Slides from a session at the NCVO Campaigning Conference 2018, presented by Colette G St-Onge

1. Why Campaign Through Investors?
Colette G. St-Onge, ShareAction
colette@shareaction.org
@colettebhr | @shareactionuk

2. 1. Why does ShareAction exist?
“Our vision is a world where ordinary savers
and institutional investors work together
to ensure our communities and environment
are safe and sustainable for all.”
@colettebhr | @shareactionuk

3. 2. Why do we work through the investment
system?
@colettebhr | @shareactionuk

4. 3. Who do we target and why?
Assetowners
private pension
schemes that hold
people’s retirement
savings
insurance companies
that protect the future
of investments
asset managers who
coordinate how our
savings are invested
to grow
banks that hold
other savings and
lend to people and
businesses
listed
companies
that
depend on
investments
to operate
and impact
the people
and world
around us
@colettebhr | @shareactionuk

5. 4. Why is this tactic effective?
We target decision makers and the people who have a financial
stake to influence the decisions that either secure, or gamble, a
safe and sustainable future for our communities and
environment.
@colettebhr | @shareactionuk

6. 5. What does this look like in practice?
@colettebhr | @shareactionuk

7. 6. How can you campaign through the
investment system?
• Use AGM activism to challenge the bosses of the
world’s largest companies on their terrain
• Use Pension Power to engage your pension
scheme or help your supporters do the same
• Engage institutional investors around key
campaign issues that have a financial risk as well
as a risk to people and planet
• If you have investments (such as an endowment)
then you can join the Charities Responsible
Investment Network (CRIN)
@colettebhr | @shareactionuk
We’re here!
We are a
member
based
charity and
support
many orgs
to use these
tactics to
campaign

8. Any questions?
Colette G. St-Onge, ShareAction
colette@shareaction.org
@colettebhr | @shareactionuk