Founded in 1841, Bank Sarasin today is one of Switzerland's most reputable private banking institutions. Its core business is asset management. The Sarasin Group - headquartered in Basel, Switzerland - is represented in Switzerland, France, Germany, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. Bank Sarasin is a limited company. Its shares are listed at the Swiss Stock Exchange, SWX.

In December 1997 Bank Sarasin was the first private bank in Switzerland to pass an environmental policy. Sarasin actively joins other banks in the development process of new standards and its in-house environmental management is guided by the seven indicators set by the VfU-standard.

The core of our sustainability activities is the management of assets according to sustainable investment criteria which began already in 1989.
Today Sarasin Sustainable Investment offers with its 18 team members the broadest range of sustainable investment products for private and institutional clients in Switzerland and abroad based on a proprietary concept.

The success of a modern enterprise extends far beyond the purely economic aspects. For the BMW Group, economic success containes responsibilty for the company and its employees, as well as for the environment and the society. Thus, the principles of sustainability are tightly anchored within the company. By living up to its social and environmental responsibility, the BMW Group secures its own future. Sustainability is both, success factor and management task.

To safeguard sustainable mobility, a comprehensive, holistic approach is required. Core elements thereby are the reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the minimization of other pollutant emissions, and the further optimization of our vehicles’ safety features. Daimler has made significant progress in all of these areas over the last few years and will continue to do so in the future. Our commitment to the environment is part of our overall social responsibility. We are well aware that a company can only be successful in the long term as part of a stable and prospering society. Consequently, we see ourselves as a good corporate citizen - a proactive member of a socially responsible worldwide community.

Recognizing and using synergies among economy, ecology and social responsibility is an important element of Deutsche Bank's corporate policy. In partnerships that work efficiently together towards sustainable development, we also want to promote this concept within society.

An adequate value added in an economical, ecological and social context is the guiding principle of our work as an energy company. With its fostering of the platform "Sustainable Investment" EVN underlines its clear commitment to shareholder value, corporate responsibility and transparency.

We support the platform because it provides the most comprehensive and clearest presentation of the European sustainable investment market. We are convinced that sustainable investment is an investment strategy of the future. The platform will no doubt provide the market with increased dynamism.

With the launch of the KEPLER Sustainability Equity Fund in November 2000, KEPLER succeeded being a leading pioneer in Austria on Socially Responsible Investments. The KEPLER Ethic Equity Fund and the KEPLER Ethik Bond Fund fulfill criteria for investors with particular moral demands. In being a business partner to this platform we further want to underline our commitment to Socially Responsible Investing and the importance of transparency.



The commitment to sustainability - with a view to preserving a desirable quality of the environment also for future generations - is not only laid down in the written mission statement of Kommunalkredit, but has also been integrated into the day-to-day routine. Economic, social and ecological responsibility plays an important role in the continuous and risk-conscious development of the bank´s fields of business and its products and are also reflected in numerous internal measures.

The sustainable company development is of high importance in the investment process of New Value. We are convinced that an appropriate long-term consideration of ethical factors will lead to economic success and that there is a positive correlation between ethics and economic benefit. Every investment shall represent a combination of economic and ethical value added for the investor.

Verbund produces 90 % of its electricity with 107 environmentally friendly hydropower plants. The company is therefore living sustainablility since its foundaton in 1947. Transparency and extensive information contribute a great deal to strengthening sustainable development. This is the reason why we support this platform.

Companies operating on a global scale are not only expected to perform well economically, but also face an increasing demand for transparency in their social and ecological integrity. Efficient communication of this is a challenge for sustainability management. The platform gives us the ability to report on achievements promptly, to conduct an open dialogue, and to satisfy our internal information needs.