For us, the needs of the various stakeholder groups take centre stage. Innovative approaches are crucial to be close to the market and cater to the clients' requirements.
Strategic Sustainability at the SFP Group
We firmly believe that incorporating ESG criteria into all our processes offers a way of conserving resources in the long term and that making decisions with the future in mind ensures inter-generational fairness.
ESG Strategy
We visualise our sustainability strategy using a house. The house's foundations are our core values:
Materiality Matrix of the SFP Group
We conducted a materiality analysis to identify the sustainability topics that are important to us and are now basing our sustainability strategy on these topics.
Economy
We see and create the connection between sustainability and economic performance. Healthy finances, economic resilience and stable, substantial returns safeguard our company's ability to continue operating.
The SFP Group's direct and indirect investments and also its services are increasingly centring around sustainability. This allows us to meet the requirements of clients as well as investors and enhances their financial success.
As a provider of indirect real estate investments, we have a particular responsibility. We represent investors' interests by exercising their voting rights on their behalf. This is a task that we perform conscientiously.
Environment
We attach great importance to making more use of renewable energy sources and energy-efficient buildings. This enables us to reduce the amount of CO2 emitted by the buildings that are already in our portfolio and in so doing help to protect the climate.
Social Responsibility
Regular and timely communication with all stakeholders is important to us. We proactively promote the flow of information.
We aim to position ourselves as an employer of choice in order to attract and retain employees with expertise at the group, as they play a key role to success in the real estate sector. Not only do we offer good working conditions, we also provide opportunities for professional development. Our aim is to do more to empower all of our employees and to assign more responsibility and authority to them.
We believe that diversity within a team promotes the sharing of ideas and can broaden perspectives. That is why we take equal opportunities and inclusion, irrespective of ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability or ideology, as a given. We reject all forms of discrimination. We actively practice diversity and inclusion, and take them into account in everything we do, from recruitment and employee relations to management decisions.
We create value for our tenants by optimising our portfolio of properties in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria. When it comes to construction and renovation projects, we attach a lot of value to maximising interior comfort. Safety, ample daylight, and high thermal comfort are particularly important in this regard.
Living spaces with character can enhance a property's appeal, thereby boosting demand, increasing the potential rent and reducing tenant turnover. We work particularly hard to promote biodiverse concepts in urban areas.
An attractive yield and market-oriented rents are important factors when it comes to satisfying investors, clients and tenants. The SFP Group stands for a direct exchange and professionalised services. The SFP Group also sees its comprehensive commitment to sustainability as an investment in client orientation as growing numbers of investors and tenants view sustainable action as a condition for a stable partnership.
19
New employees 2022
40.5
Years average age
30
Percent female employees
48
hours invested per employee for training and development
100
Percent performance appraisals in 2022
0.6
Percent of annual payroll invested in training & further education
Governance
Proper corporate governance is essential in order for the SFP Group to act in compliance with the law and ethical standards, and therefore provides the framework for all our business activities. However, rather than being a rigid system, corporate governance needs to be constantly adapted to current developments and changes in the law.
Today, companies are in the public eye, both as market participants and as members of society. If a company even gives the impression of not acting in accordance with the rules, a good reputation that has taken years to build up and the trust of stakeholder groups can suffer significant damage. The purpose of corporate governance is to ensure the ethical conduct of the company and to safeguard its reputation. For us, integrity and ethically correct conduct serve as the foundation for sustainable economic development.
We attach great importance to sustainability, social commitment and reliable governance. This makes good management and an open communication culture even more valuable, which includes ensuring employee satisfaction and providing information to stakeholders.
Risks are a natural part of business – but they must be monitored and managed. Our business activities expose us to different financial and non-financial risks. It is in the nature of our business that we mindfully accept specific risks for ourselves and for our clients.
Data protection is key in times of growing digitalisation, with the focus falling on the protection of personal data. By ensuring data privacy and information security, the SFP Group protects the privacy of stakeholders such as clients and employees.
Sustainability Initiatives
Contact
Carmen Achermann
ESG Manager
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