Credit Suisse (CS)

Overall impact
C (41)

Commentary

Credit Suisse is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 41.3 for overall impact (25th percentile compared to all companies), Credit Suisse ranks 49th out of 50 industry peers, behind ING Group, BNP Paribas, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB and 45 others, and ahead of Deutsche Bank. On top material causes for Credit Suisse's industry (Banking), Credit Suisse performs well in Sanitation Access (83.0 score) and performs poorly in Equal Pay and Opportunity (30.7 score), Racial Justice and Civil Rights (24.9), Accountable Institutions (0.0) and 6 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
Impact
Cause CS
Peer rank
Overall impact

Log in to view this information

Impact trend

Change in rating for overall impact

Log in to view this information

Company
Employees
48,150
Sector
Financials
Industry
Banks
Sub-industry
Diversified Banks
SASB industry
Investment Banking & Brokerage
Headquarters
Switzerland
Share classes
CS
Mission
To be a leading global wealth manager with strong investment banking capabilities.
Description
Credit Suisse Group AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides various financial services in Switzerland, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia Pacific. The company offers wealth management solutions, including investment advice and discretionary asset management services; risk management solutions, such as managed investment products; and wealth and succession planning. It also provides financing and lending solutions, including consumer credit and real estate mortgage lending, real asset lending relating to ship, and aviation financing for UHNWI; standard and structured hedging, and lombard lending solutions, as well as collateral trading services; and investment banking solutions, such as global securities sales, trading and execution, capital raising, and advisory services. In addition, the company offers banking solutions, such as payments, accounts, debit and credit cards, product bundles, and mortgages; asset management products; equity and debt capital markets, and advisory services; cash equities, equity derivatives, and convertibles, as well as prime services and fixed income products, such as credit, securitized, macro, emerging markets, financing, structured credit, and other products. Further, it provides HOLT, a framework for assessing the performance of approximately 20,000 companies; and equity and fixed income research services. The company serves private and institutional clients; ultra-high-net-worth individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and affluent and retail clients; corporate clients, small and medium-sized enterprises, external asset managers, financial institutions, and commodity traders; and pension funds, hedge funds, governments, foundations and endowments, corporations, entrepreneurs, private individuals, and financial sponsors. Credit Suisse Group AG was founded in 1856 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Credit Suisse, based on its industry sub-industry Diversified Banks. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

This information is subject to Ethos' Terms and Conditions, which you can find here.

This information may not be used for corporate financing purposes (including, without limitation, ESG-linked loans, credit facilities, securities or structured products), as a basis for any financial instruments or products (including, without limitation, passively managed funds and index-linked derivative securities) or other products or services, to verify or correct data in any other compilation of data or index, to create any derivative works, nor to create any other data or index (custom or otherwise), without Ethos' prior written permission.

By browsing this site you agree to our use of cookies. Read more.
We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Give me more info.