Our reports with sustainability and climate focuses show how we live sustainability as an integrated business principle.
Annual Report
This annual report comprises the management report, the corporate governance report, the compensation report and the financial statements of the Zürcher Kantonalbank group and its parent company. Additionally, the management report includes the focus report on the public service mandate for the attention of the Parliamentary Committee for the Supervision of Commercial Undertakings (AWU) of the Cantonal Parliament. The public service mandate comprises the support mandate, the service mandate and the sustainability mandate. Selected sustainability topics that are particularly relevant to the public service mandate for the financial year 2023 are also presented in the Annual Report 2023. A summary of the “Disclosure of climate-related financial risks 2023” is also included.
Download Annual Report 2023 (PDF, 6 MB)
Sustainability Report
The sustainability report is the report on non-financial matters in accordance with article 964a et seq. of the Swiss Code of Obligations. It was prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards.
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Climate report
The climate report is based on the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). It contains qualitative and quantitative information on climate risks and opportunities and implements the first requirements of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), which Zürcher Kantonalbank joined in December 2022.
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Disclosure of climate-related financial risks
Regulatory disclosure is made in accordance with the requirements of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, which are based on the TCFD’s recommendations. The requirements set out in the FINMA Circular 2016/1 “Disclosure – Banks” are relevant for the disclosure. The information on climate-related financial risks in accordance with Annex 5 of the Circular is part of the document “Quantitative and qualitative disclosure of capital, liquidity and climate-related financial risks” as at 31 December, which will be available from the end of April of the following year.
UN Principles for Responsible Banking (UN PRB)
In 2021, Zürcher Kantonalbank joined the United Nations Principles for Responsible Banking (UN PRB). This voluntary initiative obliges participants to conduct an annual self-assessment of their progress in implementing the principles.
Download "PRB-Reporting and Self-Assessment.pdf (PDF, 328 KB)