Mission Statement and Code of Conduct
Sustainability policy
Key performance indicators
Directives, guidelines and measures
Key performance indicators: To implement the sustainability policy in a focused manner, the Sarasin Group has defined appropriate indicators and targets.
- We define sustainability standards for all our business activities.
- We help clients make responsible investments.
- We build sustainable relationships with our stakeholders.
- We live up to a responsible corporate behaviour.
- We offer services in a resource-efficient way.
Sustainability policy: This summarises how the Sarasin Group views regards in the context of sustainability and sets out its overarching goals and how these are to be achieved.
1. Understanding of itself
- Our forward-looking decisions contribute to our commercial success (Profit).
- Our commercial success is based on our first-class workforce and our sustainable corporate culture (People).
- We achieve our commercial success with an acceptable ecological footprint (Planet).
2. Strategic goals
- Sarasin wants to be the first port of call for tailor-made, sustainable investment solutions and personalised product advice (Business).
- Sarasin wants sustainability to be an integral part of the corporate behaviour and all processes to allow continuous improvement with benefits for all stakeholders (Good governance).
- Sarasin wants to be perceived as the most sustainable Swiss Private Bank (Perception).
3. Strategic approach
- We continuously monitor and identify potential or actual risks and establish a process for precautionary or counter measures where necessary (Reputation).
- We are always able to rationalise our decisions and engage in an open dialogue with our stakeholders (Credibility)
- We communicate promptly, precisely and comprehensively (Transparency).
Mission Statement and Code of Conduct: These set out the Sarasin Group's express commitment to sustainability. The two instruments are key elements of the sustainability strategy and form the top of the sustainability pyramid. The Code of Conduct, which was introduced during the first quarter of 2011, sets out the principles that all employees of the Sarasin Group and the members of the Board of Directors are required to adhere to in their business activities. Acting responsibly in accordance with the Code of Conduct is the basis on which services can be improved continuously and the bank can achieve sustained success at all levels.
Sustainability policy: This summarises how the Sarasin Group views regards in the context of sustainability and sets out its overarching goals and how these are to be achieved.
1. Understanding of itself
- Our forward-looking decisions contribute to our commercial success (Profit).
- Our commercial success is based on our first-class workforce and our sustainable corporate culture (People).
- We achieve our commercial success with an acceptable ecological footprint (Planet).
2. Strategic goals
- Sarasin wants to be the first port of call for tailor-made, sustainable investment solutions and personalised product advice (Business).
- Sarasin wants sustainability to be an integral part of the corporate behaviour and all processes to allow continuous improvement with benefits for all stakeholders (Good governance).
- Sarasin wants to be perceived as the most sustainable Swiss Private Bank (Perception).
3. Strategic approach
- We continuously monitor and identify potential or actual risks and establish a process for precautionary or counter measures where necessary (Reputation).
- We are always able to rationalise our decisions and engage in an open dialogue with our stakeholders (Credibility)
- We communicate promptly, precisely and comprehensively (Transparency).
