http://www.ethosfund.ch Ethos News - Ethos, Swiss Foundation for Sustainable Development en-UKSat, 4 Feb 2012 05:09:10 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=25748 of the 100 largest Swiss listed companies will propose an advisory vote of their executive remuneration at their 2012 annual general meeting (up from 45 in 2011). This progress is the result of long term constructive dialogue between Ethos and ...Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=256Ethos' two latest quarterly reports include the Ethos Quarterly and Ethos Investment Focus. The Ethos Quarterly presents an overview of current issues in the fields of responsible investment and active shareholding. Highlights include: ...Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=255Ethos publishes a new edition of its corporate governance principles and proxy voting guidelines. The 2012 version reinforces the attention paid to environmental and social challenges facing companies. The new edition specifies that when the ...Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=254The largest listed companies in Switzerland are committed to fighting corruption. However, major differences are observed in the implementation of anti-corruption policies. This particularly relates to issues not sufficiently regulated under Swiss ...Fri, 9 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=253For the development of its Geneva office, Ethos Services is looking for a: Head Environmental -amp; Social Sustainability: Job Description – Specifications of the Position Furthermore, to complete its Corporate-Governance-Team during the season ...Fri, 2 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=252Thirty-four of Switzerland's 100 largest listed companies have set CO2 emissions reduction targets. For most of the companies concerned, the targets extend no further than 2012 – long-term strategies remain the exception. This is one of the ...Tue, 1 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=251Ethos' two latest quarterly reports include the Ethos Quarterly and Ethos Investment Focus. The Ethos Quarterly presents an overview of current issues in the fields of responsible investment and active shareholding. Highlights include: ...Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=250Ethos' two latest quarterly reports include the Ethos Quarterly and Ethos Investment Focus. The Ethos Quarterly presents an overview of current issues in the fields of responsible investment and active shareholding. Highlights include: ...Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=249The total remuneration paid to the boards and the executive management of the Swiss listed companies included in the financial sector rose by 8%, while it remained stable in the other sectors. The 2010 executive remuneration survey of Ethos ...Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=248Ethos' two latest quarterly reports include the Ethos Quarterly and Ethos Investment Focus. The Ethos Quarterly presents an overview of current issues in the fields of responsible investment and active shareholding. Highlights include: ...Mon, 2 May 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=247Ethos opposes the proposals placed by the UK hedge fund Elliott Advisors in the agenda of Actelion's annual general meeting to be held on 5 May 2011. Actelion is a Swiss biotech company included in the Swiss SMI Index. The hedge fund's objective is ...Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=246Ethos opposes the creation of conditional capital corresponding to 42% of the issued capital at Credit Suisse to back the issuance of Contingent Convertible Bonds (CoCos). This operation aims at securing the necessary capital in particular for the ...Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=245Ethos, together with an international coalition of leading socially responsible investors, led in the USA by Christian Brothers Investment Services (CBIS), will oppose the BP annual report and accounts as well as certain members of BP's Safety, ...Thu, 7 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=244Ethos is one of the first Swiss institutional investors to announce its support for the UK Stewardship Code. This code is a self regulation code that investors should adopt in their stewardship duties with regard to asset ownership and management. ...Fri, 4 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=243At today's Annual General Meeting of Novartis, 39% of the shareholders did not approve the remuneration system: 61% voted for, 38.3% opposed and 0.7% abstained. Ethos as well as several investors and consultants recommended to oppose the ...Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=242Ethos cannot approve the remuneration system of Novartis put to the vote at the annual general meeting of the company to be held on 22 February 2011. Executive remuneration is not in the long term interests of shareholders. In particular, the ...Fri, 4 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=241US, UK and other global investors in BP, among whom Ethos, have agreed to work together to hold BP accountable following last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result and to give BP more time to address investor concerns a planned ...Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=24033 out of the 100 largest Swiss listed companies will implement an advisory vote of the remuneration report or system at their 2011 annual general meeting. In 2010, only twenty companies conducted such a vote. This progression is due in particular ...Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=239Ethos' two latest quarterly reports include the Ethos Quarterly and Ethos Investment Focus. The Ethos Quarterly presents an overview of current issues in the fields of responsible investment and active shareholding. Highlights include: ...Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.ethosfund.ch/e/news-publications/news.asp?code=238A new survey by the Ethos Foundation and Raiffeisen Switzerland shows that 39 of the 100 largest listed companies in Switzerland have set concrete objectives to reduce CO2 emissions or are about to do so. 58 of the 100 companies contacted ...Tue, 9 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0100