BankTrack is the international tracking, campaigning and civil society support organisation focused on commercial banks and their finance.
We aim to stop banks from financing harmful business activities and promote a banking sector that contributes to just societies and a healthy planet.
Credit Suisse head office in Zurich. Photo: Thomas Wolf via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA 3.0)Credit Suisse Group was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It serves companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. The Credit Suisse bank offers services in private banking, investment banking, and asset management.
| Website | http://www.credit-suisse.com |
| Headquarters |
Paradeplatz 8
8070 Zurich
Switzerland
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| CEO/chair |
Mr. Tidjane Thiam CEO |
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| Annual reports |
Annual report 2018 CSR report 2018 |
| Ownership |
listed on NYSE Euronext & SIX Swiss Exchange
Credit Suisse's share holder structure can be accessed here. |
Credit Suisse's web page on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.
The Equator Principles are a voluntary commitment of banks to try to avoid or minimise the social, environmental and human rights impact of projects they finance. For more information on the Equator Principles see their website here and the campaign page of BankTrack here.
The Equator Principles exist already since 2003. Credit Suisse adopted the Equator Principles in 2003.
Credit Suisse must report annually on its implementation of the Equator Principles. All information is supposed to be found here.
Credit Suisse is involved in financing the following Equator Principles projects that BankTrack considers controversial.
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True leader
Front runner
Follower
Laggard
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BankTrack has assessed Credit Suisse on its implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in June 2016. Credit Suisse is assessed as a Front runner, with a total score of 6.5/12.
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Credit Suisse is reporting on the implementation here.
