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about Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It provides companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland, with advisory services, comprehensive solutions, and innovative products. The bank is engaged in private banking, investment banking, and asset management. It has over 50,000 employees and operates in fifty-five countries throughout the world.

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listed on NYSE Euronext, SIX Swiss Exchange

headquarters

Paradeplatz 8
8070 Zurich
Switzerland

supervisor

FINMA

CEO/chair

Mr. Brady W. Dougan
CEO

annual reports

Corporate responsibility report 2012
Annual Report 2012

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banktrack contact

Andreas Missbach - Berne Declaration

voluntary initiatives:

Carbon Disclosure Project

Carbon Principles

Equator Principles

Global Reporting Initiative

UNEP Finance Initiative

United Nations Global Compact

Wolfsberg Principles

investment policies of Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse on Human Rights

Oct 29, 2012 | Credit Suisse

date listed represents date accessed on website.

Credit Suisse position on anti-personnel mines and cluster munitions

Jun 14, 2012 | Credit Suisse

date listed represents date accessed on website.

Summary of Credit Suisse's sector policies and guidelines

Jun 14, 2012 | Credit Suisse

Document discusses the following policies: mining, forestry, oil & gas, palm oil, and nuclear power. date listed represents…

Credit Suisse statement on sustainability

Jun 14, 2012 | Credit Suisse

date listed represents date accessed on website.

Summary of Sectoral Policy

Oct 20, 2010 | Credit Suisse

Summaries of policies for forestry, mining, oil and gas, palm oil, hydropower.

sector and issue policies (status 2010)

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agriculture

arms industry and trade

fisheries

forestry

mining

oil and gas

power generation

biodiversity

climate change

corruption

human rights

indigenous peoples

labour

operation in conflict zones

taxation

toxics

accountability

transparency

headquarters

Paradeplatz 8
8070 Zurich
Switzerland

supervisor

FINMA

CEO/chair

Mr. Brady W. Dougan
CEO

annual reports

Corporate responsibility report 2012
Annual Report 2012

website >>

banktrack contact

Andreas Missbach - Berne Declaration

Canadian tar sands

Canada

In the Canadian Boreal forest just downstream of the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains are the Canadian tar sands. The region contains some 2 trillion barrels of oil,…

Kozienice hard-coal power plant (unit 11)

Poland

Kozienice power plant is the biggest Polish hard-coal power plant with an installed capacity of 2820 MWe. It is located in the Mazowsze region, south of Warsaw…

Kusile coal power plant

South Africa

The Kusile coal fired power plant project is located in the province of Mpumalanga, in South Africa. With 4800MW, it will be one of the largest power plants of its kind in…

Mountain top removal coal mining

United States

Mountain top removal (MTR) mining is a form of strip mining in which coal companies use explosives to blast as much as 800 to 1000 feet off the tops of mountains order to…

Phulbari coal mine

Bangladesh

The Phulbari coal project is a proposed open pit coal mine in northwest Bangladesh and includes the construction of at least one 500-MW power plant. At full production about…

Sakhalin II oil and gas project

Russian Federation

The Sakhalin II project in the Russian Far East is said by project sponsors to be the largest integrated oil and gas project in the world. The project involves three…

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Aracruz pulp mills and plantations

Brazil

Aracruz is the world's largest producer of bleached eucalyptus pulp, with a share of 27% of global production, and it is also Latin America's biggest pulp exporter. The company…

Block 31, Yasuni National Park

Ecuador

Ecuador's Yasuni National Park is threatened by planned oil development by the Brazilian oil company Petrobras. The oil development will take place in Block 31, two thirds…

Dynegy coal power plants

United States

Dynegy LS Power is currently planning to construct more new coal-fired power plants than any other company in the USA, which will result in very large increases in greenhouse…

Gunns pulp mill proposal Tasmania

Australia

Gunns Limited, an Australian logging giant, is planning to build a ECF Lite pulp mill in Tasmania, Australia. The pulp mill is currently one of the most controversial issues…

Toka Tindung gold mine

Indonesia

Toka Tindung is about 35 km north east of Manado, the capital of the Indonesian Province of North Sulawesi. The project entails the development of six open-pit gold mines…

Woodside Petroleum’s gas refinery

Australia

The Browse Basin gas field off Western Australia's (WA's) north coast is estimated to contain 35 trillion cubic feet of gas. Woodside Petroleum Ltd and its joint venture…

headquarters

Paradeplatz 8
8070 Zurich
Switzerland

supervisor

FINMA

CEO/chair

Mr. Brady W. Dougan
CEO

annual reports

Corporate responsibility report 2012
Annual Report 2012

website >>

banktrack contact

Andreas Missbach - Berne Declaration

BankTrack has identified controversial issues with the companies listed below that require attention from Credit Suisse.

Arch Coal

Arch Coal's proposed Adkins Fork mountaintop removal mine would have major negative historic preservation impacts. The mine would destroy the heart of the Blair Mountain…

Areva

If you imagine the global nuclear industry as a giant web, AREVA is the fat, radioactive spider at its centre, greedily looking for new prey. It has manufacturing facilities…

E.on

E.ON is a German electricity company headquartered in Düsseldorf and is one of the big global players in energy production. E.ON operates along the entire value chain…

EDF

Like its rival and fellow French multinational AREVA, Électricité de France (EDF) is one of the biggest players in the global energy game. In fact, with more…

Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems is a military equipment producer with a focus on defense electronics such as intelligence gathering systems. It was established in 1967 and is headquartered…

Enel

As Italy's largest power company and Europe's second largest according to its generating capacity, Enel is another one of the titans of the energy industry. Its interests…

RWE

Europe's second largest electricity generator and one of Europe's five leading gas and electricity companies. Founded in 1898, the company has grown to supply electricity…

Samling

The Samling group, which is based in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo, is one of Malaysia's biggest logging companies and responsible for the ongoing destruction…

Singapore Technologies Engineering

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) is an integrated engineering group specialising in innovative solutions and services in the aerospace, electronics,…

Textron

Textron is a multi-industry company, consisting of numerous subsidiaries and operating units. One subsidiary is Textron Systems, which is active in the defence, homeland…

Vattenfall

Sweden's state-owned Vattenfall is Europe's sixth largest generator of electricity and largest producer of heat. Vattenfall delivers electricity to around 7.8 million customers…

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headquarters

Paradeplatz 8
8070 Zurich
Switzerland

supervisor

FINMA

CEO/chair

Mr. Brady W. Dougan
CEO

annual reports

Corporate responsibility report 2012
Annual Report 2012

website >>

banktrack contact

Andreas Missbach - Berne Declaration

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headquarters

Paradeplatz 8
8070 Zurich
Switzerland

supervisor

FINMA

CEO/chair

Mr. Brady W. Dougan
CEO

annual reports

Corporate responsibility report 2012
Annual Report 2012

website >>

banktrack contact

Andreas Missbach - Berne Declaration

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Bankrolling Climate Change

Nov 30, 2011 | urgewald, Earthlife, BankTrack and groundWork

Today, the German environment organisation urgewald, the South African social and environmental justice organisations groundWork…

BankTrack to Equator Principles banks; ‘get the Outside Job done’

Oct 23, 2011 | BankTrack

BankTrack, the global NGO network monitoring private sector bank operations, calls upon the Equator Principles Financial…

Swiss Banks and Human Rights:

Jul 14, 2011 | Berne Declaration

Since 2010, the major Swiss banks Credit Suisse and UBS have financed the world's most controversial mining firm: Vedanta…

New report card exposes largest financers of mountaintop removal coal mining

Apr 05, 2011 | Rainforest Action Network

A new report card issued today by Rainforest Action Network and the Sierra Club ranks ten of the world's largest banks on…

EuroSibEnergo’s Hong Kong IPO threatens rivers of Siberia and Lake Baikal

Mar 14, 2011 | Pacific Environment, International Rivers

An international coalition of NGOs for the protection of transboundary rivers, Rivers without Boundaries, has presented…

New report finds bank Carbon Principles did not curb financing of coal

Jan 21, 2011 | Rainforest Action Network

Today Rainforest Action Network (RAN) released, 'The Principle Matter; Banks, Climate and The Carbon Principles', a new…

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WikiLeaks cables confirm concerns of IAP and partners in Bangladesh mine case

Dec 22, 2010 | International Accountability Project

When the news broke yesterday that a WikiLeaks cable revealed US diplomats secretly pushed the Bangladeshi government to…

Success: Credit Suisse takes a step toward transparency

Nov 25, 2010 | Berne Declaration

Bowing to civil society pressure, Credit Suisse for the first time published summaries of its internal guidelines and instructions…

CS-Richtlinien sind: ein halber Schritt in die richtige Richtung

Oct 21, 2010 | Berne Declaration

Die Credit Suisse hat auf zivilgesellschaftlichen Druck dieser Tage erstmals Zusammenfassungen ihrer internen Weisungen…

A tale of two Swiss banks

Oct 20, 2010 | Rainforest Action Network

We've been keeping our eyes on the Swiss alps as we fight to stop the destruction of Appalachia's beautiful mountains. The…

New rules for Equator Principles, but no new commitments from banks

Jul 01, 2010 | BankTrack

The new governance rules for the Equator Principles that are adopted today by the Equator Principles Association may improve…

New report card, largest financers of Mountaintop Removal coal mining

May 13, 2010 | Rainforest Action Network

A new report card issued by Rainforest Action Network, the Sierra Club and BankTrack ranks nine of the largest banks backing…

BankTrack calls upon banks to Close the Gap on investment policies

Apr 27, 2010 | BankTrack

BankTrack, the international NGO network monitoring the banking sector, today presents Close the Gap, an extensive research…

Berne Declaration reveals: Swiss banks cooperate with human rights abusers

Apr 15, 2010 | Berne Declaration

Forced labour in Uzbekistan, forced displacement in Papua-New Guinea, toxic waste in Côte d'Ivoire: time and again,…

Equator Principles: Action, not words needed

Mar 15, 2010 | BankTrack

BankTrack, the international NGO network monitoring commercial bank operations, today welcomes the take over by Citi of…

Civil society organizations demand reform of World Bank Group lending to private corporations

Mar 11, 2010 | Ciel/ International Accountability Project, CRBM

Today, nearly 100 civil society organizations from 38 countries are demanding that World Bank Group lending to private corporations…

Civil society groups call for bold steps forward with Equator Principles

Jan 14, 2010 | BankTrack

Close to a hundred civil society organisations from more than 25 countries* today sent an open letter to all banks and financial…

headquarters

Paradeplatz 8
8070 Zurich
Switzerland

supervisor

FINMA

CEO/chair

Mr. Brady W. Dougan
CEO

annual reports

Corporate responsibility report 2012
Annual Report 2012

website >>

banktrack contact

Andreas Missbach - Berne Declaration

our publications

Bankrolling climate change

A look into the portfolios of the world`s largest banks

Nov 30, 2011 | urgewald/banktrack/groundwork

a new report to unveil the largest investors in the global coal industry

The Outside Job

Turning the Equator Principles towards people and planet

Oct 23, 2011 | BankTrack

One step forward, two steps back

Jul 04, 2011 | Berne Declaration

Credit Suisse, UBS and Human Rights

Policy and practice. 2011 report card on banks and mountaintop removal

Apr 05, 2011 | Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club

Executive summary

The Principle Matter - Banks, climate and the Carbon Principles

Jan 21, 2011 | Rainforest Action Network

Policy and Practice, report card on banks and mountaintop removal

May 13, 2010 | Rainforest Action Network

Close the Gap

Apr 27, 2010 | BankTrack

Benchmarking investment policies of international banks

Without Map or Compass, Credit Suisse, UBS and Human Rights

Apr 15, 2010 | Berne Declaration

Worldwide investments in CLUSTER MUNITIONS, a shared responsibility

Oct 01, 2009 | Netwerk Vlaanderen, et. al.

Report on financial institutions’ investment in companies that develop or produce cluster munitions..

Meek Principles for a Tough Climate; Why the Climate and Carbon Principles will not stop the melting of the ice

Mar 01, 2009 | BankTrack

The biggest cause of climate change: Coal-fired power plants

Oct 24, 2007 | Rainforest Action Network (RAN)

Brief paper on financing behind coal companies in the US

Solidly Swiss? Credit Suisse, UBS and the global oil, mining and gas industry

Jul 04, 2006 | Berne Declaration

Study on the financial links of Swiss banks to firms in the oil, mining and gas industry.

World map of oil, mining and gas industry

Jul 04, 2006 | Berne Declaration, Greenpeace

1 page colour world map indicating the involvement of UBS and Credit Suisse in coalmines, pipelines, oil and gas extraction.…

Involvement of Credit Suisse in the global mining and oil & gas sectors

Jun 10, 2006 | Profundo

A research paper prepared for Berne Declaration and Greenpeace Switzerland

correspondence

2012 2010 2008

Letter from BankTrack et al. to various financial institutions on APP

Nov 06, 2012 | BankTrack et al.

Letter from Equator Principles steering cie to BanktTack on EPFI review process

Dec 21, 2010 | Equator Principles steering cie

Letter from BankTrack to EPFIs on issues around Equator Principles Review process

Dec 18, 2010 | BankTrack

Issues around Equator Principles Review process

Letter from EPFI Association to International Finance Corporation on Phase II Consultation of IFC Performance Standards

Jul 28, 2010 | EPFI Association

Letter from Equator Principles Financial Insititutions to BankTrack on EPFI meeting Switzerland

Mar 29, 2010 | Equator Principles Financial Insititutions

Letter from BankTrack to Equator Principles Financial Institutions on stocktaking of Zuerich meeting

Feb 11, 2010 | BankTrack

Letter from Various NGOs to Various banks on Phulbari coal mine

Aug 01, 2008 | Various NGOs

Letter from Governor Noth Sulawesi to Credit Suisse on Toka Tindung

Aug 01, 2008 | Governor Noth Sulawesi

Stating the government of North Sulawesi will not issue the project's necessary EIA

annual reports

Corporate responsibility report 2012

Apr 12, 2013 | Credit Suisse

Annual Report 2012

Apr 03, 2013 | Credit Suisse

Annual Report 2011

Jun 14, 2012 | Credit Suisse

date listed represents date accessed on website.

Corporate Responsibility Report 2011

Jun 14, 2012 | Credit Suisse

date listed represents date accessed on website.

csr policies

Credit Suisse on Human Rights

Oct 29, 2012 | Credit Suisse

date listed represents date accessed on website.

Credit Suisse position on anti-personnel mines and cluster munitions

Jun 14, 2012 | Credit Suisse

date listed represents date accessed on website.

Summary of Credit Suisse's sector policies and guidelines

Jun 14, 2012 | Credit Suisse

Document discusses the following policies: mining, forestry, oil & gas, palm oil, and nuclear power. date listed represents…

Credit Suisse statement on sustainability

Jun 14, 2012 | Credit Suisse

date listed represents date accessed on website.

Summary of Sectoral Policy

Oct 20, 2010 | Credit Suisse

Summaries of policies for forestry, mining, oil and gas, palm oil, hydropower.

bank documents

Thun Group of Banks Response to a question at the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, December 2012

Dec 06, 2012 | Thun Group

Statement by the Thun Group of banks on the "Guiding principles for the implementation of the United Nations 'protect, respect and remedy' framework" on human rights

Oct 29, 2012 | Thun Group

Credit Suisse Statement on Sustainability

May 01, 2011 | Credit Suisse

Code of Conduct

Dec 01, 2010 | Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse Cares for Climate

Jan 01, 2010 | Credit Suisse

(published in 2010, no month available). This document discusses climate change and the actions that Credit Suisse has taken…

The Carbon Principles

Feb 04, 2008

Due dilligence guidelines for coal power financing