Sustainability - An overview

Sustainability at Sarasin
Sarasin has a long tradition of sustainability. Right from the start, the Bank and its partners have always been keen on business processes that are not only socially responsible but effectively meet both environmental and financial criteria. In 1994 we launched the world's first eco-efficiency fund. Today we are leaders in the field of sustainable investments and asset management.

Sustainable qualities of your investment
Sustainable investments are more than just a question of personal choice. Sustainable products are usually just as successful, if not more so, than their conventional counterparts. Not just you as an investor, but also society and the environment as a whole benefit from the sustainable qualities of your investment.

What is sustainability?
Sustainability is a modern term which describes a principle that Bank Sarasin has consistently followed since its foundation back in 1841. Our innovative, sustainable approach to management is based on three pillars: economics, ecology and society.

Carbon neutral since 2008
For many years now Bank Sarasin has been steadily reducing the amount of CO2 emissions per employee as part of its consistent environmental management policy.

In Focus

20th anniversary: Sarasin Sustainable asset management

Sustainable asset management "Made by Sarasin" celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2009. What started off with the inclusion of environmental criteria in certain asset management mandates back in 1989 has now developed into one of the bank’s most important pillars of business. For this reason, Bank Sarasin decided on 20 June 2009 to include sustainability as an additional criterion for making investment decisions for all its Swiss asset management mandates.

Bank Sarasin is not only a pioneer in this field, but at the end of 2008 once again reasserted its market leadership among providers of sustainable investment products in Switzerland.

The assets managed according to sustainable principles by the Sarasin Group exceed CHF 10 billion for the first time as of 30 June 2009, a year-on-year increase of 67.5%.

More details in our Half Year Report 2009 (426 kB)