduciary responsibilities with faith-based principles. The discussion emphasized how proxy voting serves as a powerful tool for stewardship and mission alignment.

“Proxy voting isn’t just a technicality. It’s a mechanism for expressing values,” said Bowyer. “When investors delegate their votes without scrutiny, they often unknowingly support agendas that contradict their convictions.”

Bowyer explained how proxy advisory services and asset managers frequently cast votes that undermine Christian ethics on issues such as the sanctity of life, religious liberty, and gender ideology. He empowered institutions to reclaim voting authority and adopt detailed, values-aligned guidelines.

The key insights from the webinar are the following:

• Investors must reclaim proxy voting authority from asset managers and advisory firms that may not reflect their Christian values.

• Corporate engagement empowers faith-based investors to shape governance agendas proactively.

• Bowyer Research developed hyper-specific proxy voting guidelines to eliminate ambiguity and ensure alignment with Christian convictions.

• Real-world advocacy efforts have already influenced major corporations on issues like debanking, child protection, and abortion-related proposals.

Innovest will continue the Quarterly Faith-Aligned Webinar Series on September 16, 2025, with a session titled “Christian Values Investing: Going Beyond Screening.” The upcoming webinar will explore advanced strategies for embedding faith into investment selection and oversight. Please Click Here to Register!

For more information, contact Sarah Newman, Principal, Innovest Portfolio Solutions: snewman@innovestinc.com