Engagement

Etica Sgr’s voting On the following items, Etica Sgr has made a vote that does not comply with management recommendations: 3.1. Report on remuneration policy and amounts paid: approval of the remuneration policy under Art. 123-ter, paragraph 3-bis, of Law Decree n° 58/1998 Etica Sgr voted against, because not all the criteria set out in […]

The vote of Etica Sgr On the following points Etica Sgr has expressed a vote not in line with management’s recommendations: Report on the remuneration policy and compensation paid – Approval of the first section (remuneration policy) Etica Sgr voted not in favour, because not all the requirements in the Engagement Policy are met. In […]

Plastic pollution: a global agreement – the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment – supported by Etica Funds and hundreds of entities including businesses, public bodies, associations and NGOs, calls on all stakeholders to reduce plastic packaging and eliminate the problem at source. In early November, two years after the signing of the agreement , the second […]

Plastic pollution: a global agreement supported by Etica SGR and hundreds of stakeholders, including businesses, public bodies, associations and NGOs, to reduce plastic packaging and eliminate the problem at source. Signatories of the Global Commitment, launched on 24 October 2018 by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation together with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), have almost […]

L’engagement rappresenta un elemento imprescindibile del modo di intendere e praticare gli investimenti responsabili. L’obiettivo di questa attività è condurre le imprese verso comportamenti più sostenibili, portandole ad assumere decisioni che prendono in considerazione anche tematiche sociali, ambientali e di buon governo (ESG) nelle proprie politiche aziendali. Tale scelta può portare benefici anche in termini finanziari sia dal punto […]

Riduzione dell’inquinamento da plastica: una sfida che abbiamo deciso di affrontare sottoscrivendo lo scorso ottobre un accordo globale per eliminare il problema alla fonte. Insieme a noi hanno firmato l’accordo molti dei principali produttori di imballaggi in plastica e grandi aziende multinazionali, nonchè governi, università e ONG. Oggi le organizzazioni che hanno sottoscritto l’accordo sono diventate 350 (+40% in meno di sei mesi). Tutte guidate dalla visione comune di un’economia circolare per la riduzione dell’inquinamento da plastica e la salvaguardia dei nostri Oceani.

Etica SGR has joined the Access to Medicine Index to recognise everyone’s universal right to access the best possible level of healthcare. This right has not been guaranteed to date since two billion people in the world do not have access to the medicine they need. This includes millions of individuals in low- and middle-income countries who die […]

What is engagement in the world of investment? By the term engagement we refer to the activity of dialogue between investors and businesses and the exercise of voting rights in relation to our equity investments. The aim of engagement is to establish a continuous and constructive dialogue over time on the questions of sustainability and […]

Shareholders for Change – SFC is a network of European institutional investors who, in their role as shareholders, engagement in dialogue with companies to influence and urge best practices and sustainable, responsible behaviours in the medium-long term.  The founding members of Shareholders for Change The founding members of Shareholders for Change are seven well-established firms based in several […]