2023
Sustainability Report
Governance & Transparency
- We want to work within an appropriate governance structure where sustainability/ ESG-related matters are managed across the organization (in line with defined Group-wide sustainability governance) and that ensures appropriate oversight
- Our BoD Sustainability Spokesperson remains a key function to ensure adequate Board oversight on sustainability matters
- We report in accordance with GRI standards for the 15th time and our disclosure includes a TCFD index
Investment Solutions
- Vontobel’s Group-wide ESG product framework classifies investment solutions into three categories based on their incorporation of ESG criteria (integrate, participate and contribute)
- Vontobel had a total of CHF 58.2 billion of assets under management invested in solutions that go beyond the consideration of sustainability / ESG risks, i.e., categorized as Participate or Contribute (according to the Vontobel ESG product framework
- Our investment teams subscribe to four common ESG Investment Principles
Advice for Private Clients
- Vontobel offers its private clients discretionary mandate solutions for multi and single asset mandates based on the individual client’s needs and preferences for ESG investing – since 2025 also rolled out for MiFID clients
- Vontobel Private Clients has developed its own ESG framework, which offers the basis for the classification of investment instruments and client preferences
Climate & Environment
- We have defined emission reduction targets until 2034 for selected Swiss locations (Scope 1 and 2)
- We aim to offset all our remaining operational emissions (Scope 1,2,3) using high-quality emission certificates
- We have Paris-aligned reduction targets for the corporate bond investments in our banking and trading books
- In 2025, we have expaned our financed GHG emission reporting by mortgages and equity instruments
Great workplace
- We have defined long-term targets for female representation in managerial positions for 2030
- We value our employees’ feedback and ran an organization-wide Employee Engagement Survey in 2025
- We are a future-oriented employer and offer our employees attractive benefits
Community Engagement
- We are a member of the Corporate Support Group of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) & a founding member of the Swiss Climate Foundation
- As part of our longstanding partnership with the ICRC, we have launched an internal fundraising initiative around the topic of “Restoring Hope”