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Example of a large bank in the Bern area

Publikationsdatum: 3. April 2025
Letzte Änderung: 3. April, 2025

This Swiss financial institution with around 3,000 employees had already successfully implemented various measures in the areas of corporate culture development, digitalisation and operational environmental management. Due to the poor results in a sustainability rating, the company decided to systematise its commitment to sustainability and set itself measurable targets. The subsequent analysis revealed the greatest potential in the investment business, climate protection and equal opportunities.

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Goal 1

By 2024, two thirds of our assets under management in the areas of pension provision, strategy funds, Investment Advice Plus and electronic asset management will be positioned more sustainably compared to the benchmark index in terms of MSCI ESG Fund Rating and carbon footprint.

Measures

  • Integrate ESG criteria and reorganise pension and strategy funds.
  • Expand the 'sustainable' focus in relation to electronic asset management.
  • Evaluation of the carbon footprint of customer investment products.

Goal 2

By 2030, we will achieve net zero in our own operations (scopes 1 & 2) and by 2040 we will be net zero overall (scopes 1, 2 & 3).

Measures

  • Validate science-based climate target according to Science Based Target initiative.
  • Further develop the calculation quality and the standard for financed emissions to validate the baseline and transparency.
  • Complete inventory of baseline values for the CO2 emissions of our own plants. Develop a climate target according to SBTi for required asset classes & validate for financed Scope 3 emissions.
  • Implement & control climate target achievement, gradually integrate into risk management in accordance with the defined measures and periodically develop further with the standard.

Goal 3

By 2024, we will ensure a better gender balance by having at least one third of each gender represented at all management levels.

Measures

  • Position and communicate gender equality as a topic.
  • Implement new concepts to promote gender equality (women's community, job sharing in management roles).
  • Establish data-based gender equality management.

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