News
January / 01.2022
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- Corporate Governance
- Dialogue
26.01.2022Carried out with the help of EthicsGrade, a UK-based company specialising in corporate digital responsibility ratings, this study examined the practices of the 48 largest listed companies in Switzerland (SMI Expanded). The results show that companies still lack transparency about their digital practices an…
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- Sustainable development
- Responsible investment
24.01.2022The Foundation Ethos is concerned about a decision that could go against the very original purpose of the taxonomy, which is to direct investments towards activities that have a favorable impact on the environment.
December / 12.2021
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- General meetings
- Corporate Governance
16.12.2021The 21st edition of its proxy voting guidelines and corporate governance principles is an opportunity to strengthen the sustainability and diversity requirements of the Ethos Foundation. The criteria for approving a sustainability or a climate report submitted to shareholder approval have been detailed. In…
November / 11.2021
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- Responsible investment
25.11.2021The FNG label is only awarded to funds which meet the quality standards for sustainable investments as defined by the Nachhaltige Geldanlagen Forum and which have been verified by an independent audit of the University of Hamburg. This certification contributes to the recognition of Ethos’ 25 years of expe…
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- Dialogue
18.11.2021The annual meetings of the Swiss and International Ethos Engagement Pools took place this Thursday in Bern to review the dialogue activities carried out in 2021 and to define the priority areas for next year.
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- General meetings
15.11.2021Roche shareholders are due to vote on November 26 on the agreement to repurchase 53.3 million Roche shares from Novartis. While Ethos agrees that the exit of Roche’s main competitor from its capital makes sense, it considers that the option chosen is not in the interest of minority shareholders given that…
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- Responsible investment
09.11.2021As states from around the world gather in Glasgow for COP26 to try to find solutions to the climate crisis, the authors of a study published on Tuesday measure for the first time the investments required for the largest industrial companies listed in Switzerland to reduce their net greenhouse gas emissions…
September / 09.2021
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- Dialogue
16.09.2021Ethos has collected international best practices in the fight against deforestation and summarised them in an Engagement Paper published today. On behalf of the 71 members of its international shareholder dialogue programme, Ethos will initially engage 7 multinational companies particularly exposed to defo…