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Counter-summit “Burning Bridges”
Samedi 27 Septembre – Uni mail, salle MS150 – Genève À l’heure où la planète brûle et où les peuples réclament justice, du Congo pillé pour ses minerais au génocide en cours à Gaza, la finance suisse se proclame championne du développement durable tout en continuant...
Lettre ouverte à la FINMA: Combien de Blattens faudra-t-il encore?
25.09.2025 - Le 25 septembre, un éventail d’organisations de la société civile, de chercheur·e·s, de responsables politiques et de citoyen·nes a adressé une lettre ouverte à la FINMA, l’autorité fédérale de surveillance des marchés financiers. La FINMA occupe une...
How many Blattens do we want in years to come?
How Swiss finance is driving climate collapse — and making us pay for it On May 28 2025, the village of Blatten in Valais, Switzerland, was wiped off the map. At 15:24 CEST, ten million cubic meters of rock and ice came crashing down onto the village. In just 28...
Insurance exclusion policies drive coal mine closures
27 June 2025, Bern, Switzterland - 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...
After Shell, the SNB divests from Chevron
After divesting from Shell, the SNB divests from Chevron 13 May 2025, Bern/Geneva, Switzerland - Following a long-standing campaign by the Coalition Our SNB, the Swiss National Bank has divested its investments in the multinational Chevron. The Swiss climate justice...
UBS poses a serious risk to the Swiss Confederation and to the biosphere: its capital requirements must be increased
A call for the Swiss bank to increase its capital requirements 7 May 2025, Zurich, Switzerland - During UBS last annual general meeting, its Chairman Colm Kelleher described comparisons with Credit Suisse as "insulting," defended excessive variable compensation, and...
Assemblée générale : la BNS interpellée sur ses placements polluants
Berne, le 25 avril 2025 - La Banque nationale suisse (BNS) investit dans des entreprises qui contribuent de manière décisive à la destruction d'écosystèmes vitaux tels que l'Amazonie et le Cerrado. Leurs activités menacent non seulement la biodiversité et le climat,...
UBS, HANDS OFF OUR OCEANS
UBS hands off our oceans 8 April 2025, Lucerne, Switzerland – 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 biggestinstitutional investors in...
Swiss Insurance Climate Ranking: Who is Fueling the Climate Crisis?
Swiss Insurance Climate Ranking: Who is Fueling the Climate Crisis? 8 April 2025, Zurich, Swizterland - 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...
Lettre ouverte aux assurances et regulateurs: Les enfants en première ligne de la crise climatique
Lettre ouverte aux assurances et aux régulateurs: Les enfants en première ligne de la crise climatique Tel apparu dans les podcasts RTS: 'Crise climatique lettre ouverte des professionnels de la santé suisses aux assurances', 'Allô la terre, Climat : un monde...