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Annual Report 2023
Annual Report 2023
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Corporate Citizenship

Swiss Life supports projects and institutions in the fields of social affairs, culture, science, education and research, and operates a total of seven of its own foundations in its various core markets.

In line with the purpose and corporate strategy, the social activities of all Swiss Life Group divisions are concentrated on projects promoting self-determination and confidence. In 2023, contributions in this area totalled around CHF 3.3 million.

Switzerland
  • In 2005, Swiss Life founded the “Perspectives” Foundation, which supports charitable initiatives in the fields of health, science, education, culture and sport and donates between CHF 1.3 and 1.5 million every year to social charity projects in Switzerland. In 2023 it supported 133 projects and organisations with donations totalling around CHF 1.4 million. The founding company, Swiss Life, provides all the funds.
  • A second foundation operated by Swiss Life in its home market of Switzerland is the Anniversary Foundation for Public Health and Medical Research, which was founded in 1957 on the occasion of the company’s centenary. This foundation supports medical research projects and specific charitable organisations for people with physical and mental disabilities. Swiss Life has made annual donations between CHF 400 000 and CHF 600 000 to this foundation in recent years.
  • The Swiss Life Select distribution company operates the “Confidence for Children” foundation in Switzerland. This organisation supports children who are disadvantaged in respect of their life and development opportunities, thus giving them a better chance of leading a self-determined and independent life. Last year, in addition to the main project in Kyrgyzstan, several aid projects of other associations and foundations were supported, for example in Kenya, Ethiopia and Guatemala. The foundation receives key support from Swiss Life Select’s financial advisors and employees, In addition, donations are also made by third parties who have become aware of the foundation through its media presence. In 2023, the foundation received donations of around CHF 150 000. All administrative costs are borne by Swiss Life Select Switzerland.
  • In addition to these commitments to foundations, Swiss Life promotes Swiss film-making and helps artists go their own creative way. Swiss Life supported the Solothurn Film Festival and the Locarno Film Festival in 2023. Moreover, Swiss Life has sponsored classical music in Switzerland for years through its financial commitment to Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich, the Zurich Opera House, the Lucerne Festival and the Davos Festival.
  • Swiss Life Asset Managers has sponsored the Swiss Life Thesis Award for the past ten years. The Award, presented in cooperation with the Institute for Financial Services Zug (IFZ), part of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, and the business journal Finanz und Wirtschaft, provides a platform for innovative and practice-oriented research work at Swiss universities. The best theses in the fields of investment, financial markets, financial services companies, financial instruments and corporate finance are singled out for awards each year. The Swiss Life Thesis Award comes to CHF 20 000 in total.
France
  • Since its inception in 2008, the Fondation Swiss Life has been supporting long-term projects with its partners in the fields of health, art and social engagement. The main projects are support in area of cancer research (“Une Jonquille contre le cancer” a breast cancer awareness month, with the Curie Institute), support for Alzheimer patients and their carers (specially adapted visits to museums and cultural institutions, concerts, travel therapies) and support for carers (“Prix Initiative Aidant.e.s” with Collectif Je t’Aide and awareness-raising conferences for employees). The Fondation Swiss Life also supports artistic creativity, with the “Prix Swiss Life à 4 Mains” awarded for works in photography and music. In addition, 14 solidarity projects in various areas were supported in 2023 as part of the “Aider à aider” employee volunteer programme. In the year under review, the Fondation Swiss Life received EUR 300 000 from its founding members and EUR 50 000 from Swiss Life Asset Managers France to support various initiatives.
  • In 2023, Swiss Life France launched the solidarity initiative #ActForLife. This offers employees six ways to get involved: solidarity actions for companies, “Aider à aider,” salary donations, conferences and awareness raising, sponsorship of senior skills and team building events. All actions are documented on an online platform accessible to all employees.
Germany
  • Through the Swiss Life Stiftung für Chancenreichtum und Zukunft (“Foundation for opportunities and the future”), Swiss Life Germany does its part for educational equity and equal opportunity in Germany. It works towards having as many people as possible – regardless of their social background – retain their natural sense of curiosity, acquire knowledge and, as a result, lead a self-determined life. The foundation is mainly financed with donations from employees and distribution partners. Swiss Life Germany covers its personnel and administrative costs, thus allowing 100% of donation revenues to go towards project work. This organisation is a pure support foundation: it supported more than 80 initiatives with a total of more than EUR 750 000 in 2023.
  • In 2019 the Swiss Life Stiftung für Chancenreichtum und Zukunft initiated a multi-year strategic cooperative project called KinderHelden. This mentoring initiative offers improved educational opportunities to primary school children with a difficult background and helps them integrate into society. Employees and distribution partners serve as mentors on a voluntary basis for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Austria
  • Swiss Life Select in Austria runs a foundation called Zuversicht für Kinder (“Giving children confidence”). In the year under review, this foundation supported 17 local and international aid projects as well as providing medical aid in specific cases. Donations of about EUR 47 500 were collected, mainly from Swiss Life Select financial advisors. With their help and the support of customers and private individuals, numerous children were given a new perspective in life. In addition, for the past six years Swiss Life Select in Austria has been a sponsor of the Junge Philharmonie Wien (Vienna young people’s philharmonic orchestra).