The Media Outlet has been independently certified according to the JTI Programme and CWA 17493:2019.

Certified by

Deloitte

Date of certification

17/07/2023

Contact details

477 Collins Street
3000 Melbourne
Australia

Media Outlet SWI swissinfo.ch Legal Entity Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft (Société suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision) Date of first publication 05/07/2021 Date of Latest Change 21/09/2021

5. Requirements on Owners’ Identity

The identity of owners shall be disclosed: including direct owners, indirect or beneficial owners, shareholders, indirect or beneficial shareholders. Information on any type of influence and/or conflict of interest should be provided and monitored internally. The information shall be updated on an annual basis and easy to access, preferably online. If the Outlet has no website, the information should be published or communicated clearly in all its publications or transmissions.

5.1. Names of Owners and Board Members

The names of direct, indirect, controlling or beneficial owners shall be disclosed. If any of these is also the beneficial owner of another company, the name and main activities of that company shall be clearly stated. The business sectors in which these other companies are operating shall also be indicated. The names of the members of supervisory structures, like the board, shall also be disclosed. If any of these persons is an active member of a political party or movement, holder of an elected office, or a candidate to a political election, the name of that party or movement shall be clearly stated.

What are the names of all direct, indirect or beneficial owners?

See 4.4. 23 The SBC is an association which comprises four regional companies with around 22,500 members.

Are the names of the owners in the previous question available online?

Yes

What is the URL that contains the names of the owners, or, if not available online, please indicate where that information can be obtained?

https://www.srgssr.ch/en/who-we-are/organisation/association

What are the names of the members of supervisory boards?

Committee of the SBC Board of Directors:
Alice Šáchová-Kleisli (chairwoman)
Sabine Süsstrunk
Vincent Augusti

Are the names of the members of the supervisory board members in the previous question available online?

Yes

What is the URL of the page that contains the names of the people in the previous question?

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/about-us/45607290

Are the listed owners also founders or owners of other companies?

Are any of the owners active members of a political party or movement or candidates in a political election or current office holders?

5.2. Contact Details of Direct and Indirect Owners

The contact details of direct and indirect owners shall be disclosed, preferably online, along with the contact details of the members of the board of directors.

What is the contact information for all direct and indirect owners?

There are four regional companies:

SRG Deutschschweiz
Geschäftsstelle
Fernsehstrasse 1-4
8052 Zürich
Telefon +41 58 135 20 00

Radio Télévision Suisse Romande
Secrétariat général RTSR
Avenue du Temple 40
Case postale 78
CH-1010 Lausanne 10
+41 (0)58 236 69 75

Is the contact information in the previous question available online?

Yes

What is the URL with the contact information from the previous question?

https://www.srgd.ch/de/kontakt/ https://rtsr.ch/institution/secretariat-general-rtsr/ https://www.corsi-rsi.ch/la-corsi/contatti https://www.srgd.ch/de/regionen/srg-ssr-svizra-rumantscha/tgi-essan-nus/contact/

What is the contact information for the members of the board of directors?

https://www.srgssr.ch/en/who-we-are/organisation/association/board-of-directors

Is the contact information in the previous question available online?

Yes

What is the URL with the contact information from the previous question?

See 32 above

5.3. Names of Shareholders

The names of direct and beneficial majority or controlling shareholders shall be disclosed. If the shareholder is a company, the name and main activities of that company shall be clearly stated. The business sector in which this company is operating shall also be indicated.

What are the names of the direct, majority or controlling shareholders? (If shareholders are companies, list the main activity and business sector of that company along with the name.)

See above, 24 and 25

5.4. Percentage of Shareholdings

The percentage of the controlling shareholdings should be disclosed, regardless of the percentage.

List the shareholders and the percentage of the holdings.

N/A

5.5. Exception for Member-owned Media Outlets

The names and contact information for all owners is not required to be disclosed, but it is required for the leadership, e. g. the Board of Directors according to clauses 5.1 and 5.2.

Is the Media Outlet member-owned?

Yes

List the names and contact information for the Board of Directors or whatever form of leadership the Media Outlet has.

Jean-Michel Cina, Luigi Pedrazzini, Mario Annoni, Vincent Augustin, Marc Furrer, Ursula Gut-Winterberger, Alice Sachova-Kleisli, Andreas Schefer, Sabine Süsstrunk

https://www.srgssr.ch/en/contact

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