Five-year overview of key figures
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
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Result |
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Operating income |
CHF million |
7,168 |
6,548 |
6,877 |
6,859 |
7,279 |
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Generated in competition |
% of operating income |
85.4 |
84.8 |
86.1 |
86.0 |
87.6 |
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Of which revenue abroad1 |
% of operating income |
14.8 |
9.5 |
9.1 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
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Operating profit |
CHF million |
450 |
258 |
515 |
358 |
323 |
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Generated in competition |
% of operating profit |
75.1 |
68.2 |
79.8 |
87.7 |
91.3 |
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Group profit |
CHF million |
255 |
178 |
452 |
295 |
254 |
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Equity |
CHF million |
6,834 |
6,906 |
8,918 |
9,884 |
10,255 |
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Value generation |
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Economic value added2 |
CHF million |
– 17 |
– 125 |
– 8 |
– 96 |
– 215 |
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Added value generated |
CHF million |
4,616 |
4,180 |
4,376 |
4,296 |
4,279 |
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to employees |
CHF million |
3,764 |
3,529 |
3,448 |
3,496 |
3,516 |
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to creditors |
CHF million |
75 |
50 |
44 |
66 |
71 |
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to public sector |
CHF million |
32 |
28 |
55 |
37 |
45 |
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to owner |
CHF million |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
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to company |
CHF million |
695 |
523 |
779 |
647 |
597 |
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Jobs |
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Headcount (excluding trainees)3 |
Full-time equivalents |
39,670 |
39,089 |
40,144 |
34,072 |
34,587 |
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Trainees in Switzerland |
Persons |
1,894 |
1,863 |
1,860 |
1,839 |
1,844 |
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Jobs in peripheral regions4 |
Persons |
16,073 |
15,655 |
16,660 |
16,224 |
16,244 |
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Turnover rate (voluntary departures) |
As % of average headcount |
5.1 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
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Notice given by employer for economic reasons |
Full-time equivalents |
78 |
57 |
85 |
25 |
43 |
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Employment conditions and remuneration |
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Employment in accordance with Swiss Post CEC |
% of employees |
79.6 |
79.6 |
80.3 |
81.0 |
80.3 |
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Swiss Post CEC minimum salary5 |
CHF per annum |
47,620 |
47,820 |
50,451 |
50,653 |
52,503 |
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Average salary for employees |
CHF per annum |
82,741 |
83,636 |
84,490 |
84,629 |
85,552 |
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Average remuneration paid to members of Executive Management |
CHF per annum |
582,289 |
575,822 |
583,501 |
575,349 |
576,393 |
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Salary bandwidth6 |
Factor |
7.0 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
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Health management |
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Occupational accidents |
Number per 100 FTEs |
6.4 |
6.1 |
7.4 |
7.0 |
7.5 |
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Days lost due to medical reasons7, 8 |
Days per employee |
13.3 |
13.3 |
7.7 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
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Diversity |
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Women |
% of employees |
45.0 |
44.1 |
43.0 |
42.0 |
41.3 |
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Nationalities represented |
Number |
140 |
142 |
143 |
147 |
141 |
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Women on Board of Directors |
% |
33.3 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
40.0 |
44.4 |
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Women in Executive Management9 |
% |
12.5 |
12.5 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
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Women in senior management roles |
% |
17.1 |
19.8 |
21.6 |
22.6 |
24.2 |
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Women in middle and lower management roles |
% |
23.8 |
22.3 |
22.8 |
21.8 |
22.3 |
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Demographics |
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Average age of workforce |
Years |
46.1 |
46.0 |
45.8 |
45.8 |
46.1 |
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Resource consumption10 |
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Energy consumption |
GWh |
1,538 |
1,495 |
2,063 |
2,098 |
2,058 |
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Energy consumption within Swiss Post |
GWh |
875 |
850 |
1,092 |
1,085 |
1,060 |
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Renewable share |
% |
20.2 |
20.1 |
16.2 |
16.1 |
16.6 |
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Energy consumption outside Swiss Post |
GWh |
663 |
645 |
971 |
1,013 |
998 |
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Carbon footprint (Scope 1–3)10 |
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Carbon footprint (Scope 1 & 2) (own operations) |
t CO2 equivalent |
191,014 |
185,794 |
249,034 |
247,987 |
241,221 |
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Carbon footprint (Scope 3) (remaining value chain) |
t CO2 equivalent |
248,132 |
242,573 |
1,943,364 |
1,958,481 |
1,860,903 |
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1 Definition of “abroad” in accordance with Notes to the 2023 Group annual financial statements, Note 6.6, Geographical information.
2
3 The figures up to and including 2021 include the headcount from the sold business unit Swiss Post Solutions.
4 The definition of rural municipalities has been adjusted in accordance with the new data collection from 2022 und retroactively adapted for 2021. It is based on the Seco ordinance on regional policy. The figures from 2018 to 2020 are not comparable with the figures from 2021 and 2022.
5 Until 2020, the minimum salary under the Swiss Post collective employment contract for an 18-year-old employee who has not completed vocational training was reported. As of 2021, the minimum salary for remote municipalities (region D) is now reported.
6 Factor = average remuneration paid to Members of Executive Management vs. average employee salary.
7 The continuation of the employment relationship for employees with long-term absences varies according to the company and sector. In order to make a comparison possible with the data used by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (SFSO) and other companies in Switzerland, this calculation takes account of the absences of full-time employees for a period up to a maximum of six months.
8 The figures from 2021 and 2022 have been adjusted in line with the definition in footnote 5. The figures from 2019 and 2020 are not comparable with the years 2021 to 2023.
9 The figures from 2019 to 2022 have been adjusted.
10 The base year 2021 and the year 2022 are recalculated retroactively in the event of acquisitions and disposals of subsidiaries or changes in data quality, as 2021 is used as the base year for the 2030/2040 climate targets. The figures from 2019 and 2020 are not comparable with the years 2021 to 2023.