Zürcher Kantonalbank

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Country
Switzerland
Sector
Commercial Bank
Website
www.zkb.ch
7 Second Party Opinions
1 Framework

Documents (8)

Framework Second Party Opinion
XFID Type Title Year Source Retrieved
XF-L5ZTSWM-W Framework ZKB Green Bond Framework (Rahmenbedingungen) — www.zkb.ch 17 May 2026
XF-GII00MC-1 Second Party Opinion zkb - Assessment of the Sustainability Quality of the Green Bond Asset Pool of Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) 2018 spowidget.iss-corporate.com 20 Mar 2026
XF-06SEO1C-J Second Party Opinion ISS ESG Second Party Opinion — Zürcher Kantonalbank 2019 spowidget.iss-corporate.com 20 Mar 2026
XF-XDVEC31-K Second Party Opinion ISS ESG Second Party Opinion — Zürcher Kantonalbank 2020 spowidget.iss-corporate.com 20 Mar 2026
XF-0O2XRRW-Y Second Party Opinion ISS ESG Second Party Opinion — Zürcher Kantonalbank 2021 spowidget.iss-corporate.com 20 Mar 2026
XF-BQKU6Y2-1 Second Party Opinion ISS ESG Second Party Opinion — Zürcher Kantonalbank 2022 spowidget.iss-corporate.com 20 Mar 2026
XF-9CLIGQB-Z Second Party Opinion ISS ESG Second Party Opinion — Zürcher Kantonalbank 2023 spowidget.iss-corporate.com 20 Mar 2026
XF-KQF6IOS-L Second Party Opinion ISS ESG Second Party Opinion — Zürcher Kantonalbank 2025 spowidget.iss-corporate.com 20 Mar 2026

XF Company Profile

Extra-financial information found across 8 documents in the XframeworkID registry

NACE K Financial & Insurance Activities

Information extracted from documents in the registry. Values are as disclosed; this is not an assessment or rating. Last updated 2 Jun 2026.

Issuer Identity & Structure

Issuer name and country/jurisdiction
Zürcher Kantonalbank, Switzerland SPO 2025
Issuer sector/industry classification
Financial & Insurance Activities
Issuer type
Bank SPO 2025

Green / Sustainable Finance Framework

Sustainable bond framework name and version
ZKB Green Bond Framework as of March 27, 2025 SPO 2025
Bond types covered under framework
Green Bond SPO 2025
Framework publication date and update history
Framework updated as of March 27, 2025; Previous updates: April 26, 2023; April 14, 2022; March 2021; March 2021; March 2018 SPO 2025
Eligible use-of-proceeds categories
Green Building projects that foster energy efficiency, resource protection and emissions avoidance SPO 2018

External Review & Verification

Second Party Opinion (SPO) provider name and assessment date
ISS Corporate Solutions; Assessment dates: March 28, 2025; May 4, 2023; May 2, 2022; April 20, 2021; April 7, 2020; April 29, 2019; April 13, 2018 SPO 2025
SPO assessment scope and methodology
Pre-issuance verification of ZKB's Green Bond Framework and eligible green asset pool SPO 2025
Pre-issuance or post-issuance verification type
Pre-issuance verification with periodic re-verification updates SPO 2025
Assurance provider name and engagement period
ISS Corporate Solutions and oekom research (predecessor); 2018-2025 SPO 2025
Assurance scope
Use of proceeds, project selection, and sustainability quality of issuer and green bond asset pool SPO 2025
SPO validity period
Valid as long as the Framework remains unchanged and on the basis of the portfolio analyzed as of March 3, 2025 SPO 2025

Standards & Regulatory Alignment

Alignment with ICMA Green Bond Principles
Aligned with Green Bond Principles, ICMA, June 2021 (with June 2022 Appendix 1) SPO 2025
Alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals
Contribution of the instrument type to the U.N. SDGs assessed SPO 2025

Issuance Details

Years of green bond issuance history
7 years (2018-2025) SPO 2018
Bond instrument type
Green Bond SPO 2025

Changes Over Time

Items where disclosed information changed across documents.

Second Party Opinion (SPO) provider name
2018 oekom research →
2019 ISS-oekom
Assessment date
2018 2018-04-13 →
2019 29 April 2019
Alignment with ICMA Green Bond Principles
2018 Yes, analysis of alignment conducted →
2019 Assessment against Green Bond Principles included in evaluation →
2020 Assessed under Green Bond Principles →
2021 Yes - assessed against ICMA's Green Bond Principles →
2022 Green Bond Principles (June 2021) →
2023 Green Bond Principles (June 2021 with June 2022 Appendix 1)
SPO assessment scope
2018 Definition of Green Bond KPIs, alignment with ICMA Green Bond Principles, compliance evaluation, and sustainability performance review →
2019 Re-verification of the Framework and the Sustainability Quality of the Issuer and Green Bond Asset Pool →
2022 ZKB Green Bond Framework and ZKB Eligible Green Asset Pool →
2023 Pre-issuance verification of Sustainability Quality of the Issuer and Green Bond Framework →
2025 Pre-issuance verification of ZKB's Green Bond Framework and eligible green asset pool
Pre-issuance or post-issuance verification type
2018 Pre-issuance →
2020 Re-verification (post-issuance) →
2021 Pre-issuance verification
SPO preliminary evaluation or credibility rating
2018 Positive overall evaluation; good sustainability quality →
2020 ISS ESG Assessment Summary and Corporate Rating provided
Alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals
2020 Contribution assessed →
2021 Yes - contribution of asset pool to UN SDGs assessed →
2022 UN SDGs →
2023 Yes - Contribution of the Green Bond to the UN SDGs assessed
Second Party Opinion provider name
2021 ISS ESG (Institutional Shareholder Services) →
2025 ISS Corporate Solutions, Inc.
SPO assessment date
2021 20 April 2021 →
2022 02 May 2022 →
2023 2023-05-04 →
2025 28 March 2025