Climate risks: impact on markets and products

Global climate change presents companies with potential risks and opportunities that could ultimately have an impact on their performance. In early 2002, Credit Suisse therefore joined the Carbon Disclosure Project - an international initiative under which institutional investors have repeatedly called upon the world's largest companies to disclose their exposure to possible climate risks as well as their efforts to manage them, thus increasing transparency for investors.

This topic also has a key role to play in the development of new products. With offerings such as energy contracting and the Leu Prima Cat Bond, Credit Suisse provides products and services that are related to the challenges of climate change.