This event will explore angel investing as a means of providing capital and/or time resources for start-ups whose products, services and/or corporate culture adhere to the principles of Business Sustainability. Participants will be exposed to various dimensions of Impact Angel Investing, from its application to mainstream investments to the specific characteristics of target investments in [...]

Greenwashing/Causewashing is nearly impossible to avoid. No matter how credible, clear and consistent your Greenwashing/Causewashing is nearly impossible to avoid. No matter how credible, clear and consistent your message, someone can always find a flaw in your marketing claims. The media that monitor green claims serve an important function, protecting consumers from deceptive marketing practices. [...]

The Global Ethics Forum is a global meeting to explore and discuss alternative ways to cope responsibly with the global socio-economic environment. Philias, Ethics, Transparency International Switzerland are among the event’s associated partners. This forum is an opportunity to illustrate how some responsible leaders and their organizations have found creative strategies and effective initiatives [...]

Thursday September 17th 2009 Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva. With Obama’s Green New Deal, volatile oil prices and global warming, the environment is becoming an important focus for investors around the globe. This event brings together investors and fund managers in this field to examine investment strategies and risks in these areas. “Jetfin green 2009 CONFERENCE” [...]

Tuesday the 23rd of June, 2009.17.00 – 19.00 followed by a networking cocktail.Venue: Geneva. This event will start with an independent overview of microfinance investment as an investment opportunity for patient investors. This will include a description of products and intermediaries, their historical performance, and scenarios for the future. Paul Spijkers of APG Investments will [...]

Conference Tuesday, June 9, 2009; 09.00 to 17.15 World Trade Center, Leutschenbachstrasse 95, 8050 Zurich. Doing business in developing countries, oil, gas and mining companies are facing a harsh environment. Widespread corruption and armed conflicts are affecting returns while the population of many resource rich countries does not benefit from the underground riches. However, a [...]

En liaison avec la réunion annuelle des membres du Swiss Microfinance Platform nous organisons un débat public et interactif sur le thème: “The financial crisis - what implications for the financial and social performance in microfinance?” Toute prognostique de l’impact de la crise financière sur la microfinance est extrèmement difficile: à partir de quand les [...]

Under the banner From New Deal to Real Deal: Engineering the Investment Strategy of a New Era, the conference will bring together responsible investors from public pension schemes, consulting firms, investment banks and asset management firms to generate next steps and possible solutions in response to the current fiscal crisis while maintaining consideration for environmental, [...]

Roberto Ruozi est né à Biella en 1939. Comme économiste, il développe une activité de conseiller en administration de sociétés et de banques, et des activités de consultant en entreprises pour leur évaluation. Il assure la présidence du Conseil d’administration de la Banque Mediolanum, du Piccolo Teatro de Milan et du Touring Club Italien. [...]

The current financial crisis has touched every organization and individual. It has reinforced the importance of sustainability, ethics and corporate responsibility. Is your organization’s sustainability agenda enabled and/or ready to address the changing global landscape? We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming of KPMG Corporate Sustainability Forum on 26 May 2009 at Hotel [...]