Engagement

On April 22, 2008 Etica SGR voted in the company’s general meeting. Swisscom is the Italian Fastweb’s parent company. Etica SGR voted for the following items in the agenda: approval of the annual financial statements, board of directors renewal, adjustments to the articles of association. The vote has been completed with the collaboration of the […]

Etica SGR, with its V.R. funds, is an Eli Lilly’s shareholder and took part in the general meeting held  last April. We voted against the new stock option plan and its new higher limits while we voted for a motion proposing higher disclosure about American politicians financing. Etica SGR, during the shareholders’ meeting, enjoyed the […]

Etica SGR took part in the shareholders’ meeting of the English world leader in TLC Vodafone. The meeting was held in London on July, 24 2007. With more than a million shares Etica SGR voted for every item in the agenda (financial statement approval, board of directors renewal and remuneration plan), yet the company asked […]

Etica SGR joined, thanks to its investments with V.R. funds, the company’s general meeting held on May 3, 2007 in Fabriano. Indesit Company is the second largest home appliances manufacturer. During the meeting Etica SGR asked for more information and disclosure about the variable remuneration and bonus for the CEO and the Chairman. The dialogue with […]

Etica SGR voted in the shareholders’ meeting of this large American pharmaceutical company held on April 16, 2007. With about 80,000 shares, Etica SGR voted for three shareholder resolutions proposed by minority shareholders: Peta (association for animal rights), Adrian Dominican Sisters (religious organization part of  ICCR, www.iccr.org) e CalPERS (California retirement fund). Peta asked Eli […]

Etica Sgr, shareholder of Indesit Company, attended the company’s general meeting held in Fabriano (AN) on May 4th 2006. In particular, Etica Sgr intervened on the first agenda item (approval of the balance sheet) asking for more transparency on environmental certification for companies’ plants. As a result, Indesit Company, included all the information requested by […]

Etica Sgr participated to Telecom’s shareholder meeting held in Milan on April 13th 2006. In particular, Etica Sgr intervened asking further information about the remuneration plan (bonuses) of  managers Tronchetti Provera, Ruggiero e Buora. As a result, Etica Sgr obtained a series of meetings with the management and estabilished a good dialog with the company, […]

Etica SGR voted in the Cisco Systems’ general meeting held on November 15, 2005 in San Josè, California. Cisco System is the American based world leader in internet networking. With more than 60,000 shares, Etica SGR voted: • Against the board of directors renewal because the current management lead the company out of the ethical portfolio. […]

Etica SGR presented a shareholder resolution to the pharmaceutical company’s general meeting about higher disclosure about the political parties financing. Etica SGR supported a shareholder resolution presented by SEIU Trust, one of the larger American union, together with religious shareholders part of ICCR network. In December, during a conference call with the active shareholders (SEIU, […]