Swiss Re Foundation

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Igniting the spark of a resilient tomorrow. Together.

Working with entrepreneurial changemakers, other external partners and Swiss Re employees, we improve the resilience of low-income communities around the world. 

Our mission is to make the world more resilient by advancing innovative solutions to climate and health challenges, increasing system efficiency and supporting charitable engagement.

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Our focus areas

Our two focus areas, climate solutions and access to health, allow us to concentrate our efforts and increase our impact.

Our achievements

We track the results of our projects by requiring grantees to collect data on targeted outcomes and by commissioning independent impact assessments of key initiatives.

  • 1050000

    people impacted with improved resilience between 2022-2024

  • 32360 of environmental zones protected between 2022-2024

  • 49000 emissions saved between 2022-2024

  • 5676360 CHF

    Total grants approved in 2024

  • 68 active projects (over CHF 30 000 grant size) in 2024

  • 4275

    Swiss Re Volunteers participated in 2024

News releases Latest news from Swiss Re Foundation

  • Landscape of Microinsurance 2024 launched

  • Learnings from the Swiss Re Foundation’s Entrepreneurs for Resilience Award portfolio

  • Entrepreneurs for Resilience Award 2024: Latest edition comes to a close

  • Independent report sheds light on how Foundation partners improve healthcare access

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Our north star: Improving the lives of two million people by 2027

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