Community Support
REYL Intesa Sanpaolo attaches the utmost importance to conducting its affairs as a responsible member of society. Recognising its privileged position, it promotes values of generosity and care and is committed to giving back to the community in thoughtful and meaningful ways.
Research for Life Foundation
As a Swiss non-profit organisation based in Geneva, Research for Life is dedicated to supporting and funding ground-breaking medical projects in the fields of adult and paediatric oncology.
Research for Life identifies and supports promising research teams who are seeking to make breakthrough progress in the understanding and treatment of emblematic forms of cancer, particularly through the use of innovative technologies.
Projects conducted by the teams of Prof. Michielin, Group Leader of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, oncologist at CHUV in Lausanne and renowned world specialist in the field on immunotherapy, are perfect illustrations of the kinds of highly stimulating works that Research for Life wishes to support.
Link to the Research for Life website
MSFeCARE
REYL Intesa Sanpaolo is proud to be one of the first financial partners of MSFeCARE—an innovative initiative with a global impact, run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF - Doctors Without Borders) in Geneva.
In response to the major issues of infant mortality and drug-resistant bacteria, which are often found in remote areas, MSF launched MSFeCARE, an electronic decision support system that uses a tablet-based application to enhance paediatric care in clinics. It enables healthcare professionals to follow complex medical protocols interactively, guiding the consultation process and improving the overall quality of care and the prescription of antibiotics.
Link to YouTube video
Swiss Paralympic
In January 2019, continuing its tradition of collaborating with elite sportsmen and women, REYL Intesa Sanpaolo became an official partner of Swiss Paralympic, the umbrella organisation for Swiss handicapped athletes.
Sofia Gonzalez (athletics) and Robin Cuche (alpine skiing), two young Paralympic athletes, are receiving financial support and assistance from the Group for their national and international competitions. Both are completely in-line with the Group's values—passion, self-improvement, humility and determination.
Link to the Swiss Paralympic website
IUCN
Since 2020, REYL Intesa Sanpaolo supports the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the largest international environmental non-governmental organisation, which provides the tools and projects to enable societies, economies, and nature to thrive together. The Bank supports its "Save our Species" programme, a global biodiversity initiative that ensures the protection and survival of endangered species with local communities who depend on or coexist with them.
Species are an essential part of the history, culture, tradition and folklore of every culture on Earth and their aesthetic values and spiritual roles provide comfort and inspiration as well as recreation.
Since its launch in 2010, the programme has grown and supported more than 110 civil society organisations in more than 89 countries, launching 358 projects to help protect 492 threatened species.
Villars Institute
In 2024, REYL Intesa Sanpaolo and Villars Institute agreed to join forces on initiatives that accelerate the transition to a nature-positive, net-zero economy through intergenerational learning and collaboration.
The partnership focuses on expanding the reach of the Villars Institute’s Fellowship Program by empowering youth engagement in secondary schools and building a global community of future change-makers. It promotes innovative learning programs and activities, including entrepreneurial projects and mentoring, and consider interdisciplinary solutions in the push towards a net-zero, nature positive future.
Link to Villars Institute website
Arches des Abeilles
Since 2021, REYL Intesa Sanpaolo is proud to support "Arche des Abeilles", a Swiss foundation for the protection of bees and the development and sustainability of local colonies. Founded by Stéphanie Vuadens, it aims to protect wildlife, strengthen local biodiversity, and raise awareness among the younger generation.
Link to website
Sophie Lavaud
Sophie has been supported by REYL Intesa Sanpaolo since 2017. Although records are less important to her than enjoying the journey, the mountaineer has become the first Swiss, Canadian and French woman to have successfully climbed 14 peaks of over 8,000 meters.
Sophie supports project “Mahila”, which means “woman” in Nepalese. This programme helps women affected by discrimination and the negative consequences of male migration in the rural communities of the Rasuwa district.
About Sophie Lavaud:
Sophie Lavaud is a Swiss, Canadian and French citizen. After a career as a manager in the hotel, luxury, and event industries in Geneva, Sophie Lavaud made a remarkable entry into the world of mountaineering in 2012. She had successful climbs just ten days apart at Central Shishapangma (8'012 meters) and Cho Oyu (8'201 meters).
Her climb of Everest in 2014 and first attempt to climb K2 in 2016 were the subject of films directed by French filmmaker and guide François Damilano ("On va marcher sur l'Everest" and "K2, une journée particulière"). In 2023, she made history by achieving her goal of climbing all 14 peaks topping 8,000 meters.
In 2024, she released her movie "Sophie Lavaud - Le dernier sommet" and her book "Les quatorze 8000 de Sophie Lavaud".
Today, she has set herself the mission of climbing the highest peaks on every continent.
Intermezzo - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
REYL Intesa Sanpaolo supports Intermezzo, which has a mission to help discover and promote the highly talented Orchestre de la Suisse Romande to a younger audience (25 to 45 years’ old) of music lovers. With this partnership, REYL Intesa Sanpaolo contributes to local culture and community, enabling more of the public to access classical music in an original way.
Link to the Intermezzo – OSR website
Grand Théâtre de Genève
REYL Intesa Sanpaolo acts as a project partner to Grand Théâtre de Genève, specifically financing its plans to film and broadcast its best productions.
Link to the Grand Théâtre de Genève website
Verbier Festival
REYL Intesa Sanpaolo is the main partner of the Verbier Festival, an international classical music event. For 17 days, almost 300 events and concerts attract fans from all over the globe to applaud the world's most talented musicians.
Link to the Verbier Festival website
Every Day Social Responsibility
Our actions :
- Recovery of all PCs and gifts to local non-profit organisations
- Recycling of all toners and batteries by local social reinsertion associations
- Cleaning works by PRO Foundation
- Printing of REYL Intesa Sanpaolo's annual report on certified FSC paper
- Electric bicycles for employees’ urban transport between REYL Intesa Sanpaolo’s Geneva sites
- Energy-saving LED light bulbs
- Sponsored Red Cross money box at Geneva’s international airport