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Ethos has published the summary reports of the Swiss and international Ethos Engagement Pools (EEP) for 2022. These reports present the dialogue activities carried out by Ethos with listed companies on environmental, social and governance issues. Detailed reports are however only available for members of e…

In a letter co-signed by 21 Swiss and international institutional investors, the Ethos Foundation urges the Swiss parliament and the Federal Council to strengthen the environmental and human rights obligations of Swiss companies.

The Ethos Foundation acknowledges of the takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS and regrets a huge waste for the shareholders and the Swiss economy as a whole.

The 2023 general meetings (AGM) season will begin on March 7 with Novartis. After three years behind closed doors, the traditional AGMs will resume their rights. However, the threat of virtual meetings already hangs over this new season. Novartis indeed proposes to its shareholders to include in its articl…

Ethos and its partner EthicsGrade have examined how the largest listed companies in Switzerland manage issues related to digitalisation, be it data protection, the use of artificial intelligence or the environmental and social impact of their digital systems. While progress has been made compared to last y…

Ethos announces the appointment of three new members to its executive management. Aurora Mouturat-Sorensen, who joins the company, will be responsible for the proxy voting at general meetings as well as for ESG and engagement services with listed companies in Switzerland. David Jeannet and Matthias Narr, m…

Ethos and several local specialists join forces to provide analyses and voting recommendations for the general meetings of the largest listed companies in Europe.

To prevent any deterioration of shareholder rights linked to the revision of Swiss law on public limited companies, the Ethos Foundation is strengthening its voting guidelines for the 2023 annual general meeting (AGM) season. Ethos fears in particular a transfer of power from the AGM to the board of direct…