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Who awards the greenproperty seal?

greenproperty is an initiative of the major Swiss bank Credit Suisse. The greenproperty seal for sustainable building projects is awarded by the Credit Suisse Asset Management Global Real Estate Division.

About Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse is one of the largest global financial service providers. In addition to the three regionally oriented divisions Swiss Universal Bank, International Wealth Management and Asia Pacific, Asset-Management is run as a fourth division.

1856:	Schweizer Kreditanstalt” – the predecessor of Credit Suisse Group AG – is founded. Founded by politician and businessman Alfred Escher, the bank’s aim was to finance the expansion of the railroad network and the further industrialization of Switzerland.
1870:	The Bank’s first international branch is opened in New York.
1905:	With the purchase of Oberrheinische Bank in Basel, the first branch outside Zurich is added.
1910:	Schweizer Kreditanstalt opens a branch in Paris.
1939:	The subsidiary Swiss American Corporation, based in New York, is founded. Among other things, it focuses on investment advice.
1982:	CS Holding is founded as a sister company of SKA.
1989:	CS Holding becomes the parent company of the SKA Group.
1996:	Following the takeover of several banks, the strategic cooperation with the Winterthur Group begins. The two groups merged the following year.
1997:	CS Holding becomes Credit Suisse Group.
2015:	After several strategic realignments over the years, the divisional structure was introduced in 2015 and is still in place today. Three divisions focused on wealth management (Swiss Universal Bank, International Wealth Management and Asia Pacific) and two investment banking units allow for greater divisional autonomy. The asset management business is managed as a fourth separate division in addition to the three regionally oriented divisions mentioned above.

What are the objective for Credit Suisse to launch their own certification system with greenproperty?

The greenproperty certification shows at one glance to which extent ESG criteria were taken into account and implemented in the planning process and operation of a property. For investors and project managers, this means an upgrading of their property, while for investors the seal of approval provides guidance for sustainable investment decisions.

Sources: Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse in pictures