We are happy to share that Triodos Investment Management, the fund subsidiary of Triodos Bank NV, has joined Shareholders for Change. Our network now brings together 20 members located all across Europe, with over €50bn in assets under management. Triodos IM connects a broad range of investors who want to make their money work for lasting, positive change with innovative entrepreneurs and[…]
As part of its international engagement activities, Shareholders for Change has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR). Founded in 1971 by a coalition of religious institutional investors, the ICCR has become a long-standing actor in the socially responsible investing field, now representing over 300 global institutional investors coordinating shareholder engagement on social and[…]
Shareholders for Change (SfC), a European network of institutional investors committed to responsible and active ownership, expresses deep concern regarding the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s recent policy decision to allow companies to exclude shareholder proposals from proxy materials without obtaining the regulator’s prior substantive review or approval, in most cases. This shift marks a[…]
Etica Funds, Italian member of SfC , in collaboration with the international coalition Stop Killer Robots, has issued an urgent call to the global financial community: it’s time to promote international regulation of autonomous weapon systems. Rising geopolitical tensions are fueling a new technological arms race, characterized by the deployment of emerging military technologies – drones,[…]
The SfC Summer Meeting 2025 provided an opportunity for in-person active engagement with Pirelli and to continue the discussion among SfC members of the critical shareholding working group. The engagement with Pirelli Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is an Italian multinational based in the city of Milan and one of the largest tyre manufacturers. During the meeting,[…]
On April 24, SfC – Fondazione Finanza Etica (FFE), an Italian member of Shareholders for Change (SfC), opened its 2024 critical shareholding season by speaking at the annual general meeting (AGM) of insurance giant Generali in Trieste. Representing also other SfC-affiliated investors — including ABS, Ecofi, FormaFutura, fair-finance, and Sanso — the foundation used the occasion to continue pressing Generali on[…]
Andrew Behar, CEO of As You Sow The importance of proxy voting continues to grow, particularly in light of increasing shareholder investment in mutual funds, both actively and passively managed, in the US and the EU. A key issue is the influence of proxy advisory firms, which guide institutional investors’ voting decisions. These firms have a[…]
On 31 January, Italian SfC member Fondazione Finanza Etica attended the annual general meeting of ThyssenKrupp as a representative of Shareholders for Change and together with the Dachverband der Kritischen Aktionärinnen und Aktionäre, the German critical shareholders association. ThyssenKrupp has always opposed the introduction of stricter internal assessments on arms exports and has never provided clear information to rule out[…]
In March 2023, Shareholders for Change alongside other 20 Swiss and international institutional investors sent a co-signed letter on Human Rights and Environmental due diligence to members of the Swiss Parliament. Our request was to adopt a comprehensive human rights and environmental due diligence legislation in Switzerland just like Germany did at the beginning of the year with[…]
Ökoworld, an asset manager pioneer in the field of sustainable investment, joined SfC in December 2024. By joining Shareholders for Change, ÖKOWORLD is further expanding its engagement activities. ‘It carries more weight when 20 institutional investors act together and fight for positive change in companies,’ says the company in a press release. ‘We want to[…]