Sustainability report 2024 Responsibility and engagement

At LGT, we feel it is our responsibility to help tackle global, pressing challenges such as climate change. Our sustainability reporting reflects how we are proactively engaging to achieve change.

Picture showing the Valley of Chamonix with snowy Mont Blanc, painted in 1848.

LGT has consistently expanded its sustainability reporting since we began reporting on the issue in 2012. Regulators have established new standards to harmonise reporting of sustainability topics.  

Since 2023, LGT has been reporting in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards as per the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. This reflects our commitment to responsibility and engagement towards our clients, employees, owners and other stakeholders.

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Private Banking

Annual Report 2024

The annual report of the LGT Group fo the first time also includes the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), the taxonomy for sustainability activities of the European Union, and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

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Private Banking

Principles for Responsible Banking Report

LGT Private Banking’s Responsible Banking Progress Statement (PRB).

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Private Banking

Stewardship Report

An overview of LGT Group’s activities as a responsible steward of investments.

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Private Banking

Sustainability at LGT

What LGT Is doing to contribute to solving major global challenges.

(to be published in May 2025)

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Private Banking

Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation SFDR-PAI

LGT Private Banking considers Principal Adverse Sustainability Impact Statement (PAIF) of its investment decisions an investment advice on sustainability factors.

(to be published in June 2025)

Sustainability strategy 

At LGT, we feel it is our responsibility to help tackle the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and other major, pressing challenges the world faces today. Our goals and our progress towards them are laid out in our Sustainability Strategy 2030. The strategy’s three pillars are Clients & Investments, Business & Operations and People & Society.  

We view climate change as an especially urgent challenge. That is why we have defined the Climate Ambition 2030. This includes the goal of reducing our operational emissions and part of our own investments to net-zero by 2030, as well as measures to decarbonise client portfolios.

 

Facts and figures

Net zero by 2030 - this is the ambitious target we have set ourselves as part of the Climate Ambition 2030. In order to achieve it, we are aligning all areas of the company with a view to sustainability. For many years, we have been working intensively to optimize our consulting, our range of products and services, and our operations in terms of sustainability. Some milestones have already been achieved.

The “Net Zero 2030 Ambition” includes all operational emissions and part of the company's own investments. While the NZBA reduction targets for own investments cover all own investments, the “Net Zero 2030 ambition” only covers own investments.

  • 27.8%

    of our assets under administration take environmental and social factors into account and contribute to decarbonisation.

  • -23.5%

    reduction of energy intensity as of 2024 compared with 2019 (kWh/FTE)

  • 65%

    share of renewable energy or district heating energy consumption in 2024 (4.7% lower than in 2019 due to higher, partially estimated consumption at locations with non-renewable energy or district heating)

  • 22%

    women in top management as of 2024 (Goal: 30% by 2030)

LGT and sustainability Thinking long-term is integral to our culture

As a sustainable bank, we take our social and corporate responsibility very seriously.  Learn how we align our thoughts and actions with these responsibilities, what risk and opportunities sustainability poses for investors, and how we plan to reach our ambitious net-zero goal by 2030.