Transparency: SERV project
information

To ensure transparency, SERV publishes two project lists. The first is a list of projects – prior to commitment – with potentially high environmental, social or human rights impacts (Category A projects). The other contains details of insured projects with a credit period of at least two years and for which the SERV share exceeds 10 million Swiss francs.

SERV follows the OECD Common Approaches for Officially Supported Export Credits and Environmental and Social Due Diligence. To this end, SERV publishes detailed information about Category A projects, including the name of the project, the destination country, a short description of the project, and the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). 

Details of these projects are published here at least 30 days before a final decision is made on whether to issue an insurance policy. The transparency list “Category A projects” is continuously updated. Insurance policies that have already been issued remain listed until the risk period in question has ended.

“A” projects are ones that could potentially have major negative environmental or human rights implications. “B” and “C” projects are likely to have a less serious impact on the environment and human rights. More information about the classification of projects can be found in the SERV guide to assessing environmental, social and human rights issues.  

To ensure transparency, SERV also publishes a list of insured projects for which the portion insured by SERV exceeds 10 million Swiss francs and which have a credit period of at least two years. It is released semi-annually and includes projects of all categories. The list is published after consultation with the exporters and contains key project information such as the commitment date, destination country, exporter, description of the export good and of the project, SERV share and category (A, B or C).