Fondazione Cariplo, based in Milan, has joined Shareholders for Change as our first supporting member. Fondazione Cariplo is an Italian banking foundation with over 10 billion euros in AUM and one of the main shareholders of Intesa Sanpaolo, among the most important banking groups in Italy and in Europe. Formally established in 1991, its[…]
EB-SIM, an asset manager specialising in sustainable investments, is stepping up its engagement by joining Shareholders for Change (SfC). “It is an honour for EB-SIM to be included in this highly respected group of pan-European investors. We look forward to working with the other members in collaborative engagement,” says Dr. Oliver Pfeil, Chief[…]
Forma futura engagement with Lindt & Sprüngli represents a good example of synergies within SfC Five questions to Manuel Wirth, Sustainability Analyst at Forma Futura (Switzerland) What has worked well in the engagement with Lindt & Sprüngli? We think this engagement is a good example of how the synergies of the SfC network[…]
At the end of November, Etica Funds landed in New York, at the UN headquarters for the second Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW. Between 27 November and 1 December, our member Etica Funds attended the second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) at the United Nations headquarters[…]
Alix Ditisheim, ESG Analyst at Phitrust, was elected Vice-President during our Winter Meeting Three question to Alix Ditisheim, ESG analyst at Phitrust Phitrust’s engagement is focused on companies in the French CAC 40 index. In your opinion, what are the main challenges (in terms of ESG criteria) posed by French companies compared to[…]
In July, SfC member Ecofi launched a biodiversity engagement campaign with 22 companies selected on the basis of the quality of their biodiversity policies and the severity of their controversies on this topic. Four question to Alix Roy, ESG analyst at Ecofi What is your commitment to biodiversity? We integrated the biodiversity dimension into[…]
Photo: ICAN | Aude Catimel SfC member Etica Sgr seeks signatories for Nuclear Weapons Abolition Pledge In June 2022, SfC’s member Etica Sgr took part in the first meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), where it presented a statement signed by more than 30 investors and[…]
WHEB Asset Management, based in London, UK, has joined the European network for shareholder engagement SfC – Shareholders for Change in April 2023. WHEB is an independent asset management company, created in 2009. It draws its roots from deep within the ethical and socially-responsible investment movement and is exclusively dedicated to sustainable and impact[…]
GLS Investment Management GmbH, the fund subsidiary of GLS Bank has joined Shareholders for Change. Our network has now 16 members located all across Europe, with ca. €35bn in assets under management. “We are very much looking forward to the collaboration. We share the same values and have already been working together trustfully in[…]
Inyova, a digital impact investing platform with offices in Zurich and Frankfurt, joined SfC – Shareholders for Change in December 2022. Founded in Switzerland in 2017, Inyova expanded into Germany in 2021 and is fully licensed for all European markets. The company manages over EUR 170m in assets. Inyova stands for “Invest in your[…]