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Engaging with our communities

Engaging with our communities

UBP has always placed great emphasis on engaging with and supporting its local communities and we have a long tradition of sponsoring projects in a selection of areas that our values align with. We also organise and support charity and environmental projects for our staff to participate in.


Sponsorship

UBP focuses its long-term support on organisations and charities in the areas of culture, education and research. By extending our sponsorship over several years, we are able to build solid and trusting relationships, whilst our thematic targeting keeps us from spreading our efforts too thin.

On the cultural scene, we focus on theatre and classical music. We are long-term supporters of the Grand Théâtre de Genève and the Camerata Venia orchestra, and are also a season partner of the Comédie de Genève drama centre.

Employee engagement

UBP encourages employees to support and join in community action which the Bank organises in partnership with various local charities and NGOs. These drives give the Bank’s employees the chance to discover and get involved with social and environmental organisations by lending a hand, sharing their knowledge, or donating in kind. In this way the volunteers help local communities while also broadening their horizons. To help staff get involved, we offer one day of leave per year for volunteering.

Among the initiatives we have run in recent years, there have been clean-up days in several locations to help tackle littering, a tree-planting day in the countryside surrounding Geneva to help preserve our woodlands, and a collection of clothes, toys and food, through the Geneva Red Cross and Fondation Partage, to donate to local people in need.

 

Watch the video to find out more about our tree-planting effort with the Swiss reforestation start-up Almighty Tree.

More about our sponsorships & community engagement

UBP supports the performing arts with comédie partnership

As UBP continues to support local cultural endeavours, we are pleased to announce our most recent project: a partnership with Comédie de Genève for the next three seasons.

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Interview with the general director Aviel Cahn

As part of its sponsorship and charity work, UBP regularly provides support for a wide range of social, cultural and educational projects, both in Geneva and around the world.

The talented musicians of Camerata Venia on your screen

For many years, UBP has supported cultural and artistic projects in the locations where it has offices. As part of our promotion of artistic creation and young talent in Geneva, we have partnered up with the Grand Théâtre and the Camerata Venia orchestra.

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Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) was founded in 1969 by Edgar de Picciotto, whose vision from the outset was to offer investors an astute and innovative wealth management service.

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Sustainability Report 2022

Our Sustainability Report sets out the way we are contributing to the shift towards a sustainable economy.

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