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Retail Finance: The Missing Link in Impact Investing? Last week, we hosted GreenBuzz for an important discussion on the role of retail investing in impact finance. 🌍💡 At responsAbility, impact investing has been at the core of our mission since our foundation—more than 20 years ago. Our first fund, which is still active today, was designed specifically for retail investors. As the sector continues to grow, unlocking retail capital remains essential to scaling measurable change and making impact investments accessible to all. Watch the highlights from our speakers in the video below! 🎥👇 👉 Andrew Douglas, CFA (Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth) 👉 Noemi Zulauf (responsAbility Investments AG) 👉 Dr. Hendrik I., (LLB Banking) 👉 Eve Morelli (radicant bank) 📷 Photo credit: Carmen Sirboiu Johannes Pokorny | Chris Thomas | Alicia Hall | Rachel Dale   #RetailInvesting #ImpactInvesting #SustainableFinance #ImpactFinance

💡 Focus Session Spotlight: CelsiusPro 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 - 𝐈𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲? Extreme weather is no longer a distant threat—it’s disrupting supply chains, financial markets, and critical infrastructure already. Yet despite growing awareness, many companies struggle to move from risk insight to action. Why? ❌ Climate risks are assessed in silos. ❌ Static reports don’t model forward-looking scenarios. ❌ Budgets for adaptation compete with short-term profitability goals. The path forward? Companies must shift from awareness to integration. This means embedding climate resilience into capital planning, supply chain strategies, and stakeholder engagement. CelsiusPro helps companies bridge this gap through Climate Risk and Regulatory Reporting Workshops, equipping sustainability leaders with the tools to secure buy-in and drive real action. They will provide a workshop at the upcoming Swiss Climate Reporting Forum - info here: https://lnkd.in/db6Cmeaf 🔗 Read the full article to learn how businesses can build climate resilience: https://lnkd.in/dHisJQCJ Daniel Perez Whitaker | Ganna Morger | Samuel Lloyd Brown | Johannes Pokorny | Chris Thomas | Alicia Hall #ClimateResilience #RiskManagement #ClimateRisk

📣 Event Announcement! The circular economy is about so much more than recycling or reducing waste - it’s about redesigning business itself for a more sustainable and resilient future. 🌍💡 Switzerland and Zurich are leading the transition, but implementation at scale demands collaboration and innovation. That’s why GreenBuzz is bringing together business leaders, policymakers, and sustainability pioneers for this first-ever Summit, held at Siemens Schweiz, to explore circular solutions across: 🔄 Products – Designing for durability, repairability & recyclability 🏢 Business Models – Rethinking strategies for long-term value & efficiency 🛍 Consumers – Empowering sustainable behaviors & circular choices …and much more. Expect expert insights, engaging discussions, & breakouts looking at: ✅ How businesses can optimize resources & stay competitive ✅ Policies & incentives driving circular transformation ✅ Practical strategies to embed circularity across industries 🗓️When? 19 June 2025 📍Where? Siemens, Zurich 🔗 Get your Early Bird ticket & be part of the change: https://lnkd.in/drJMEQY6 Yves Ecker | Emelie Emanuelsson | Nina Stamm | Alicia Hall | Johannes Pokorny | Chris Thomas | ecoinvent | Nic Meyer | Jonas Dennler | Jess Lawrence | Circular Economy Switzerland | Ina Paschen | François Gerber | NZZ Sustainable Switzerland | Tina Baumberger | Marc Geissmann #circularity #circulareconomy #switzerland

📣 Speaker Announcement! Sabine Döbeli has worked in sustainable finance for over 25 years in different roles, and has been CEO of Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF) since 2014. Previously, she was Head of Corporate Sustainability Management at Vontobel where she was responsible for coordinating sustainability topics. And at Zürcher Kantonalbank she built up the sustainability research unit within the financial analysis department. Sabine will join our afternoon panel looking at business transformation beyond reporting. Check out the full programme here: https://lnkd.in/dqw3hKdE 👉 Get your Early Bird ticket: https://lnkd.in/dZbpKaUi Samuel Lloyd Brown | Daniel Perez Whitaker | Julian Osborne | Johannes Pokorny | Chris Thomas | Alicia Hall | CelsiusPro | GreenBuzz | Pelt8 | Simple Swiss Sustainability Reporting | SIX #climatereporting #sustainabilityreporting #SCRF

🚀 Call for Action Event Proposals now Open! Building Bridges 2025 is back in Geneva from Sept 30 – Oct 2, bringing together leaders from finance, business, and beyond to drive real impact. Want to shape the conversation on sustainable finance? Host an Action Event to showcase bold ideas, spark dialogue, and push for change—on topics like decarbonization, biodiversity, climate risk, and more. 📢 Applications are now open! Apply here: https://lnkd.in/ewXbatBt

📸 Event Highlights Retail Finance & Impact Investing: Last week we brought together various banking sectors to look at approaches to retail impact investing. Thanks to Alternative Bank Schweiz & Inyova Impact Investing for supporting the event, and to responsAbility Investments AG for hosting us! Here are our 10 Key Takeaways: 1.    Impact vs. Sustainability – Impact investing measures real change, while sustainability includes both green and brown company improvements. 2.    Investor vs. Company Impact – Investors can enable growth (private equity) or promote improvements (public markets). 3.    Retail Investor Challenges – Complex products, liquidity constraints, and greenwashing make impact investing less accessible. 4.    Storytelling in Impact Funds – Personal stories, like microfinance in India, help investors connect emotionally. 5.    Filtering for Sustainability – ESG ratings vary, and strict sustainability criteria can limit investment options. 6.    The Feel-Good Factor – An important aspect and not to be ignored. 7.    Democratizing Sustainable Finance – SDG Impact Ratings and theme-based investing improve transparency and accessibility. 8.    Regulations: Help or Hindrance? – Rules create fair markets but add costs, pushing some investors abroad. 9.    Retail Investors Need Simplicity – Easy entry, low fees, and clear incentives drive adoption of impact funds. 10. Impact Investing is Profitable – Returns remain competitive, but higher fees require strong motivation from investors. Thanks to our speakers Andrew Douglas, CFA (Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth), Noemi Zulauf (responsAbility Investments AG), Dr. Hendrik I. (LLB Banking) and Eve Morelli (radicant bank). 📷 Carmen Sirboiu Johannes Pokorny | Chris Thomas | Alicia Hall | Rachel Dale #retailinvesting #impactinvesting #impactfinance

🗞️ News Digest: With so much going on in sustainability - in Switzerland and around the world - it can be hard to cut through the noise. Here are some important updates from our ecosystem you may have missed: 🤖 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐈 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 https://lnkd.in/ePi5fcTQ 🚝 𝐒𝐁𝐁 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: https://lnkd.in/dpipfrPV 🧴 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 https://lnkd.in/dxsdgP-n 🏭 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐎2 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐡𝐞 https://lnkd.in/dtZ6EqFY 🌞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐬 https://lnkd.in/g4xmfeJe 👀👉 Check out our ever-updating Sustainability News page: https://lnkd.in/ds7TxST9 World Economic Forum | SBB CFF FFS | Closed Loop Partners | neustark | Oettinger Gruppe | peterbeton Rudolf Peter GmbH & Co. KG | Linköping University Johannes Pokorny | Alicia Hall | Chris Thomas #sustainabilitynews #sustainability #zurich

🛎️ One Week To Go! The way sustainability is communicated goes a long way in shaping both public perception and business action - now more than ever. Join us next Thursday at this event with myclimate & Polarstern AG as we bring together experts from journalism, corporate communications, and sustainability to explore: 🔍 How media narratives influence climate action; 📰 The role of journalists & storytelling in driving real change; 💡 How companies can communicate sustainability with impact & integrity. With speakers & panelists Kai Rassmus Landwehr (myclimate), Andreas Renggli (Polarstern), Olivia Dahinden, (Polarstern), Philippe Aeschlimann (Danone), Melanie Heiniger (SWISS), Klaus Ammann (SRF), Kathrin Dellantonio (myclimate), Cyril Brunner (ETH Zurich). Expect eye-opening discussions, powerful insights, and great networking opportunities with like-minded professionals. 📅 When? 20 March, 2025 📍 Where? myclimate, Zurich 🎟 Final final tickets available! Secure yours now: https://lnkd.in/ddjNBdf7 Johannes Pokorny | Chris Thomas | Alicia Hall | Michele McCoig | Irina Ignat #Sustainability #Media #Zurich

📣 Event Announcement! The Climate Tech Startup Spotlight - co-hosted by Bluelion, GreenBuzz and SICTIC - brings together key players from the Swiss climate tech ecosystem to explore how emerging startups can drive the transition towards net-zero. The event offers a platform to showcase early-stage climate tech startups, share insights from experts, and foster collaborations between startups, investors, corporates, policymakers, and researchers. 🌎 Don't miss this opportunity to engage with the forefront of climate technology and shape the conversation on a sustainable future. 👉 Get your ticket here at Bluelion: https://lnkd.in/dZRMzxsv Note: GreenBuzz members will receive a code for tickets in our Members Platform and the Closed LinkedIn Group. 🗓️ When? 17:00, 21 May 📍Where? Bluelion, Zurich ❓How? Get your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/d_kSb-eR Miro Mayer | Johannes Pokorny | Chris Thomas | Alicia Hall | Grensol Group | KIDEMIS | Niatsu | CellX Biosolutions | 2050 Materials #startups #climatetech #zurich

🇨🇭 SCRF25: Today we're super excited to launch the dedicated site of the this year's Swiss Climate Reporting Forum! Explore it here: https://lnkd.in/db6Cmeaf You'll find: ✅ Key insights on past Swiss Climate Reporting Forums, and valuable insights from our session leaders and speakers. ✅ All up-to-date info on 2025 speakers, topics, and tickets. ✅ Practical resources, including the Climate Reporting Blueprint manifesto by co-hosts CelsiusPro and Pelt8 | Simple Swiss Sustainability Reporting . This is your go-to platform for the very latest on the rapidly developing world of reporting and regulations in Switzerland and worldwide. 💡 Take advantage of Early Bird tickets until the end of March! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dufutk_h Samuel Lloyd Brown | Daniel Perez Whitaker | Julian Osborne | Johannes Pokorny | Chris Thomas | Alicia Hall | CelsiusPro | Pelt8 | Simple Swiss Sustainability Reporting | SIX | Dr. Maneesh Wadhwa | Eva van der Want | BearingPoint | Sustainserv | South Pole | Walder Wyss Ltd. | UN Global Compact Network Switzerland & Liechtenstein | Green Fintech Network | öbu - Der Verband für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften | NZZ Sustainable Switzerland | Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW | B Lab Switzerland | Swiss Green Economy Symposium | SFG - Sustainable Finance Geneva | Asset Management Association Switzerland | Building Bridges | Swiss Sustainable Finance | Enterprise for Society Center (E4S) #ClimateReporting #Sustainability #SustainabilityReporting