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Social washing “is becoming a giant headache for ESG investors”. Bloomberg argued this upon taking up the recent analysis by Arthur Krebbers, Head of the Sustainable Finance Area at NatWest Markets, the Investment Banking division of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. What is “social washing”? The expression is reminiscent of “greenwashing”, a well-known topic […]

With a view to a sustainable economic recovery, Etica Funds has signed an open letter to EU leaders to implement concrete actions for sustainable development after the COVID-19 emergency and to accelerate the transition to a zero-emission economy in line with the Paris Agreement and the EU’s goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050. The […]

To hear about ESG risk, we reached out to Paolo Capelli, Head of Risk Management at Etica – an asset management company which offers socially responsible investment funds. In a context that has seen rapid growth in the offer of sustainable and responsible funds in recent years, Etica stands out for having made this approach its exclusive […]

“We speak with Arianna Magni, Head of the Institutional and International Business Development Department at Etica Sgr – the only Italian asset management company that, since its launch in 2000, exclusively offers sustainable and responsible mutual funds to private and institutional investors, with the aim of representing the values of ethical finance in financial markets. […]

Coronavirus, the scenario and the positioning of the funds of Etica. In light of what is happening on the financial markets in Italy and across the world, we are writing to share with you some thoughts about the current situation and the positioning of our portfolios. Scenario Between the end of 2019 and the start […]

Regarding tax transparency among corporations, Etica Funds has signed the investor letter to the OECD for action on the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project (BEPS) and on Country-by-Country reporting (CbCR). The document incorporates many of the issues contained in another letter signed by Etica Funds and sent last year to the American Financial Accounting […]

The carbon footprint is a calculation of the climate change gases emitted by a product, organization or individual. We use this rigorous assessment of sustainability to give us an accurate measure of the environmental impact of our investments, which is taken into account during our analysis of securities. The environmental impact of our investments Etica […]

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 […]