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• 8.1 Current Landscape for International Investors

  Sustainability is no longer considered a mere “nice-to-have” or a marketing exercise. Rather, it has become an integral part of risk/opportunity considerations and corporate strategies. Investors want…

• 11 SIX Flags for Sustainable Investing

  Companies can currently be awarded the following SIX Flags:SIX 1.5°C Climate Equity FlagGreen Bond FlagSocial Bond FlagSustainability Bond FlagSustainability-Linked Bond FlagSustainability-Reporting E…

• 12.3 Consequences of Greenwashing

  Regulatory authorities worldwide are increasingly monitoring companies that misrepresent their environmental efforts, a practice known as greenwashing. As the focus on sustainable economic transformat…

• 12.4 Assessing Sustainability Made Difficult by Multidimensionality

  Another factor contributing to the ongoing confusion surrounding the term “sustainability” and its interpretation is that it is a highly generic term. It was first established in the form of the Brund…

• 13.1 Background and Context

  For listed companies, staying silent on the topic of sustainability is no longer an option. However, when they do speak up, they often expose themselves to general suspicions of greenwashing. At the s…

• 13.2 Key Parameters for a Definition

  13.2.1 Key Parameters of FINMA’s Greenwashing Prevention Practice for FundsCurrently, the only specific government regulation in Switzerland addressing greenwashing is found in the Swiss Financial Mar…

• 13.3 Legal Risks Associated with Greenwashing

  13.3.1 Greenwashing in the Context of Sustainability Reporting Under the Swiss Code of Obligations and the SIX RegulationsSustainability-related disclosure obligations notably aim to combat greenwashi…

• 1.6 Tips

  It’s like in sports: The better the athlete’s physical fitness and the more familiar they are with the sequences, the better they perform under pressure. What this means is that a strong and well-prac…

• 10.1 Definitions of Sustainability and Sustainable Finance

  The modern understanding of sustainable development was established in 1987 by the Brundtland Report "Our Common Future" of the World Commission on Environment and Development of the United Nations (W…

• 10.2 The Interconnection of ESG and ESG Data

  Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues are closely interconnected and mutually influence each other. This interconnectedness is based on the fact that corporate decisions and activities in…