Most providers of financial services in Germany, Switzerland and Austria set great store by the social-environmental impact of their products. Critics fault the inflationary use of the term “impact”. What is at issue?

How well do Swiss banks advise their clients about sustainable investments? Poorly, according to a new survey. There are also striking deficits in advisors’ knowledge, offers and products.

The National Council Committee for the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy is seeking to ensure that key climate protection instruments are kept in place without interruption. It has prepared a transitional solution until end-2024 for the continuance of the expiring CO2 Act instruments.