Networks & Partnerships

Ethos participates in various networks, is member of different organisations and collaborates with partners:

Codes and Declarations

Organisations

Investor Initiatives

Partnerships

Ethos adheres to or is a signatory of the following codes or declarations:

• Principles for Responsible Investment UN PRI
• UK Stewardship Code
• ASIP Charter

The Ethos Foundation is member of the following associations and networks.

In Switzerland:

• Association of Swiss Pension Funds ASIP
• Chamber for a Social and Solidary Economy APRES-GE
• Corporate Justice
• Profonds
• Swiss Association for ecological Management ÖBU
• Swisscleantech
• Transparency International Switzerland

Outside Switzerland:

• Association for Ethics and Investment (France)
• European Sustainable & Responsible Investment Forum Eurosif
• Expert Corporate Governance Service ECGS
• French Association of Corporate Governance AFGE
• Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility ICCR
• International Corporate Governance Network ICGN
• Sustainable & Responsible Investment Forum FNG

Ethos collaborates with the following organisations:

• CWC Committee on Workers' Capital

As far as possible, Ethos tries to participate to international investor initiatives mobilised on environmental and social issues. Ethos is member or signatory of the following investor initiatives:

• Freedom of Expression and Internet (Reporters without Borders)
• Carbon Disclosure Project CDP
• Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative EITI
• Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change IIGCC

Asset Management SRI

In its socially responsible investment (SRI) fund management activities, Ethos cooperates with the following financial institutions and consultants:

• Investment Funds: Pictet & Cie, Vontobel Asset Management and Raiffeisen
• Fund of Private Equity Funds: Unigestion

Shareholder Proxy Services

Ethos provides in-house analyses of the agendas of general meetings of Swiss listed companies. For non-Swiss companies, the underlying research is made by the following partners:

• Europe: The local partners of the network Expert Corporate Governance Service (ECGS) of which Ethos is the Swiss member. The other ECGS-members are DSW, Proxinvest and Shareholder Support.
• North America: Groupe Investissement Responsable (GIR), Montreal
• Asia/Pacific: Sustainable Investment Research Consultant (SIRIS), Melbourne

Dialogue with Boards and Management of Companies

Ethos engages in constructive dialogue with the management of investee companies. To this effect, Ethos may cooperate in various partnerships on an occasional base. Presently, Ethos collaborates with PhiTrust Active Investors in Paris.