Developing Concise ESG Portfolio Recommendations with Swiss Sustainable Finance
hile some years ago there were not enough frameworks and systems to address ESG performance of investments, now there are almost too many. To avoid “not seeing the forest for the trees,” asset owners and asset managers are lacking a shared common denominator of which elements of the many current frameworks create the most understanding […]
20 Years Sustainserv – A conversation with the founding partners
Sustainability in dialog with the capital market
What companies should know about it In 2022, companies will no longer have the choice about addressing ESG. Regulatory and economic expectations are already in place and must be met. In this context, financial markets carry special weight. While in the past only listed companies had to submit ESG reports, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive […]
Creating Shared Value Through Strategic Integration
Challenge Integrate ESG and material topics into core business operations and strategy. Client Goal Our client is a large high-tech manufacturing company that specializes in analytical laboratory instruments and software services for scientists. Currently, our client employs over 7,000 people worldwide and operations in over 30 countries including manufacturing facilities and corporate offices. Our client […]
LGT Private Banking publishes its first report in accordance with new GRI Standards 2021
Challenge Preparation of a non-financial report in accordance with the new GRI Standards 2021 and involvement of numerous new internal stakeholders and experts. Goal LGT is an international financial services company based in Vaduz in the Principality of Liechtenstein. The bank committed itself to sustainability in the financial industry at an early stage; long-term and […]
A climate strategy that lasts:Developing a dynamic climate strategy for the Pension Fund of the Credit Suisse Group
Challenge The challenge was to develop a pension fund climate strategy that considers both climate risks for the organization and climate impact by the pension fund. The climate strategy had to give clear guidance for the future while keeping enough flexibility for a step-by-step implementation approach. Project Goal The Pension Fund of the Credit Suisse […]
Getting started with “CLIMATE REPORTING 2.0”
With the climate agreement of Paris 2015, climate issues have appeared on the radar of many Swiss companies and since then have increasingly found their way into reporting. Many companies are therefore currently busy developing basic data for a carbon footprint. But already stakeholders are calling for more extensive “climate reporting 2.0”. Learn how Dufry […]
GreenBiz23 Wrap Up: A Focus on Scope 3, and Major Conference Growth
In February, I was back at the annual GreenBiz flagship conference – a leading global conference that brings together sustainability leaders on the topics of net zero, circular economy, stakeholder engagement, biodiversity, resilient supply chains and more. I’ve been to around ten GreenBiz’s, and it has been fun to watch the growth of the event […]
When Climate comes to bear
Climate reporting can be an important area of ESG reporting for professional investors and financial analysts. By providing information on a company’s exposure to climate-related risks and opportunities, climate reporting can help assess a company’s long-term sustainability and financial performance. Investors should look for climate reporting that is standardized, forward-looking, aligned with corporate strategy and […]
Where is Everybody?
Take a walk at night and turn your gaze to the sky overhead. Behind the stars we can see, there are billions of galaxies, each with billions of stars. The little blue and green planet you stand on is the only one known to create, support, and sustain life. As renowned physicist, Enrico Fermi, once […]
