International campaigns

Too many hurdles and too much red tape on ESG investments: Etica Funds signs a letter to the United States Department of Labor (DOL). DOL’s ESG investment proposal The DOL presented a guideline that aims to clarify the application of fiduciary duties of prudence under the 1974 Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) for ESG […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

To support the just transition to an economy with a low impact on the climate: Etica Sgr has signed the statement of commitment. The initiative ‘Statement of Investor Commitment to Support a Just Transition on Climate Change’ came about as a result of the events we took part in with PRI e ICCR. This issue is fundamental to us, […]

Plastic Pollution: Etica Sgr is lending its support to “A line in the sand – The New Plastics Economy”, a global agreement to eliminate the problem at source. The signatories number around 250, including many of the leading manufacturers of plastic packaging and large multinational companies, governments, institutions, universities, and NGOs. “The proper use of resources is of […]