Social and governance

Last August ICCR members sent a letter to 34 companies, both listed and unlisted, operating in the food sector, mass distribution and the media, to raise their awareness on the problem of childhood obesity. The initiative’s leader is the American responsible management company Boston Common Asset Management, one of the main partners of Etica SGR’s […]

This initiative concerns the topic of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and the agreement made between Europe and the United States known as TTIP (Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership) or also TAFTA (TransAtlantic Free Trade Agreement), i.e. the agreement regarding free trade between the two continents. The members of ICCR prepared a letter to be sent to […]

Three major incidents have occurred at clothing factories in Bangladesh in the last six months (in November, April and May), causing a total of 1,500 deaths and more than 1,000 injuries. The ICCR network has taken steps to prepare an investor statement on the issue of human rights, particularly on health and safety in the workplace along the supply chain […]

In line with what has been done since 2007, on 26 September 2014 Etica SGR joined the “Cotton” campaign to raise the awareness of the Uzbek government and to ask it to stop the incessant human rights violations of both children and adults. The campaign was promoted by various organisations for the defence of human […]

Etica Sgr has joined a specific awareness-raising campaign promoted by ICCR (Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility) on the issues of human trafficking and forced labour. The initiative, launched on 10 December 2013 to coincide with the World Human Rights Day, aims to encourage companies, particularly those operating in the agri-food and hospitality sectors, to implement policies and management […]

In May 2013 Etica Sgr, together with a group of investor members of the PRI, sent a letter to some UK companies belonging to the FTSE 100 with the aim of raising the awareness of UK companies about disclosure in relation to funding and donations to political parties and membership in political lobbies. The letter asked the UK […]

In August 2012 Etica Sgr, together with 49 members of ICCR, sent a letter to the President of the SEC, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which proposed to include some rules for US Companies that have suppliers of minerals in Congo and in another nine neighbouring countries: several cases of violation of human rights, particularly involving forced […]

In May 2012 Etica Sgr joined the Supply Chain Questionnaire Project, promoted by CREA (Center for Reflection, Education and Action): the initiative involves sending companies a questionnaire, consisting of 80 questions, useful for gaining a more thorough understanding of their policies and management systems relating to respect for human rights along the supply chain. In November 2012 Etica Sgr […]

Etica Sgr joined the Senior Gender Diversity initiative in June 2010, together with 8 members of the PRI (Pax World, Calvert, Boston Trust, The Co-operative Asset Management, Batirente, Vancity Investments, Folksam and FIR Capital). The aim of the initiative is to improve the company policies in relation to gender diversity on Boards of Directors and in top management: […]