Sustainable thinking and action are valued highly at Swiss Life. Therefore, the highest management body in matters of sustainability is the Group Executive Board, chaired by the Group CEO. The result of Swiss Life’s materiality analysis shows which topics are relevant for Swiss Life and its stakeholders.
Group-wide sustainability organisation
The highest management body in matters of sustainability is the Group Executive Board, chaired by the Group CEO. The Board of Directors, as the highest authority for strategic issues, is informed at least once a year about the implementation of due diligence and reporting obligations in the area of sustainability and the progress and effectiveness of the strategies, measures, metrics and targets adopted, and is involved in the decision-making process.
The Swiss Life Group Sustainability team is responsible for the coordination, steering and implementation of measures at Group level. This team ensures that the focus areas defined by Swiss Life’s Group-wide sustainability strategy are integrated within and implemented by the divisions. The team also ensures the involvement of the Group Executive Board as a management body, reports on progress and engages in dialogue with key stakeholder groups at Group level.
The sustainability organisation is aligned to Swiss Life’s multi-divisional organisation: it comprises sustainability delegates from all divisions as well as specialist delegates. The sustainability delegates in the divisions ensure that the Group-wide sustainability strategy is implemented in accordance with local regulatory requirements. They also ensure that the management teams in the divisions are involved in the decision-making process. Swiss Life has defined ten subject areas for specialist management which are assigned to specialist delegates and in which representatives of the divisions participate.