Press release: Leonteq reports on 2024 corporate sustainability performance

PRESS RELEASE | LEONTEQ REPORTS ON 2024 CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE 

Zurich, 27 February 2025 

Leonteq AG (SIX: LEON) today published its annual Sustainability Report and announced its newly defined climate action plan and net zero targets.   

Leonteq’s Sustainability Report 2024, which has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards, provides a detailed overview of the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance across its business operations as well as an update on the company’s progress towards its 2026 ESG Targets.

Leonteq additionally published its 2024 Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Report as a chapter of its Sustainability Report 2024. This report marks Leonteq’s first formal alignment with the TCFD framework, underscoring its commitment to understanding and managing the financial and operational impacts of climate-related risks and opportunities. As part of the company’s approach, Leonteq outlines how its governance, strategic planning and risk management practices are being adapted to address both physical risks and transition risks related to evolving climate regulations. In this way, Leonteq aims to support a transparent and resilient business strategy that can adapt to the challenges and opportunities posed by climate change.

In this context, Leonteq has defined a dedicated climate action plan and net zero targets. By 2030, Leonteq aims to achieve a 50% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions compared to the 2024 baseline. Additionally, Leonteq intends to reach net-zero emissions for Scope 1 and Scope 2 as well as selected Scope 3 categories by 2035. This climate action plan comes as a natural progression following the development of Leonteq’s environmental reporting framework, which it has used since 2022 to collect data on its global GHG emissions.

To aid the achievement of its net zero targets, Leonteq has invested in a carbon removal portfolio from Climeworks, a leading high-quality carbon removal provider, combining decades of expertise in Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology with a holistic approach to carbon removal solutions. The carbon removal credits purchased come from a portfolio that consists of Direct Air Capture, Enhanced Rock Weathering, Biochar, and Reforestation and targets the removal of 3,600 tonnes of CO2 until 2030.

Markus Schmid, Chairman of the Sustainability Committee and member of the Executive Committee, stated: "Sustainability has been an integral component of our strategy since the launch of our sustainability initiative in 2020. Initially focused primarily on governance and social factors, we’ve since strengthened our environmental awareness and are now proud to commit to the net-zero target. We look forward to advancing our environmental efforts together with Climeworks over the next five years, while continuing to reduce our overall environmental footprint, uphold a robust governance system and address social considerations that benefit both employees and the broader community."

The Sustainability Report 2024 will be subject to an advisory vote by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of Leonteq AG on 27 March 2025.

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LEONTEQ

Leonteq is a Swiss fintech company with a leading marketplace for structured investment solutions. Based on proprietary modern technology, the company offers derivative investment products and services and predominantly covers the capital protection, yield enhancement and participation product classes. Leonteq acts as both a direct issuer of its own products and as a partner to other financial institutions. Leonteq further enables life insurance companies and banks to produce capital-efficient, unit-linked pension products with guarantees. The company has offices and subsidiaries in 13 countries across Europe, Middle East and Asia. Leonteq AG has a BBB credit-rating by Fitch Ratings, was assigned with an AA ESG-rating by MSCI and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: LEON).

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