We have expanded the list of climate policies we assess company engagement with to incorporate land-use related policy, referring to legislative or regulatory measures to enhance and protect ecosystems and land where carbon is being stored. Assessments under this category are currently underweighted in terms of their contribution to the overall company metrics. This weighting will be progressively increased over the next 6 months.
We adjusted the terminology used to describe the queries running down the left-hand side of our scoring matrix and added additional explanatory text to the info-boxes. This has no impact on the scores and methodology. It has been done following user feedback to improve clarity.
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of February 2023, Axel Lehmann is on the board of the IIF
Axel Lehmann (Chairman of the Board of Directors, Credit Suisse Group AG)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of November 2021, António Horta-Osório is on the board of the IIF
António Horta-Osório (Chairman)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Urs Rohner is on the board of the IIF
Urs Rohner (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of February 2023, Axel Lehmann is on the board of the IIF
Axel Lehmann (Chairman of the Board of Directors, Credit Suisse Group AG)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of November 2021, António Horta-Osório is on the board of the IIF
António Horta-Osório (Chairman)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Urs Rohner is on the board of the IIF
Urs Rohner (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of February 2023, Shane O'Cuinn is on the AFME board of directors
Shane O'Cuinn (Managing Director, Global Head of Macro and Emerging Markets Sales & Trading)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Jonathan Moore is on the AFME board of directors
Jonathan Moore (Head of Global Credit Products EMEA, Credit Suisse)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of February 2023, Shane O'Cuinn is on the AFME board of directors
Shane O'Cuinn (Managing Director, Global Head of Macro and Emerging Markets Sales & Trading)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Jonathan Moore is on the AFME board of directors
Jonathan Moore (Head of Global Credit Products EMEA, Credit Suisse)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of February 2023, Credit Suisse is a member of the US Chamber.
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of February 2023, Credit Suisse is a member of the US Chamber.
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of February 2023, Credit Suisse is a member of EBF
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of February 2023, Credit Suisse is a member of UK Finance which is a national association member of EBF
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of February 2023, Credit Suisse is a member of EBF
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of February 2023, Credit Suisse is a member of UK Finance which is a national association member of EBF
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Credit Suisse is no longer a strategic partner of the MFA. However, as of February 2023, the MFA is listed in its memberships on its website.
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Jodi Lynn DeVito is on the MFA board
Jodi Lynn DeVito (Managing Director, Americas Head of Prime Services Coverage and Client Services, Credit Suisse)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Credit Suisse is no longer a strategic partner of the MFA. However, as of February 2023, the MFA is listed in its memberships on its website.
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Jodi Lynn DeVito is on the MFA board
Jodi Lynn DeVito (Managing Director, Americas Head of Prime Services Coverage and Client Services, Credit Suisse)
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of February 2023, Credit Suisse is a member of SIFMA
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Nomita Chopra Singh is on the board of SIFMA. As of February 2023, this no longer appears to be the case.
Nomita Chopra Singh (Managing Director, Credit Suisse)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of February 2023, Credit Suisse is a member of SIFMA
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Nomita Chopra Singh is on the board of SIFMA. As of February 2023, this no longer appears to be the case.
Nomita Chopra Singh (Managing Director, Credit Suisse)
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
As of February 2023, Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd, Credit Suisse International & Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited are members of UK Finance
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
As of February 2023, Credit Suisse (UK) Ltd, Credit Suisse International & Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited are members of UK Finance
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of December 2021, Credit Suisse is an associate member of Japanese Bankers Association
not specified
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InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
As of December 2021, Credit Suisse is an associate member of Japanese Bankers Association
not specified
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In this section, we depict graphically the relationships the corporation has with trade associations, federations, advocacy groups and other third parties who may be acting on their behalf to influence climate change policy. Each of the columns above represents one relationship the corporation appears to have with such a third party. In these columns, the top, dark section represents the strength of the relationship the corporation has with the influencer. For example if a corporation's senior executive also held a key role in the trade association, we would deem this to be a strong relationship and it would be on the far left of the chart above, with the weaker ones to the right. Click on these grey shaded upper sections for details of these relationships. The middle section contains a link to the organization score details of the influencer concerned, so you can see the details of its climate change policy influence. Click on the middle sections for for details of the trade associations. The lower section contains the organization score of that influencer, the lower the more negatively it is influencing climate policy.
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Sustainable Finance Lobbying Overview: Credit Suisse appears to have limited but broadly positive engagement on sustainable finance regulation.
Top-line Messaging on Sustainable Finance Policy: Credit Suisse has supported the role of finance in delivering the goals of the Paris Agreement, and has joined the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, which advocates for the alignment of lending and investment portfolios with net-zero emissions by 2050. In a joint statement by the financial sector in 2022, it also advocated for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework to mandate the alignment of financial flows with biodiversity goals.
Positions on Sustainable Finance Policy: In a 2021 letter to the SEC, Credit Suisse strongly supported the need for regulated corporate ESG disclosure, including disclosure on Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. In its 2020-2021 CDP responses, Credit Suisse appears to have supported the revision of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) and the EU Taxonomy, as well as the development of an Asian taxonomy. In its 2022 CDP response, Credit Suisse stated support with some exceptions to regional efforts in Asia-Pacific around taxonomies and climate risk management, as well as in Switzerland on climate-risk disclosures
Lobbying Transparency: Credit Suisse has only described some of the policies it is following and has not disclosed positions or engagement activities in detail. Credit Suisse lacks a clear disclosure of its indirect engagement beyond listing some of its trade associations.