Due Diligence
Swiss Commodity Trading Regulation 2026: Transparency, Due Diligence and the COCO Framework
Switzerland’s position as the world’s foremost commodity trading hub has long rested on a regulatory architecture that competitors characterise, …
Switzerland's Corporate Due Diligence Obligations: What Commodity Traders Must Comply With
Switzerland's 2020 corporate due diligence counter-proposal — the Gegenvorschlag — established mandatory human rights and environmental reporting obligations for large commodity traders. Combined with EU CSDDD exposure and OECD conflict minerals guidance, it has fundamentally altered the compliance landscape for Geneva and Zug trading houses.
SECO and Swiss Commodity Regulation: Sanctions, Due Diligence, and ESG
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs stands at the intersection of Swiss economic policy and the commodity trading industry's regulatory world. Once a relatively light-touch presence in the day-to-day operations of Geneva and Zug trading houses, SECO's role has been transformed by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, evolving AML standards, and the arrival of mandatory due diligence obligations.