Transparency

As a Swiss government institution, SERV attaches great importance to transparency and to providing the public with information. In its Annual Report it provides information each year on the most important developments in the last business year.

Projects requiring a precise examination by SERV of compliance with the principles of environmental protection and development policy attract an inordinate amount of public interest. SERV therefore pursues a clear information policy in order to meet these needs. Thus regular consultations with NGOs (non-governmental organisations) are organised, and ad hoc meetings on important projects are offered if required. Such meetings provide an insight into SERV's activities, and ways of bringing concerns into the approaches being developed are discussed.

For the purposes of transparency, and following consultation with the exporter, SERV publishes details of projects involving contract values in excess of CHF 10 million.

As defined in the „Revised Council Recommendation on Common Approaches on the Environment and Officially Supported Export Credits“, SERV also publishes environmental information on Category A projects at least 30 days before deciding on the definitive issuance of an insurance policy. Such information can be found in the right-hand column.