Regarding Agenda Item 2: To resolve on the appropriation of the net income
The Association of Ethical Shareholders Germany requests that the proposal by the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board on the appropriation of the net income be rejected.
Rationale:
With a payout ratio of around 76 per cent, the dividend is unreasonably high and sends a fatal signal in view of the dramatically worsening climate crisis. We demand that the dividend be massively reduced and that the funds freed up be invested entirely in socio-ecological transformation and the expansion of climate-friendly technologies and measures.
While Siemens Energy continues to benefit from a boom in fossil gas technologies, it is primarily people in the Global South who bear the devastating consequences of the climate crisis. Weiterlesen
Permanent link to this article: https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/siemens-energy-2/fossil-fuel-dead-end-instead-of-climate-friendly-investments-our-countermotions/
Countermotion for agenda item 2: resolution on the allocation of retained earnings
The Association of Ethical Shareholders Germany proposes to reject the allocation of retained earnings suggested by the board of directors and the supervisory board.
Thyssenkrupp should not distribute the amount of €93,379,761.15 (€0.15 per share) as a dividend, but instead use it for investments that secure the company’s future viability, accelerate the achievement of climate goals, and preserve jobs. While the company is in crisis, revenue continues to decline, jobs are being cut, and further layoffs are looming, the board of directors and supervisory board still wish to pay out a dividend. Weiterlesen
Permanent link to this article: https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/thyssenkrupp-en/dividends-and-bonuses-despite-crisis-and-layoffs-our-countermotions/
Our partner Brown Matloko, an environmental activist from Wonderkop in South Africa, has launched a petition to reinforce our joint demand that the mining company Sibanye-Stillwater ensure clean air and drinking water for the affected mining communities in Marikana. BASF must also continue to exert its influence, as it continues to source platinum from Sibanye-Stillwater. As no improvements have been achieved on the ground despite BASF’s commitment, Brown Matloko has now officially filed a complaint against BASF under the Supply Chain Act.
Despite years of efforts by BASF and platinum supplier Sibanye-Stillwater, there have been no substantial improvements in the precarious living conditions in the mining communities around Marikana in South Africa. Weiterlesen
Permanent link to this article: https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/sibanye-stillwater-ltd/petition-for-environmental-and-social-justice-in-marikana/
On 7 October 2025, experts, trade unionists and activists from Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Serbia, Mexico and Germany met in Berlin to discuss the future of corporate due diligence at the international conference ‘Due Diligence and Labour Rights – Quo Vadis?’. Organized by FEMNET e.V. together with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, the CorA network and the umbrella association of critical shareholders, the focus was on how the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) and the European CSDDD can actually contribute to improvements for workers along global supply chains.
Between Achievement and Attenuation
The participants agreed: Both the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) and the European directive CSDDD remain important advances for which many activists and organisations have fought for years. Weiterlesen
Permanent link to this article: https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/human-rights-due-diligence/supply-chain-laws-global-solidarity-instead-of-due-diligence-according-to-checklists/
International conference on 7 October 2025 in Berlin
The conference brings together experts, policymakers, trade union representatives, and civil society actors from Germany, Europe, and the Global South to discuss the current state and future of human rights due diligence. Over the course of the day, we will explore the implementation and impact of Germany’s Supply Chain Act and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), highlight the crucial role of trade unions, and exchange perspectives on challenges and best practices along global supply chains.
The conference language is English. Unless otherwise stated in the agenda, interpretation into German will be provided throughout the conference.Weiterlesen
Permanent link to this article: https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/human-rights-due-diligence/due-diligence-and-labor-rights-implementation-expectations-and-perspectives-along-the-supply-chain/
My name is Dina Ndleleni. I am 63 years old. I am an activist from the Women on Farms Project and former farm worker who for 53 years lived and/or worked on commercial table grape farms in De Doorns in the Hexriver Valley in the Western Cape, South Africa.
In July 2022, while working onMooigezicht Estates, I was poisoned with Dormex (which contains cyanamide). This has affected all aspects of my life. My lungs were so damaged that I lost my job and income because I was unable to work. I suffer from irreversible, chronic respiratory complaints which result in me being hospitalized a couple of times per year when I struggle to breathe and need artificial oxygen. Weiterlesen
Permanent link to this article: https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/alzchem-en/i-was-poisoned-with-dormex-while-working-speech-by-dina-ndleleni/
Good afternoon, Members of the Board, dear shareholders.
I am Gomotsegang Brown Matloko, I am from Wonderkop community in Marikana. I am speaking to you directly from South Africa, on the effectiveness or better: the lack of effectiveness of BASF’s human rights and environmental due diligence measures within its supply chain.
BASF rightly emphasizes its commitment to sustainability and responsible sourcing. These commitments are laudable on paper. However, the true measure of commitment and responsibility lies not in policy documents, but in tangible outcomes on the ground. Concerning the sourcing of platinum from Sibanye-Stillwater in South Africa, we see a significant and persistent gap between stated intentions and reality. Weiterlesen
Permanent link to this article: https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/basf-se/when-can-we-call-engagement-without-meaningful-change-inaction-speech-by-gomotsegang-brown-matloko-wonderkop-community/
Stakeholders sharply criticise BASF’s measures to implement human rights and environmental due diligence, especially in South Africa
Holding on to Harbour Energy implies co-responsibility for environmental and human rights violations in Argentina
Virtual format of the Annual General Meeting and disproportionate dividend proposal criticized
On the occasion of today’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of BASF, the Association of Ethical Shareholders Germany is calling on shareholders to refuse to approve key proposals of the management. In several countermotions, the association sharply criticises BASF’s unsustainable dividend policy, its implausible climate strategy and, above all, its inadequate response to human rights violations. Representatives of two communities that suffer directly from the consequences of BASF’s hunger for raw materials clearly illustrate these issues. Weiterlesen
Permanent link to this article: https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/basf-se/basf-does-not-fulfil-its-supply-chain-responsibility/
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