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About Credit Suisse
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 is engaged in private banking, investment banking, and asset management. It has 46,840 employees from over 150 nations in about 50 countries.
Website | http://www.credit-suisse.com |
Headquarters |
Paradeplatz 8
8070 Zurich
Switzerland
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CEO/chair |
Mr. Tidjane Thiam CEO |
Supervisor | |
Annual reports |
Annual Report 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report 2017 |
Ownership |
listed on NYSE Euronext & SIX Swiss Exchange
Credit Suisse's share holder structure can be viewed here. |
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Credit Suisse and the Equator Principles
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.
Reporting on the Equator Principles
Credit Suisse must report annually on its implementation of the Equator Principles. All information is supposed to be found here.
- Credit Suisse is in compliance with its reporting obligations. The 2017 report can be found here.
Dodgy Deals
Credit Suisse is involved in financing the following Equator Principles projects that BankTrack considers controversial.
Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project (TMEP) Canada
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Human rights
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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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Equator Principles
Implementation and reporting
Credit Suisse is reporting on the implementation here.