The sustainability rating agency ISS ESG awarded Raiffeisen “Prime” status for its sustainability performance. In the financial sector, Raiffeisen ranks among the top 10% of its peer group (public and regional banks).
Raiffeisen Switzerland fills the vacant positions on the Executive Board. Uwe Krakau becomes Chief Operating Officer, Niklaus Mannhart Chief Information Officer and Roland Altwegg takes over as the Head of Products & Investment Services.
Ethos conducts a dialogue with selected Swiss and international companies on environmental, social and governance issues on behalf of Raiffeisen Switzerland. Active investor dialogue is a key element of the “Futura” approach to sustainability in Raiffeisen’s pension and investment business.
The General Meeting of Raiffeisen Switzerland approves the 2021 annual financial statements and confirms all the members of the Board of Directors in their office.
The Raiffeisen banks St. Gallen and Winterthur now operate as independent banks. This means that four of the previous total of six branches of Raiffeisen Switzerland have become independent. The Zurich and Basel branches will follow suit at the beginning of 2023.
In the Residential business area, Raiffeisen is focusing on banking and banking-related services, while also expanding and strengthening its own digital presence. Raiffeisen has sold its stake in the “Liiva” home ownership platform to its cooperation partner “die Mobiliar”.
Raiffeisen’s “Futura Impact” makes it the first national retail bank to offer an asset management mandate which, besides financial goals, explicitly aims for a positive and measurable environmental and social impact.