Our Partners

Credit Suisse supports the programs and projects of around 70 national and regional charitable partners in Switzerland. Below you find more information about some of our partners.

Pro Juventute

We collaborate with Pro Juventute in a variety of projects, and support them with capacity building for the platforms Future Skills and Feriennet. Volunteering activities such as the job interview training in preparation for an apprenticeship, the budget game to teach financial skills, and the traditional sales campaign before Christmas are an important part of the partnership.

Find out more: www.projuventute.ch
Swiss Red Cross (SRC)

Credit Suisse supports the SRC's Young Leaders Forum and presents the Credit Suisse Red Cross Youth Award every year. Employee volunteering includes the "2x Christmas" gift collection campaign, the SRC car pool, drills with the REDOG rescue dog group, virtual assignment with "Missing Maps," and the "Mitten unter uns" (in our midst) integration project. In addition, some 1,200 volunteers donate blood every year.

Find out more: www.redcross.ch
Wirtschaftsbildung.ch

Every year, around 180 high school classes hold a “Wirtschaftswoche” (Economy week). With the newly developed simulation project "Wirtschaft entdecken" (Discovering economics), middle school students can explore production and working worlds in an interactive, digital format. Credit Suisse employees support these programs as volunteer instructors. In 2020, Wirtschaftsbildung.ch became the sponsor of the programs previously offered by the Ernst Schmidheiny Foundation.

Find out more: www.wirtschaftsbildung.ch
Bergwaldprojekt

As part of the Bergwaldprojekt (mountain forest project), Credit Suisse volunteers support a mountain area with a specific environmental challenge. Through our commitment to supporting this mountain region with volunteer assignments over several years, we are making a sustainable contribution to the diverse and important development of this ecosystem.

Find out more: www.bergwaldprojekt.ch
University of St. Gallen mentoring

University of St. Gallen offers a mentoring program to its students at the bachelor, master, and doctoral levels. Credit Suisse volunteers mentor these students to help support their academic and personal development and give them insight into the demands of professional life.

Find out more: www.mentoring.unisg.ch
University Children's Hospital Zurich

The University Children's Hospital Zurich is the largest children's hospital in Switzerland and one of Europe's leading centers for pediatric and adolescent medicine. Every year, around 100,000 children and adolescents come to the Children's Hospital for outpatient or inpatient treatment. Credit Suisse employees help cheer up the young patients and their families – for example, by decorating Easter eggs and gingerbread or by helping at the annual summer party.

Find out more: www.kispi.uzh.ch
Robotics workshops

Since 2010, Credit Suisse employees have been offering robotics workshops of their own design to school classes in order to stimulate and foster an interest in and understanding of technology and IT. In these workshops, children learn to program Lego Mindstorms robots, for example, which gives them access to technology in a fun way. By performing a number of different tasks, they devise solutions in their team and receive instant feedback from the robot.
Schweizer Tafel

Schweizer Tafel collects unsold food products and distributes them to people in need. Every day, it supplies more than 17 tons of food to around 500 social institutions in 11 regions throughout Switzerland. Credit Suisse volunteers support the daily delivery tours and help at the Soup Day, the annual fundraising event for Schweizer Tafel.

Find out more: www.schweizertafel.ch
Stiftung go tec!

The Stiftung go tec! (go tec! foundation) helps to introduce a broad target group of young people to science, technology, engineering, and math. Go tec! supports teachers implementing the Lehrplan 21 curriculum with expertise and resources that they can access both in their classroom and in the go tec! laboratory. The Credit Suisse Foundation Jubilee Fund has been providing go tec! with financial support for several years.

Find out more: www.go-tec.ch
St. Jakob Foundation

The St. Jakob Foundation provides a safe and structured workplace for over 400 people with special needs. It aims to promote a sense of community and inclusion by providing a wide range of internal offerings and comprehensive training opportunities. Some 300 Credit Suisse volunteers work with the foundation's employees each year to produce and package baked goods.

Find out more: www.st-jakob.ch
Stöckenweid Foundation

The Stöckenweid Foundation provides support and assistance to people with disabilities and integrates them into work processes. Together with the residents of the foundation, Credit Suisse volunteers help with seasonal work in the garden and studio.

Find out more: www.stoeckenweid.ch
WWF

WWF is committed to the global protection of forests and water as well as the climate and endangered animals. The colorful dry meadows in Valais and the Engadine are among Switzerland's animal habitats with the highest number of species. Through their volunteer work, Credit Suisse employees help preserve the valuable dry meadows and the habitats of countless animals and plants.

Find out more: www.wwf.ch
YES

Through hands-on educational programs, YES raises youth awareness of entrepreneurship, money, consumer spending, personal professional development, and community involvement. School classes can participate in the programs, which are offered by YES and facilitated by volunteers from Credit Suisse, among others.

Find out more: www.yes.swiss