Item 3 on the agenda: Approval of the actions of the Executive Board for the 2024 financial year
The Association of Ethical Shareholders Germany proposes that formal approval of the actions of the members of the Executive Board be denied.
Reason:
The Executive Board continues to fail to adequately fulfil its human rights and environmental due diligence obligations.
Export and commercialisation of pesticides that are harmful to health and banned in the EU
Alzchem is one of the companies that continues to export pesticides that are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction and have therefore not been authorised in the EU for a long time. Weiterlesen
Permanent link to this article: https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/alzchem-en/export-and-commercialisation-of-pesticides-that-are-harmful-to-health-and-banned-in-the-eu-our-countermotion/
The Association of Ethical Shareholders Germany proposes that the appropriation of profit proposed by the Board of Executive Directors and the Supervisory Board be rejected.
Rationale:
The dividend is too high. BASF must invest significantly more in its own sites in order to create prospects for the future – especially at the Ludwigshafen site – in order to consistently move away from dependence on climate-damaging energies and achieve its own climate targets. It simply doesn’t add up when the Board of Executive Directors talks about a crisis, announces ever-increasing savings programs and job cuts, but still wants to pay out over 2 billion euros in dividends and benefits from government subsidies. Weiterlesen
Permanent link to this article: https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/basf-se/violation-of-human-rights-climate-and-environmental-due-diligence-obligations-our-countermotions/
Dear Mr Kaeser, dear Mr Bruch, dear members of the Managing Board and Supervisory Board, dear shareholders,
My name is Vladimir Slivyak, I work for the Russian non-governmental organization Ecodefense, which has been campaigning for safe energy and climate protection for the last 35 years. Because of this work, Ecodefense was falsely accused and persecuted by the Russian Government. In 2022, the European Court on Human Rights ruled that the Russian Government violated our rights (see “Ecodefense and others v Russia” 9988/13). Unfortunately, my colleagues and I had to leave Russia in order to avoid going to prison.
It’s nearly three years since Russia started unprovoked and bloody war in Ukraine which turned to be the largest war in European history since the second world war. Weiterlesen
Permanent link to this article: https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/siemens-energy-2/but-one-thing-you-should-get-very-clear-money-coming-from-russia-is-bloody-money-speech-by-vladimir-slivyak-ecodefense/
Do you know the hot air you feel when you open your oven? That heat that feels like it will burn you instantly? Now, imagine being exposed to that feeling, not for just 10 seconds when you check on a cake, but for 24 hours straight. For 4 months. This is the reality of a summer in the Sahrawi refugee camps.
My name is Zeina, I’m 20 years old, and I was born in a refugee camp. Now, you might ask yourself, “Why was she born in a refugee camp?” and “Why has she continued to live in a place meant to be temporary, for two decades?” Weiterlesen
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Regarding Agenda Item 3: To ratify the acts of the members of the Executive Board
The Association of Ethical Shareholders Germany requests that the acts of the members of the Executive Board not be ratified.
Rationale:
The Executive Board is not taking the necessary measures to achieve its long-term climate targets and is not fulfilling its human rights due diligence obligation.
Insufficient measures for climate protection: High emissions coupled with implausible climate targets
Although Siemens Energy has certainly recognized its responsibility, but also its own opportunities in the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies, the targets for achieving true climate neutrality are not plausible. Weiterlesen
Permanent link to this article: https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/siemens-energy-2/short-term-profit-from-fossil-fuels-instead-of-long-term-prospects-for-the-future-our-countermotions/
On 8 November 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced she would introduce a proposal to amend three key pillars of the European Green Deal through an Omnibus law: the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and the Taxonomy Regulation.
As members of civil society, human rights and environmental defenders, trade unions and climate activists, we call on the European Commission to actively protect these EU corporate accountability laws, reaffirm the official timeline for their transposition and implementation, and be fully transparent about the Omnibus process.
The European Union must show leadership in the protection of human rights, environment and climate, and prevent further setbacks to corporate accountability. Weiterlesen
Permanent link to this article: https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/human-rights-due-diligence/omnibus-proposal-will-create-costly-confusion-and-lower-protection-for-people-and-the-planet/
My name is Gianfranco D’Eramo, I am speaking on behalf of the Italian action alliance Custodi del Bosco d’Arneo.
Since 2012 Porsche manages the Nardo’ Technical Centre (NTC) in the Apulia region of Southern Italy. The NTC, known as “the Ring,” has over 20 test tracks, 40 workshops, and various accessory services that provide top conditions for developing and testing activities. When it took over the NTC, Porsche also committed to preserve the Bosco d’Arneo, a 500-hectare oak-tree forest that hosts the NTC premises. This forest is centuries old and due to its rich biodiversity it is part of the network of protected areas safeguarded by EU Law. Weiterlesen
Permanent link to this article: https://www.kritischeaktionaere.de/en/porsche/stop-the-bulldozers-once-and-for-all-speech-by-gianfranco-deramo-custodi-del-bosco-darneo/
Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed shareholders and executives of BASF,
Allow me to paint a picture for you. Imagine a nine-year-old girl, surrounded by her loving family at the dinner table—mom, dad, and older brother. They’re sharing stories and laughter, basking in the warmth of their togetherness. Then, the phone rings, shattering the tranquility. You see, that call brought news of a man—a husband, a father, a hardworking employee—called to duty to serve his employers. But instead of returning home to his family, he met a violent end, killed in cold blood and lit up in flames. His story, once one of love and dedication, was reduced to a footnote—a mere “necessary sacrifice” in the pursuit of profit and production – by Lonmin, by Sibanye-Stillwater, by BASF. Weiterlesen
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