{"id":5790,"date":"2025-12-05T06:03:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T05:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arete-ethik.ch\/transparency-regulation\/corporate-social-responsibility-report-csr-2024\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:51:16","slug":"corporate-social-responsibility-report-csr-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arete-ethik.ch\/en\/transparency-regulation\/corporate-social-responsibility-report-csr-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Social Responsibility Report (CSR) 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5790\" class=\"elementor elementor-5790 elementor-3757\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa2004 ganzebreite pad-b-m e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3aa2004\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b852dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b852dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3186b6 heroh1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3186b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Corporate Social Responsibility Report (CSR) 2024<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f09f2b pad-t-m pad-b-l ganzebreite e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f09f2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f04ef2 elementor-widget__width-initial webspatz-fade-in inhaltsbreite trennen elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f04ef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Corporate responsibility<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51d874 elementor-widget__width-initial inhaltsbreite elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c51d874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are concerned about the effects of our actions in all directions.<\/p><p>Just as we measure other companies by their behavior, we also want to stand our ground from an ethical and moral perspective and live up to our social responsibility. By this we mean the contribution that Arete Ethik Invest can make to sustainable development. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a79d5 elementor-widget__width-initial webspatz-fade-in inhaltsbreite elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55a79d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Relevant aspects of our business activities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840552d elementor-widget__width-initial inhaltsbreite elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"840552d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2024, we quantitatively assessed the impact of our business activities for the fourth time. To do this, we use the familiar ESG system from the Anglo-Saxon world, according to which we divide these into the areas of &#8220;Environment&#8221; (&#8220;E&#8221;), &#8220;Social&#8221; (&#8220;S&#8221;) and &#8220;Governance&#8221; (&#8220;G&#8221;) &#8211; whereby the areas are interlinked in many ways. <\/p><p>Sustainable development is the focus of Arete Ethik Invest&#8217;s business activities. What we can contribute with our product range is the subject of our detailed sustainability report at product level, such as for the PRIME VALUES Growth fund: <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3859a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b3859a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483e0a5 underline elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"483e0a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/arete-ethik.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/PRIME-VALUES-Growth-Nachhaltigkeits-Report-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Outline\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M9.878,18.122a3,3,0,0,0,4.244,0l3.211-3.211A1,1,0,0,0,15.919,13.5l-2.926,2.927L13,1a1,1,0,0,0-1-1h0a1,1,0,0,0-1,1l-.009,15.408L8.081,13.5a1,1,0,0,0-1.414,1.415Z\"><\/path><path d=\"M23,16h0a1,1,0,0,0-1,1v4a1,1,0,0,1-1,1H3a1,1,0,0,1-1-1V17a1,1,0,0,0-1-1H1a1,1,0,0,0-1,1v4a3,3,0,0,0,3,3H21a3,3,0,0,0,3-3V17A1,1,0,0,0,23,16Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Download Sustainability Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5bfe87 elementor-widget__width-initial webspatz-fade-in inhaltsbreite elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5bfe87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Effects on the environment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e35c6 elementor-widget__width-initial inhaltsbreite elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76e35c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The global consumption of natural resources by humans is currently unsustainable and most of the resulting difficulties threaten to worsen in the future.<br>There are still few reliable methods for measuring a company&#8217;s impact on local &#8211; let alone regional or even global &#8211; biodiversity. For practical reasons, we therefore focus on calculating our greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). This is objectively justifiable, as the negative external effects in this area are likely to predominate in our business activities &#8211; for example, we do not undertake any major construction projects and only generate low material flows &#8211; and as combating climate change in turn provides relief for many other ecological problem areas.  <\/p><ol><li>The approach of<strong> dividing company-related GHG emissions into three scopes<\/strong> was developed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wri.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>World Resources Institute<\/em><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbcsd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>World Business Council for Sustainable Development<\/em><\/a> and is now the standard for reporting. <strong>Scope 1<\/strong> covers the emissions that we cause directly through our activities. <strong>Scope 2<\/strong> includes indirect emissions, i.e. emissions that are generated by other companies for our consumption, for example of electricity. The <strong>third area<\/strong> comprises all non-energy-related emissions that are primarily generated by suppliers and customers due to the existence and activities of a company, for example through preliminary products, consumables at suppliers, server capacity, product use and disposal.   <\/li><li>As we set ourselves high standards, we try to take responsibility for all three areas. Due to the small number of employees, we refrain from having the data and process verified by external providers and instead work with the Zurich-based myclimate foundation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myclimate.org\/de-ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>foundation myclimate. <\/strong><\/em><\/a>It is clear from the list above alone that assessing the third area of responsibility is a major challenge. <\/li><\/ol><p>For 2024, we have again collected detailed data on our energy consumption, commuting behavior and business travel, and for other sources we use empirical values from the foundation. Our business activities caused<strong> emissions of around 42 tons<sub>of CO2 equivalents<\/sub><\/strong> in 2023. <\/p><p>These are broken down by source as follows:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d093c8f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d093c8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb62562 pad-t-s elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb62562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2365\" height=\"1171\" src=\"https:\/\/arete-ethik.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emissionen-Arete-2024-Total.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5785\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arete-ethik.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emissionen-Arete-2024-Total.png 2365w, https:\/\/arete-ethik.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emissionen-Arete-2024-Total-768x380.png 768w, https:\/\/arete-ethik.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emissionen-Arete-2024-Total-1536x761.png 1536w, https:\/\/arete-ethik.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emissionen-Arete-2024-Total-2048x1014.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2365px) 100vw, 2365px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e2b3f elementor-widget__width-initial inhaltsbreite elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19e2b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 content70\"><p>This may sound like a lot at first, but it is still 4.5 tons per employee. However, this annual consumption only corresponds to the GHG emissions of a flight for a family of four in economy class to Dubai, for example. <\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3169b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a3169b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317d009 inhaltsbreite elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"317d009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">At 17 tons, <b>energy and digital services<\/b> represented <b>the largest burden on our business activities<\/b> last year. This reflects the high data consumption required by a modern financial services provider. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">As we rent the office space, we have no control over the heating energy source. <b>After all, we obtain<\/b>100% of our <b>electricity<\/b>from hydroelectric, solar and wind power <b>with zero GHG emissions<\/b>. <\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Mobility<\/b> accounts for just under 12 tons. This figure is made up of commuter traffic and business trips, for which we try to avoid emissions. Nevertheless, we were unable to avoid fifteen flights due to scheduling and logistical bottlenecks. All employees are encouraged to use public transport or the train whenever possible.   <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">For <b>materials and waste<\/b>, we rely on estimates provided by the methodology partner.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The overall figure has risen again for the first time since 2021, which is due to additional employees in sales and customer service.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d483ccb elementor-widget__width-initial inhaltsbreite elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d483ccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 content70\"><p>Compared to other companies, we work in a relatively climate-friendly way, which is partly due to our business model.<\/p><p>However, if you consider in absolute figures that our employees also cause emissions in their private lives, the climate crisis takes on a different meaning: on average, 7 tons<sub>of CO2 equivalents<\/sub> are emitted per person in the EU. If our climate protection targets for society as a whole are to be achieved, this figure would have to be 0.6 tons. So there is still a lot of work ahead of us!  <\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb17182 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb17182\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07e507 pad-t-s elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a07e507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2324\" height=\"1084\" src=\"https:\/\/arete-ethik.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emissionen-Arete-2024-pM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5786\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arete-ethik.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emissionen-Arete-2024-pM.png 2324w, https:\/\/arete-ethik.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emissionen-Arete-2024-pM-768x358.png 768w, https:\/\/arete-ethik.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emissionen-Arete-2024-pM-1536x716.png 1536w, https:\/\/arete-ethik.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Emissionen-Arete-2024-pM-2048x955.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2324px) 100vw, 2324px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f914604 elementor-widget__width-initial webspatz-fade-in inhaltsbreite elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f914604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contribution to improving the environmental impact<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a318e elementor-widget__width-initial inhaltsbreite elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23a318e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By financing climate protection projects, companies can take responsibility for their non-savable GHG emissions &#8211; an opportunity that we are happy to take advantage of. Apart from the ethical aspect, this allows us to take into account the social costs of emissions in our business activities on a voluntary basis. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afca15f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afca15f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f34c615 inhaltsbreite elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f34c615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Since 2021, we have been \"offsetting\" our unavoidable emissions by <b>financing certified projects from the myclimate foundation<\/b>. This statement is not unproblematic, as we emit GHGs; however, we make sure that the financed projects not only have a hypothetical positive effect, but are already having a positive impact today. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">In this type of offsetting, we, the polluter, <b>finance investments in partner projects<\/b> that serve to <b>avoid emissions elsewhere.<\/b> This is often particularly efficient when it is done across national borders, as poorer countries have a great need to catch up in terms of technology, which holds great potential for savings.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">  In fact, <b>we offset various activities twice<\/b> - via the business credit card of Zurich-based South Pole Carbon Asset Management using the same mechanism. We have been using this still innovative offer since 2012 and would like to continue supporting it. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb8730b elementor-widget__width-initial inhaltsbreite elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb8730b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Confirmation of CO2 project financing by Arete Ethik Invest AG:  <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27dfedd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27dfedd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-062f851 pad-t-s elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"062f851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"389\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/arete-ethik.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Logo-myclimate.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5787\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-955d36a elementor-widget__width-initial webspatz-fade-in inhaltsbreite elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"955d36a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social aspects and corporate governance issues<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d1bca elementor-widget__width-initial inhaltsbreite elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29d1bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The human being is at the center of philosophical thought.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f523764 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f523764\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f802110 inhaltsbreite elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f802110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Accidents at work, for example, the prevention of which is a central concern of corporate ethics, are almost unimaginable in our company.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We experience our work as meaningful.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Seven employees are also co-partners and therefore owners of the company. Classic corporate ethical concerns that arise from the scientifically well-studied principal-agent problem are thus defused in our company: our management is committed to the various stakeholder groups and the different dimensions of responsibility are safeguarded. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The other employees work for Arete Ethik Invest on a (part-time) basis of their own choosing.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The management chains are short and our hierarchy is flat.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Nobody left the company voluntarily, which indicates a high level of satisfaction in terms of working conditions.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\"><path d=\"M7.77,20.589a3.012,3.012,0,0,1-2.137-.883L0,14.073l1.424-1.425,5.633,5.633a1.008,1.008,0,0,0,1.425,0L22.576,4.187,24,5.612,9.906,19.706A3.01,3.01,0,0,1,7.77,20.589Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">We donate an appropriate amount of our pre-tax profit to social and charitable institutions each year - over 3% in recent years. We have pledged project support to the development aid organization Swissaid over several years in the spirit of supporting civil society engagement. In 2024, we paid a five-figure sum for a water project in Niger. The project goes beyond the mere infrastructure of wells and water pipes in the Boboye region: it promotes self-responsibility and the participation of the population. The villagers actively help with the planning and implementation of the project. This strengthens their sense of community and personal responsibility. In special training courses, they learn how to maintain and care for the water installations and how to use them properly.      <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b1e899 elementor-widget__width-initial webspatz-fade-in inhaltsbreite elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b1e899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outlook<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc3f28 elementor-widget__width-initial inhaltsbreite elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bc3f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The transformation to a sustainable life in harmony with nature is also an ongoing journey for us, which we will continue to pursue.<\/p><p>Like some companies in the financial sector, we have a <strong>rather low negative environmental impact,<\/strong> especially compared to economic and social value creation. In our case, as an asset manager, the problematic impact of lending is also eliminated. <\/p><p>As we need to achieve net zero emissions for society as a whole within a few years, projects to offset emissions are only part of the solution in the long term. 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