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January / 01.2022

November / 11.2020

    • Sustainable development
    19.11.2020

    How to finance a climate friendly economy? The Swiss Sustainable Finance report published today presents a range of solutions available to achieve this goal. There are two contributions from Ethos in this report: the benefits of shareholder engagement and the evolution of Swiss environmental legislation in…

May / 05.2020

    • Sustainable development
    • Events
    25.05.2020

    The B Corp label attests to the positive social and environmental impact of Ethos on society. It rewards almost 25 years of commitment to responsible investment and promotion of a stable and sustainable socio-economic environment for the benefit of present and future civil society. With 109 points, Ethos r…

March / 03.2020

    • Sustainable development
    • Dialogue
    • Responsible investment
    30.03.2020

    The board of Ethos Foundation has decided to amend the eight Socially Responsible Investment principles of Ethos. All companies that generate more than 5% of their turnover with unconventional oil and gas are now excluded from the investment universe. Companies that transport these energy sources by oil or…

December / 12.2019

November / 11.2019

    • Sustainable development
    • Responsible investment
    12.11.2019

    Ethos welcomes the publication of Boston Common Asset Management's fifth study on climate risk management by the world's major banks. This new study shows that the measures taken by the banks remain largely insufficient. Ethos has participated in this international initiative and is engaging in dialogue on…

September / 09.2019

June / 06.2019

    • Sustainable development
    • Events
    • Responsible investment
    17.06.2019

    While the members of the Swiss lower house were approving the counter-proposal to the responsible business initiative, Ethos Foundation organised a conference and debate on Thursday 13th June 2019 in Bern on the topic of "multinational companies and respect for human rights: ethical, economic and political…