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Insurance exclusion policies drive coal mine closures
A major new study from the University of Zurich shows what BreakFree, Campax and the Insure Our Future coalition have long argued: that insurance exclusions are among the most powerful tools to accelerate the phase-out of fossil fuels. The study shows that when...
After Shell, the SNB divests from Chevron
May 13, Bern/Geneva: following the long-standing campaign by the Coalition Our SNB, the Swiss National Bank has divested its investments in the multinational Chevron. The Swiss climate justice movement and a Mapuche delegation had called on the bank to comply with...
UBS poses a serious risk to the Swiss Confederation and to the biosphere: its capital requirements must be increased
During UBS last annual general meeting, its Chairman Colm Kelleher described comparisons with Credit Suisse as "insulting," defended excessive variable compensation, and reiterated his opposition to higher capital requirements, citing "geopolitical tensions." However,...
Proof insurance campaigning works
A major new study from the University of Zurich and the Swiss Finance Institute proves what BreakFree, Campax and the Insure Our Future coalition have long argued: that insurance exclusions are among the most powerful tools to accelerate the phase-out of fossil fuels....
UBS, HANDS OFF OUR OCEANS
Lucerne | April 8th, 2025 – Days before the UBS Annual General Meeting, a civil society alliance is drawing attention to the major Swiss bank's investment policy in the Philippines. UBS is one of the biggest institutional investors in the Philippine conglomerate San...
Swiss Insurance Climate Ranking: Who is Fueling the Climate Crisis?
Swiss insurance companies play a dual role in the climate crisis, both as insurers and investors in fossil fuel-related projects. But are they taking responsibility? The new Swiss Insurance Climate Rating, published by Campax and BreakFree, reveals shocking gaps in...
Building Bridges sans les traverser ? Convergences et contradictions du mouvement suisse pour la finance durable
L'autorégulation ne fonctionne pas, et les grandes banques suisses n'ont toujours pas de plan de transition et ne suivent pas les recommendations onusiennes, écrivent les membres du collectif BreakFree, qui étaient invités à Building Bridges. Building Bridges 2024 a...
Building Bridges without crossing them ? Convergences and contradictions in the Swiss sustainable finance movement
Self-regulation isn't working, and the Swiss banks still don't have a transition plan or follow UN recommendations, write the members of the BreakFree collective, who were invited to Building Bridges. Building Bridges 2024 repeated the exercise. No Sergio Ermotti or...
¿Construir puentes sin cruzarlos? Convergencias y contradicciones en el movimiento suizo de finanzas sostenibles
La autorregulación no funciona y los bancos suizos siguen sin tener un plan de transición ni seguir las recomendaciones de la ONU, escriben los miembros del colectivo BreakFree, invitados a Building Bridges. Building Bridges 2024 repitió el ejercicio. Sin Sergio...
Scorecard 2024 : La responsabilité des assurances dans l’inassurabilité du monde
A travers le monde, crues, tempêtes, glissements de terrain, laves torrentielles entraînent en moyenne une croissance exponentielle des pertes assurées, franchissant systématiquement la barre des 100 milliards depuis 2021. Le dernier rapport de la coalition Insure Our...