Ecology AGM
Ecology Building Society Annual General Meeting 2010
Our 2010 AGM was held on Saturday 24 April at The Royal Agricultural College near Cirencester. In addition to the regular AGM business and voting during the morning, the afternoon included presentations from Jamie Hartzell, MD of Ethical Property Company who outlined ideas for improving the market in shares of social and ethical enterprises, and William Lana, MD of Greenfibres who examined ethics in the clothing sector. The event was complemented by a small "Green Market" of stalls to showcase local sustainable businesses and organisations.
The AGM was once again well attended by Ecology members. Registration and all voting procedures for the AGM were handled by Electoral Reform Services, giving members the option to cast their votes online via a secure server as well as by post. The total votes cast represent 19.3% of eligible voting members.
Please see the Photo Gallery page for photos of the day.
2010 AGM Voting Results
| Resolutions | For | Against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| To receive the Auditors' Report | 1,367 | 18 | 25 |
| To receive the Annual Report and Accounts | 1,369 | 23 | 18 |
| To re-appoint KPMG AUDIT PLC as auditors | 1,254 | 102 | 54 |
| To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 1,282 | 72 | 56 |
| To re-elect as Directors | |||
| To re-elect Paul Ellis | 1,348 | 40 | 22 |
| To re-elect Tony Taylor | 1,346 | 40 | 24 |
| To re-elect Pam Waring | 1,359 | 31 | 20 |
Slides from some of the presentations are available to download below in PDF form (see note):
- William Lana - "What Makes Clothing Ethical? (PDF, 3.5MB)
- Jamie Hartzell - "Towards an Ethical Stock Exchange (Talk) (PDF, 64K)
- Jamie Hartzell - "Towards an Ethical Stock Exchange (Slides) (PDF, 85K)
AGM Morning Session
Featuring all the formal proceedings from this year's Ecology AGM, including our Chair's statement, auditor's report on our year end accounts and an address by the Chief Executive covering some of our new initiatives. These include our new mini-website, www.ecostories.co.uk and added features to our Ecology Interactive Service.
- AGM Morning Session - (WMA, 8.0MB)
AGM Open Forum
Including questions from the floor to our Directors and guest speakers. Topics include ethical investment, the future of the UK banking sector, Fairtrade goods and our links with social housing providers.
- AGM Open Forum - (WMA, 8.0MB)
