The Swiss Association for Responsible Investments (SVVK - ASIR) was founded in December 2015 by a group of major institutional investors.
The association aims to provide services to its members that enable them to holistically act responsibly towards the environment, the economy and society through their investment decisions.
Foundation
Develops specific rules to implement the most objective criteria possible (normative basis)
Screening und Monitoring
Screens and monitors member portfolios on the basis of the normative criteria
Dialogue
Initiates dialogue with companies to determine any systematic violations of the normative criteria
Exclusion recommendations
Provides counsel on the process of excluding companies with which the dialogue was unsuccessful, or whose business model violates the normative criteria
Communication
Assumes individual communication tasks for members
Mobiliar, Head Investments
comPlan, Asset Management
Pension Fund SBB, Head Asset Management
compenswiss, Head Asset Management
BVK, Deputy Head Asset Management
Migros Pension Fund, Head Asset Management
PUBLICA, Deputy Head Asset Management
Managing Director
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1. Introduction
1.1 The Swiss Association for Responsible Investments (SVVK-ASIR) provides screening and engagement services to its members, which enable them to act responsibly towards the environment, society and the economy through their investment decisions (Art. 2 of the association’s articles of association).
1.2 These services are made available exclusively to SVVK-ASIR members. For transparency reasons and at the discretion of SVVK-ASIR, the resulting recommendations for exclusion are published on the association’s publicly accessible website (www.svvk-asir.ch) and thus made available to a broader audience, i.e. non-members as well.
1.3 The recommendations for exclusion provided by SVVK-ASIR are provided for information only and do not constitute investment recommendations. Users always have sole responsibility for reviewing and assessing the recommendations and deciding whether or not to follow them.
2. Scope
2.1 The general terms of use apply every time the list of recommendations for exclusion is accessed and the information contained therein is used.
2.2 The rights and obligations of SVVK-ASIR members are based on the association’s articles of association, regulations, policies and directives.
2.3 The rights and obligations of non-members are defined below.
3. Usage rights and obligations of non-members
3.1 Non-members may use the recommendations provided on the SVVK-ASIR website for internal, non-commercial purposes and in accordance with paragraph 1.3. Commercial use, such as use for investment funds, is only permitted after registering on the SVVK-ASIR website.
3.2 Non-members agree to use the information provided on the SVVK-ASIR website only within the scope of the usage rights granted pursuant to paragraph 3.1 and in accordance with paragraph 1.3.
3.3 No legal relationship is established between non-members and SVVK-ASIR when non-members access and use the recommendations for exclusion. Therefore, SVVK-ASIR has no obligations towards non-members.
4. Exclusion of warranty and limitation of liability
4.1 SVVK-ASIR makes no warranties and assumes no liability regarding the availability, reliability and accuracy of the information published on its website. The user is solely responsible for the use of the information published on the SVVK-ASIR website.
4.2 The user fully indemnifies SVVK-ASIR against any third-party claims that may arise from the use of the information published on the SVVK-ASIR website.
5. Intellectual property rights
5.1 SVVK-ASIR retains full and exclusive ownership of all rights, titles and claims, including copyrights, trademark rights, etc. to, for and arising from all content and information on the SVVK-ASIR website. In particular, this applies to the text, images and/or sound marks and logos of SVVK-ASIR that appear on the SVVK-ASIR website.
5.2 The external use of the SVVK-ASIR trademark or logo by non-members is not permitted for any purpose, and for advertising purposes in particular.
5.3 The full or partial reproduction, modification, transmission or publication of and linking to the information on the SVVK-ASIR website by non-members for public and commercial purposes is not permitted.