Buy shares, join campaigns and change big companies and the world for the better.
OPEN AN ACCOUNTBig companies have an outsized impact when it comes to climate, nature and social issues. Changing these companies is the key to having a big impact on the world.
With SIX, you don’t need to feel powerless anymore. it only takes a handful of people to make companies change for the better.
SIX and our campaign partners (like Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), unions and ethical advisors) research and identify companies that could make a huge positive impact for people and planet by adopting changes to its business.
Join these campaigns by buying shares in the target company through the SIX app. Once you've joined the campaign, you will be automatically updated on any progress via email.
Even a handful of shareholders coming together pushes company decision-makers (such as the sustainability and investor relations team) to start engaging with the campaign demands! As our numbers increase, we can take more action - like getting into the boardroom to meet with Executives.
When we reach 100 shareholders, we unlock the right to lodge a resolution - a formal item for discussion - at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Now that we've unlocked our shareholder power, SIX’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) team collaborate with our campaign partners, NGOs and experts to ensure the proposals and demands in our resolution are well informed and also speak the language of big business. We also engage with big institutional investors (e.g. super funds and proxy holders). We want their support at the AGM, to have them vote for our resolution!
We engage with the target company, organising meetings with company decision-makers. We’ll be transparent with our community about how this engagement goes. If the company agrees to our demands, we can choose to withdraw our shareholder resolution - and celebrate the win!
We attend the AGM and push the company for change in the bright spotlight of this important annual company event often held towards the end of the calendar year. AGMs are a key moment to hold the board accountable for their lack of action, in front of the media and other shareholders.
A vote will be held to determine if the resolution passes at the AGM. High shareholder support pushes the company to address the issue. In countries where shareholder activism is more common than Australia, a vote over 15% would be strong enough to prompt a company to start taking action.