Corporate responsibility

Corporate responsibility

We have a long-standing commitment to corporate responsibility and strive to implement this across our business. Our performance has received high ratings from independent third-party organisations.

Comprehensive commitment

Swiss Re is committed to being a responsible company. Based on our Code of Conduct, we have a strategic approach in place that defines and drives key activities across the Group.

A climate change pioneer

We identified climate change as a major sustainability challenge almost 20 years ago. Ever since, we have put a special focus on this topic and created a number of innovative responses.

Accountability

We wish to be accountable to our stakeholders and regularly disclose information on our corporate responsibility performance. Swiss Re is a signatory to the UN Global Compact and is listed on leading sustainability indexes and ratings.

More about our Corporate responsibility management

2012 Corporate Responsibility Report

The Report details our strategic approach to corporate responsibility and provides a comprehensive review of the actions we've taken to support sustainable development.

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Swiss Re Milizpreis 2013

Erica Brühlmann-Jecklin, founder of the Swiss Association for Myopathy wins the 2013 Swiss Re Milizpreis (Civilian Service Prize). The Association, which supports people with muscular disorders and their...

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