The finance industry must prove now or never its capacity to end its fossil fuel addiction, or must be regulated to do it.

 

 

 

Notre réponse à la consultation publique sur la régulation d’UBS

Appel à renforcer les gardes-fous et à amoindrir l’exposition bancaire aux hauts risques réputationnels 8 janvier 2026...

Zurich Ensures Destruction: How Switzerland’s biggest insurer supports genocide, controversial weapons and fossil fuel expansion

New report: Zurich Ensures Destruction How Switzerland's biggest insurer supports genocide, controversial weapons and...

“Toward a Buen Vivir Finance” Panel at Building Bridges

01.10.25 - Genève Introducing the topic The climate and biodiversity crises are unfolding alongside the rise of an...

Les délégués toxiques de la Suisse: pesticides et  intérêts chinois obtiennent des badges suisses à la COP 30

Les délégués toxiques de la Suisse: pesticides et intérêts chinois obtiennent des badges suisses à la COP 30
BreakFree Suisse, Swiss Youth for Climate (SYFC) et Drop Fossil Subsidies exhortent les autorités suisses à mettre en place des critères de sélection transparents et à impliquer le grand public dans le processus de sélection des futurs représentants à la COP. L’intégrité des sommets sur le climat est en danger.

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We focus on addressing the urgent challenge of finance transformation and people’s rights. We aim to stop the financing of projects that drive the climate and biodiversity crises and disregard human rights.
Indigenous peoples and local communities are crucial allies in this effort. While individual actions are important, they are not enough. We must hold major carbon emitters accountable by collaborating with those on the frontlines, who are directly fighting in their territories against projects that contribute to climate change, harm local territories, indigenous communities, and violate their rights. Together we reclaim our power from finance.

The finance industry must prove now or never its capacity to end its fossil fuel addiction, or must be regulated to do it.

ABOUT BREAKFREE

We focus on addressing the urgent challenge of finance transformation and people’s rights. We aim to stop the financing of projects that drive the climate and biodiversity crises and disregard human rights. Indigenous peoples and local communities are crucial allies in this effort. While individual actions are important, they are not enough. We must hold major carbon emitters accountable by collaborating with those on the frontlines, who are directly fighting in their territories against projects that contribute to climate change, harm local territories, indigenous communities, and violate their rights. Together we reclaim our power from finance.

Notre réponse à la consultation publique sur la régulation d’UBS

Appel à renforcer les gardes-fous et à amoindrir l’exposition bancaire aux hauts risques réputationnels 8 janvier 2026...

Zurich Ensures Destruction: How Switzerland’s biggest insurer supports genocide, controversial weapons and fossil fuel expansion

New report: Zurich Ensures Destruction How Switzerland's biggest insurer supports genocide, controversial weapons and...

“Toward a Buen Vivir Finance” Panel at Building Bridges

01.10.25 - Genève Introducing the topic The climate and biodiversity crises are unfolding alongside the rise of an...

Les délégués toxiques de la Suisse: pesticides et  intérêts chinois obtiennent des badges suisses à la COP 30

Les délégués toxiques de la Suisse: pesticides et intérêts chinois obtiennent des badges suisses à la COP 30
BreakFree Suisse, Swiss Youth for Climate (SYFC) et Drop Fossil Subsidies exhortent les autorités suisses à mettre en place des critères de sélection transparents et à impliquer le grand public dans le processus de sélection des futurs représentants à la COP. L’intégrité des sommets sur le climat est en danger.

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CAMPAIGNS

The Swiss National Bank and FINMA are responsible for financial stability – yet their current policies are fuelling the climate and biodiversity crises. How is that possible? And what needs to change for them to become part of the solution, not the problem?

UBS, Pictet and other banks talk about sustainability – but their money keeps flowing into oil, gas and coal. How does that add up? And how can we push them to align their investments with global climate goals?

Insurance companies make large-scale fossil fuel projects possible – no pipelines, no mines, no expansion without their coverage. So why are their climate pledges often just half-measures? And what will it take to finally cut this fossil safety net?

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