Engagement

On 3rd May 2013 Etica Sgr joined for the first time the AGM of Sanofi, the French multinational pharmaceutical company. Etica Sgr voted in favor of all Ordinary Meeting agenda items: Etica Sgr has considered positively the company corporate governance structure, which is in line with the main international best practice, as the separation between […]

On 23th April 2013 Etica Sgr joined for the first time the AGM of Carrefour, the French multinational retailer. Etica Sgr voted in favor of all agenda items: Etica Sgr has considered positively the balanced dividend policy and the company corporate governance structure, which is in line with the main international best practice, as the […]

For the second year Etica Sgr joined Yoox‘s AGM, held in Milan on 19th April. It was voted in favor of all items in agenda and together with some socially responsible investors such as The Cooperative Bank (AUM 23 billion euros), Boston Common Asset Management (AUM 1,8 billion euros) and Tri-State Coalition, Etica stressed some […]

For the third year Etica Sgr joined Prysmian‘s AGM, held in Milan on 16th April. It was voted in favor of all items in agenda and together with some socially responsible investors such as The Cooperative Bank (AUM 23 billion euros), CREA and Ecofi Investissements (AUM 6,5 billion euros) Etica stressed some important ESG issues. […]

For the third year Etica Sgr joined Piaggio‘s AGM, held in Milan on 15th April. It was voted in favor of Annual Report and Remuneration Report and it was abstained from voting the Share Repurchase Program and Reissuance of Repurchased Shares (Etica wanted more details about the reasons) and it was voted against the point […]

For the first year, on April 5, 2013, Etica Sgr voted, through web platform, at the shareholder general meeting of Straumann, a Swiss Company operating in implant and restorative dentistry and oral tissue regeneration. It was voted in favor of all items in agenda, except for the proposal concerning the election of one Director out […]

For the third time, on November 15, 2012 Etica Sgr voted at each item on the agenda in Cisco shareholders’ meeting. It voted for the election of 10 among 13 Directors proposed, abstaining from the election of Mrs. Bartz and Mr. West because of the lack of a clear evidence of their “independent directors” status […]

In November 2012 Etica Sgr sent, together with 14 other members of the ICCR and PRI, a letter to the Chairman of the European Union’s International Trade Committee, containing some specific requests for European companies operating in Burma, where, despite improvements occurring from the perspective of human rights over recent years, there are still significant social criticalities. In particular, it […]

For the first year, on October 24, 2012, Etica Sgr voted, through web platform, at the general meeting of shareholders of Symantec, an American global computer security software corporation, which is present in Etica’s funds ​​as the best performer in its sector. Etica SGR voted against the election of two directors out of a total […]