Foreign companies

On July 15, 2009 Etica SGR voted in the shareholders’ meeting. The company is a British based large retailer. We voted for every item in the agenda except from two (voted against and abstention).

On July 03, 2009 Etica SGR voted in the company’s general meeting. Tesco is a British medium-large retailer. Etica SGR, together with the other institutional investors, voted against the approval of the remuneration report reaching a total of 40% in the pool.

The shareholders’ meeting was held in London on April 30, 2009. Etica SGR voted against the approval of the management’s retribution plan and abstained from the vote about the financing of the political parties due to a limited disclosure about the issue.

Etica SGR voted in the shareholders’ meeting of the American world leader in networking devices and services held on November 13, 2008. With more than 50.000 shares Etica SGR supported the motion advanced by Boston Common Asset Management with the aim of overcoming the internet fragmentation which is the threat of using company’s instruments to […]

On April 22, 2008 Etica SGR voted in the company’s general meeting. Swisscom is the Italian Fastweb’s parent company. Etica SGR voted for the following items in the agenda: approval of the annual financial statements, board of directors renewal, adjustments to the articles of association. The vote has been completed with the collaboration of the […]

Etica SGR, with its V.R. funds, is an Eli Lilly’s shareholder and took part in the general meeting held  last April. We voted against the new stock option plan and its new higher limits while we voted for a motion proposing higher disclosure about American politicians financing. Etica SGR, during the shareholders’ meeting, enjoyed the […]

Etica SGR took part in the shareholders’ meeting of the English world leader in TLC Vodafone. The meeting was held in London on July, 24 2007. With more than a million shares Etica SGR voted for every item in the agenda (financial statement approval, board of directors renewal and remuneration plan), yet the company asked […]

Etica SGR voted in the shareholders’ meeting of this large American pharmaceutical company held on April 16, 2007. With about 80,000 shares, Etica SGR voted for three shareholder resolutions proposed by minority shareholders: Peta (association for animal rights), Adrian Dominican Sisters (religious organization part of  ICCR, www.iccr.org) e CalPERS (California retirement fund). Peta asked Eli […]

Etica SGR voted in the Cisco Systems’ general meeting held on November 15, 2005 in San Josè, California. Cisco System is the American based world leader in internet networking. With more than 60,000 shares, Etica SGR voted: • Against the board of directors renewal because the current management lead the company out of the ethical portfolio. […]