June 25, 2009


The Green/Social innovation from the Brand Manager perspective - CSR Geneva breakfast 1 July

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. [...]


Microfinance et prévoyance professionnelle: cette belle inconnue

Les Editions EPAS et FUNDO SA ont mené une enquête au sujet du thème «microfinance et prévoyance professionnelle» auprès des caisses de pensions et des institutions liées à l’épargne retraite sur l’ensemble de la Suisse alémanique et de la Romandie. Nous vous présentons ici la première partie des résultats statistiques bruts, assortis de quelques commentaires.La [...]


June 23, 2009


Allianz: Reducing the risks of the poor through microinsurance

The Allianz Group has been active in the microinsurance industry since 2005, when the South-East Asian tsunami devastated communities and left many families homeless. The company realized that the risks faced by the poor are much the same as those for others, but without insurance, the financial impact of disasters such as the tsunami is [...]


June 22, 2009


Global Ethics Forum, Geneva, 2-3 July 2009

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 [...]


June 21, 2009


Managers embrace sustainability principles

The campaign to persuade investors and the companies they invest in to take a longer term perspective and pursue sustainable policies has been boosted by the financial crisis. “You can’t imagine the number of phone calls I get asking for help in understanding sustainability,” says Matt Christensen, director of Eurosif, the European Sustainable Investment Forum. [...]


June 20, 2009


JetFin Green 2009, Geneva, 17 September 2009

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” [...]


June 19, 2009


Si on parlait de “finance durable” ???

Bon début de journée… Bon, une fois n’est pas coutume, je ne vais pas parler de marché, tout d’abord parce que c’est calme, c’est trop calme… et j’ai envie de prendre l’opportunité de parler d’autre chose, tout particulièrement d’un sujet qui m’interpelle… c’est la finance durable… Alors, on entend à droite à gauche que [...]


June 11, 2009


Will Microfinance continue to do well? Geneva, 23 June 2009

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 [...]


La Suisse croit à la moralisation des marchés pétroliers

La Suisse s’associe à une trentaine d’Etats, des entreprises et des ONG pour assurer une meilleure transparence du marché de l’or noir. Cette plate-forme doit encore démontrer son emprise sur les transactions pétrolières qui passent souvent par ce pays. Carole Vann/InfoSud/Tribune des droits humains - La place financière helvétique est un des principaux carrefour pour [...]


June 10, 2009


La place financière genevoise, un pôle d’excellence en devenir au service du développement environnemental et social

par Ivan Pictet, président de Genève Place Financière. Je souhaiterais ici mettre l’accent sur les réels atouts que possède la place financière genevoise en la matière, atouts qui peuvent constituer clairement un avantage concurrentiel à ne pas négliger. Atout qui s’appuie sur notre taille tout d’abord. Selon une étude de la City of London, “The [...]


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