IFZ Swiss Stewardship Forum 2026

The IFZ Swiss Stewardship Forum brings together owners, asset managers, proxy voters, issuers, and academics to discuss current challenges, regulatory developments, and practical solutions in the areas of stewardship, active ownership, and sustainable finance. The forum focuses on current corporate governance issues as well as recent developments in proxy voting, ESG engagements, and the role of asset managers in fulfilling their fiduciary responsibilities.

The event explores how investors can effectively exercise their shareholder rights, what is expected of modern and responsible corporate governance, and how active ownership can help address sustainability, climate, and governance challenges. In addition to the latest research findings and regulatory trends, best practices from the field will be presented and discussed. The forum’s goal is to promote dialogue among investors, companies, banks, proxy advisors, and academia, and to jointly generate momentum for effective, transparent, and forward-looking stewardship practices.