Endnotes
SMG’s Approach
1 The reported figure is presented on a headcount basis, consistent with the reporting throughout this document.
2 The Sustainability Report includes data pertaining to companies of which SMG Swiss Marketplace Holding Group AG has had full ownership or direct or indirect operational control throughout the year, including SMG Swiss Marketplace Group AG, SMG Swiss Marketplace Group Sàrl, Swiss Marketplace Group (Austria) GmbH, SMG Swiss Marketplace Group GmbH, Immo Inf. Technology Private LTD, SMG Swiss Marketplace Group d.o.o. Beograd, Nhat Viet Group Ltd., Ricardo AG, Flatfox AG, Acheter-Louer.ch & Publimmo Sàrl, Casasoft AG, IAZI, Informations- und Ausbildungszentrum für Immobilien AG, Moneyland.ch AG. Certain scope limitations are mentioned throughout the report.
3 Given that SMG does not import or process minerals and metals from conflict-affected areas, it is not required to submit a due diligence report under Articles 964j-964l of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO).
Environment
4 Version dated June 2017, and the annex “Implementing the Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures”, version dated October 2021.
5 The assessment used three climate scenarios to capture a range of potential outcomes, including Net-Zero (aligned with 1.5°C), Announced Pledges (aligned with 1.7–2°C), and Stated Policies (aligned with 2–2.5°C).
6 The 2024 share of renewable electricity has been recalculated to align with the refined presentation applied in 2025. Electricity consumption related to EV charging, which was previously included within purchased electricity, is now disclosed separately and excluded from the purchased electricity denominator used to calculate the renewable electricity share. This refinement does not affect the reported renewable electricity volume. On the previously disclosed basis, the reported share of renewable electricity in 2024 was 83%.
8 Such as the Energy Strategy 2050, the CO2 Act, and Model Regulations of the Cantons in the Energy Sector (MuKEn) standards.
10 Categories include electric vehicles and hybrid variants such as Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicles, and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles in both petrol and diesel options.
Circularity
Digital and Social
12 NIST-SP-800-61 rev2.
13 Substantiated complaints are defined as written statements by regulatory and other official bodies addressed to the organisation that identify breaches of customer privacy, or complaints lodged with the organisation that said organisation recognises as legitimate.
14 RoPAs are a legal requirement for companies to document their data processing activities.
15 This initiative is guided by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
People
16 The people strategy is implemented in all business units and locations, except for Immo Inf. Technology Private LTD, where integration efforts are still ongoing.
17 The absenteeism rate reflects absences due to illness and accident.
18 In 2025, the survey covered all business units and locations. The inclusion of Immo Inf. Technology Private LTD is currently under review as integration efforts continue.
19 A leader is defined as an employee in management positions who leads at least one employee directly.
20 Available to permanent employees who maintain a minimum 40% workload.
21 The analysis was carried out by Comp-On AG, a recognised equal pay expert. The certificate is valid for four years, and issued by SGS as an independent quality auditor.
Business Integrity
22 SMG only reports fines and sanctions of a criminal nature; administrative fees, procedural penalties, and non-criminal measures are excluded.
23 DDTrO, Art. 5 para. 1
24 For SMG, this includes Vietnam, Serbia, and India.
Methodology
25 Emissions from marketing services are currently excluded from the emissions inventory due to limitations in the availability and reliability of estimation methodologies, including challenges related to emissions attribution along the marketing and media value chain. At this stage, inclusion would reduce the overall robustness and comparability of the emissions inventory. SMG continues to monitor developments in industry guidance and emerging methodologies with the aim of including these emissions in the future as data quality and methodological clarity improve.