Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft

General description of organisation

The Raiffeisen Group is the leading Swiss retail bank. The Group is the second largest player in the Swiss banking sector with around >2 million cooperative members and 3.6 million clients. The Raiffeisen Group is represented at 790 locations throughout Switzerland. The 222 legally autonomous cooperative Raiffeisen banks are aligned within Raiffeisen Switzerland Cooperative. Raiffeisen Switzerland Cooperative is the strategic leader of the entire Raiffeisen Group. Raiffeisen offers private individuals and corporate clients the full range of products and services via its Group companies, cooperations and participations. As of 31 December 2022, the Raiffeisen Group had CHF 242 billion in assets under management and CHF 215 billion in client loans. The Group's market share for mortgages is 17.6 %. The balance sheet total is CHF 281 billion.

Reason for membership with SSF

Raiffeisen is a member of the UNEP-FI Principles for Responsible Banking and the Net Zero Banking Alliance. Sustainability is one of the four Raiffeisen corporate values and part of the Raiffeisen Group’s strategy. Sustainability information is comprehensively disclosed in our annual reporting in accordance with recognized standards. Raiffeisen has been offering its clients a wide range of sustainable investment products and services for over 20 years. With the SSF-membership, Raiffeisen wants to support the further strengthening of sustainability in finance. The SSF membership thus underlines our strategic commitment to sustainability and to sustainable finance.