Sustainability milestones

1979

Published the first report on ecology and environmental protection

1995

Signed the 'Statement of Environmental Commitment by the Insurance Industry' in the context of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)

1998

Published Swiss Re’s first Corporate Environmental Report

2003

Began compensating operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

2005

Introduced first ESG risk policies and due diligence for countries with particularly poor human rights records

2007

Signed the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

2008

Committed to the UN Global Compact

2009

Introduced the ESG Risk Framework

2012

Signed the UNEP FI Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI)

2014

Introduced risk appetite limitation for activities causing conversion or degradation of protected areas or UNESCO World Heritage Sites

2015

Joined the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) as an inaugural member

Implemented carbon metrics for corporate bond and listed equity portfolio

2017

Adopted ESG benchmarks for actively managed listed equity and corporate bond portfolios

2018

Introduced an ESG risk policy for thermal coal

2019

Committed to reach Group-wide net-zero GHG emissions by 2050

Co-founded the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

2020

Achieved 100% renewable electricity use for our own operations

2021

Introduced a triple-digit real internal carbon levy for operations and signed our first long-term offtake agreement for technological carbon removal

Joined the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) as an inaugural member

Announced 2025 interim climate targets for investments

2022

Co-developed the insurance- associated emissions standard by the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)

2023

Published the carbon footprint of selected single-risk underwriting portfolios¹ in line with the PCAF Standard

Announced 2030 interim climate targets for single-risk underwriting portfolios

2024

Set 2030 interim climate targets for investments and operations

2025

Published the first Climate Transition Plan