Founded in 1841, Bank Sarasin & Cie AG today is one of Switzerland's most reputable private banks with offices in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Its core activities include investment advisory and asset management services for private and institutional clients, as well as an investment funds business. Its complementary services extend to corporate finance and financial analysis.

Sarasin is one of the pioneers in the field of socially responsible investments (or sustainable investments) and since 1989 has built up a very experienced team of more than 50 professionals. It uses its own research based on a proprietary concept and has integrated research and asset management into a comprehensive and flexible concept. Due to its reputation and success Sarasin is one of the leading sustainable asset managers in Europe and has € 11.2 billion assets under sustainability management (out of € 83.2 billion assets under management in total).