In recent weeks, our Italian member Fondazione Finanza Etica and the Secretariat of Shareholders for Change collaborated on the drafting of the ‘Principles for Transition Investing’, promoted by the organisation Better Finance (The European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users). The ‘Principles’ are part of a broader report, ‘Shareholder Engagement and Transition of Capital Flows’, published[…]
Vivendi’s spin-off project In December 2023, Vivendi – the media conglomerate which is part of the French stock index CAC40 – announced a new spin-off project consisting of the listing of the Canal+ branch on the London Stock Exchange, the Havas branch on Euronext Amsterdam, and its publishing activities through a holding (named Louis Hachette Group) on the Paris Euronext Growth[…]
The Swiss SfC member Ethos Foundation, together with DSW, the European association of private investors Better Finance, and the SfC network, has launched a new engagement campaign calling on Germany’s largest listed companies to stop holding virtual-only general meetings and to instead opt for a hybrid model. Together, the promoters represent more than €350 billion in assets under management. At the end[…]
In June, at the annual summer meeting, SfC members met with representatives of three of the major rating agencies to discuss of the assessment process of companies involved in ESG incidents. In June, the members of Shareholders for Change gathered at the headquarters of Ethos Foundation in Geneva for the annual summer[…]
SfC member Forma Futura engaged Lindt & Sprüngli asking for explanations on the media allegations regarding child labour in various cocoa plantations. In January 2024, a report by SRF (the German-speaking Swiss television) uncovered cases of child labour on various cocoa plantations in Ghana, from which also the Swiss chocolate producer Lindt & Sprüngli sources some of its cocoa,[…]
Recently, our Swiss member Ethius Invest has been thoroughly working on quality control regarding animal testing within the pharmaceutical industry. Based on their findings, they have started to engage ESG rating companies to double check their assessments regarding animal rights exclusionary criteria. According to a survey by the German comparison portal operator Verivox, in the[…]
The chemical sector accounts for nearly 6% of GHG emissions globally.We need an urgent system-wide transformation to address the climate crisis and avoid climate disaster. In 2021, the responsible investment NGO ShareAction launched an engagement campaign targeting the 13 biggest European chemical companies. The goal? Persuading them to adopt credible strategies aligned with the[…]
Die Klimakapitalisten In July 2023, SfC and its Swiss member Inyova (as well as BKC and GLS Investments) were featured in the German weekly magazine Der Spiegel. “Greenwashing scandals have shaken confidence in sustainable investing. In addition, US funds have been pulling their money out of green investments since they came under attack from[…]
Along with Bank für Kirche und Caritas and Union Investment, we are proud to publish the joint statement “Key Points on Credible Engagement to Foster the Sustainable Transformation”. We understand engagement as the active exertion of influence by capital investors through the exercise of voting rights and dialogue strategies with the clear goal of[…]
Photo: Kane Reinholdtsen, Unsplash The importance of working as a team in shareholder engagement The first Chapter of the last issue of “Sustainable Investing In Focus” published in June by Citiwire also focuses on the importance of working as a team in shareholder engagement to obtain results. It contains interviews with some of our members.[…]