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Sarasin is involved in the following activities with socially committed groups:
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Klimastiftung Schweiz: Sarasin is one of the founder members of the Swiss Foundation, which was set up in 2008. The foundation is financed by refunds from the founders’ CO2 federal incentive tax, which the sponsors donate to the foundation. The foundation promotes energy efficiency and climate protection projects, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises in Switzerland. By the end of 2010, Bank Sarasin had donated CHF 202,000. |
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öbu – Network for sustainable business: Sarasin is a long-standing member of öbu and is also represented on its management board. Around 300 Swiss companies have come together in the öbu network to campaign for sustainable business practices. |
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Business Energy Agency (EnAW): This is an initiative on the part of Swiss business whose aim is the efficient implementation of Swiss climate policy. Every year Bank Sarasin agrees upon voluntary targets with the EnAW for reducing its own energy consumption and CO2 emissions. |
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Global Footprint Network: Every year the Global Footprint Network produces an account of global demand and supply for resources. Bank Sarasin is a partner of this network and puts the Ecological Footprint data to practical use in is sustainability research. |
| Initiatives: |
For many years, we have actively participated in numerous initiatives and organisations campaigning for greater sustainability. Bank Sarasin is involved in important collective investor initiatives:
Carbon Disclosure Project
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Since its outset, Bank Sarasin has been a member of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The aim of this initiative is to create more transparency about companies' CO2 emissions. |
CDP Water Disclosure-Initiative
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CDP Water Disclosure Initiative: this invites large companies from water-related sectors to disclose their water consumption, the risks to the company resulting from water shortages, and their strategies for dealing with water shortages |
European Sustainable Investment Forum |
As a member of the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif – the European umbrella association for sustainable investment), since 2004, Bank Sarasin has espoused greater sustainability in financial markets. |
Forum for Sustainable Investment |
Bank Sarasin is a founder member of the Forum for Sustainable Investment (FNG), the professional association for sustainable investment in Germany, Austria and Switzerland |
UN Principles for Responsible Investment
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As a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Bank Sarasin has undertaken to adhere to six basic principles, which, environmental and social aspects, as well as the standards of corporate governance, shall be embedded in investment management. |
Emerging Markets Disclosure Project |
The investor initiative of the Emerging Markets Disclosure Project: this promotes sustainability reporting in emerging economies. |
Investor declaration of the UNEP FI on climate change
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Led by the Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) of the UNEP Finance Initiative, the problem of climate change is to be highlighted and attention drawn to the role of the financial sector, politics and general public in association with it. |
Sustainable solar initiative
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Under the leadership of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC), a US environmental organisation, and Henderson Global Investors (HGI), photovoltaic companies shall be encouraged towards greater involvement in the social and ecological consequences of their business activity. |
Swiss climate policy
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In a letter to the National Council, Bank Sarasin, along with many other Swiss companies, voiced their support for a more proactive climate policy. This letter helped to persuade the National Council to approve a reduction target of 20% for domestic CO2 emissions by 2020. |
