Reports and research

In 2020, Credit Suisse reviewed its policies and frameworks to better reflect the central role that ESG considerations play across all stages of the investment process. This updated Sustainable Investment Framework outlines how ESG criteria are applied and how we create transparency for clients through enhanced classification and reporting.

With around half of the world's GDP highly or moderately dependent on nature, it is evident that biodiversity is an issue investors should engage with. Our survey of leading global asset managers and asset owners provides new insight into investor interest, understanding and efforts to address biodiversity in their portfolios and strategies.

Investing in our ocean is not just an imperative for planetary and human health – it also makes good business sense. We explore the growing theme of engagement for the Blue Economy featuring global ocean experts working towards UN SDG 14: Life Below Water.

Surveying leading global investors on the 'investability' of ocean-related sectors, our report produced in partnership with Responsible Investor provides a unique insight into the present and future state of investor action on UN SDG 14: Life Below Water.

Recent breakthroughs in plant-based proteins and increasing awareness of environmental issues has led to rapid growth in demand for "alternative proteins". We explore the range of alternative proteins, quantify environmental impact of adopting alternative proteins and examine market potential in Asia.

The Coronavirus crisis has shifted Education Technology onto a global scale. As the world’s students adopt online learning, our report examines the future of EdTech, one of the most exciting sectors in the economy, and its positive impact on achieving UN SDG 4: Quality Education for All.

Our first ‘Exploring Impact Series’ paper looks at developments in sustainable and impact investing. We dig deeper into the shift to focus on the impact of company products and their contribution to solving the world's most pressing problems, how to evaluate that impact and invest in these themes.

As sustainability and climate change concerns occupy more headlines, more people question how we make, use and dispose of goods and services. In a new report, we look at the rise of responsible consumerism, the sectors ripe for disruption and what this means for investors and entrepreneurs.