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[…]
The second phase of the engagement delivered positive results (except for metal recycling). But there is still room for improvement. Our second research, “Rare metals supply chains“, published by our member Meeschaert Asset Management on behalf of SfC, evidenced potential social and environmental controversies in the supply chains of rare earths (such as Neodymium[…]
On December 11th and 12th, Shareholders for Change’s members gathered at the headquarters of Banca Etica in Padua for our annual winter meeting. During the winter meeting, we had the opportunity to discuss the successes of the current year’s engagements and plan 2024 activities. On the first day, we had the pleasure to have[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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.[…]