Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Our contribution

• We promote access to education and help to improve the quality of education through our Global Education Initiative
• We run a financial education program for girls in Brazil, China, India, Rwanda, Sri Lanka and Tanzania
• We support regional education programs in collaboration with partner organizations

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Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

Our contribution

• We foster diversity and inclusion within our organization
• We take measures to increase the proportion of women in management positions within our organization
• We promote access to financial services for women in developing countries and emerging markets through our financial inclusion activities and run a financial education program for girls

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Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

Our contribution

• We provide renewable energy financing
• We use climate-friendly energy sources for our business premises and have buildings certified according to energy efficiency standards
• We run an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system

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Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

Our contribution

• We offer progressive working conditions for our employees
• We support economic growth and entrepreneurship through our role as a lender and financial intermediary
• We are an integral part of the economy and society in our role as an employer, client, contractual partner and taxpayer
• We help to strengthen local economies in developing countries and emerging markets through our activities in the area of financial inclusion

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Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

Our contribution

• We supply risk capital to support growth and innovation, including through Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital AG in Switzerland
• We help to strengthen local economies in developing countries and emerging markets through our activities in the area of financial inclusion
• We provide renewable energy financing
• We focus on sustainability risk management and have sector-specific policies and guidelines in place

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Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

Our contribution

• We invest in sustainable real estate
• We are committed to continuously improving the ESG performance (environmental, social and governance performance), energy efficiency and carbon footprint of our real estate investment portfolio

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Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

Our contribution

• We have a Group-wide Climate Risk Strategy program in place
• We focus on sustainability risk management and have sector-specific policies and guidelines in place
• We are addressing the recommendations of the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (FSB TCFD)
• We offer a range of green finance products and services for our clients
• We are greenhouse gas neutral across all our operations globally
• We are a signatory to the Poseidon Principles

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Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

Our contribution

• We are active in the area of conservation finance
• We have an ongoing advisory role to the Zoological Society of London's Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit (SPOTT)
• We focus on sustainability risk management and have sector-specific policies and guidelines in place

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