Baloise (BLHEF)

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Overall impact

C (45)

Commentary

Baloise is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 45.4 for overall impact (32nd percentile compared to all companies), Baloise ranks 40th out of 47 industry peers, behind Goosehead Insurance, Allianz, Zurich Insurance and 36 others, and ahead of Equitable, China Taiping Insurance, Galway Holdings and 4 others. On top material causes for Baloise's industry (Insurance), Baloise performs poorly in Access to Affordable Healthcare (26.4 score), Quality Lifelong Education (38.1), Affordable, Safe Housing (28.2) and 1 other cause where it received a 'D' or 'F' score. Baloise did not receive an 'A' rating on any cause.

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Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-Israel
Anti-personnel mines
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Modern slavery
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons

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Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-Israel
Anti-personnel mines
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Modern slavery
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons

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Company

Founded

1863

Employees

7,569

Sector

Financials

Industry

Insurance

Sub-industry

Multi-line Insurance

SASB industry

Insurance

Headquarters

Switzerland

Share classes

BLHEF

More info

https://www.baloise.com

Description

Baloise Holding AG, together with its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the insurance and banking businesses in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg. It operates through Non-Life, Life, Asset Management & Banking, and Other Activities segments. The company offers various non-life insurance products, including accident, health, general liability, motor, fire and other property, marine, credit protection, and legal expenses insurance. It provides life insurance products, which include endowment policies, such as conventional and unit-linked life insurance; group life insurance products; term insurance; annuities; and policy riders. In addition, the company engages in the banking activities in Switzerland; and offers asset management services. Further, it has interests in equity investment companies, real-estate firms, and financing companies. It sells its products and services to individuals, small and medium sized enterprises, and industrial clients. Baloise Holding AG was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Material causes

Ethos considers the following causes material for Baloise, based on its industry sub-industry Multi-line Insurance. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

Access to affordable healthcare

Ensure universal access to affordable, quality healthcare

Accountable institutions

Build accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Affordable, safe housing

Ensure access to affordable, safe housing and living conditions for all

Decent, safe work opportunities

Promote full and productive employment for all, in safe work environments

Disaster readiness and effective aid

Be prepared for natural disasters and provide effective aid when disasters happen

Equal pay and opportunity

Achieve equal pay and opportunity for women everywhere