Reto Ringger, founder and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Zurich-based Sustainable Asset Management (SAM), has pulled together a team to launch a private bank focused on sustainable investment. Ringger, who launched SAM over 15 years ago, told a conference in Zurich this week that the new bank had applied to the Swiss banking [...]

Guest Commentary by Liz Umlas. As the concept of ESG – addressing environmental, social, and governance factors in business and investment considerations – gains traction, the focus often seems more firmly on the first and last than on the middle issue.  I sought to address this deficit of attention earlier this [...]

Confused by all the “green” claims of products on store shelves out there? There’s good reason to be. According to a study due out Tuesday, more than 95% of consumer products examined committed at least one offense of “greenwashing,” a term used to describe unproven environmental claims, according TerraChoice, a North American [...]

Genève, place financière et place internationale se trouve à un carrefour très privilégié pour donner des réponses concrètes à ces défis. En effet, depuis plus de 10 ans, les initiatives commerciales de sa place financière en la matière foisonnent : des fonds Ethos à ceux spécialisés dans l’eau pour ne citer [...]

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Commercialisation of Geothermal Power.Tuesday, October 19th, 2010, Swissôtel Métropole, Genève. Geodynamics Limited (ASX: GDY.AX) is the most advanced geothermal energy developer in Australia, having evolved from explorer and on the way to being a producer in 2015. Enjoying access to a world-class resource in the Cooper Basin, South Australia, which shows potential in excess of [...]

Geneva, 14 October 2010, 5pm. The microfinance landscape is rapidly changing. Portfolio growth, product diversification and institutional transformation are increasing its complexity. To manage this change effectively, Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) must adapt their governance structures. The WMFG is bringing together leading European investors with two MFIs that have undergone major [...]

Despite the slowdown in economic growth during the past two years, Eurosif’s 2010 European SRI Study reveals the expansion of the European SRI market, now totaling approximately €5 trillion assets under management (AuM). The European SRI Market is undergoing a transformative period, having significantly grown since 2008. Eurosif’s 2010 European SRI Study estimates the total [...]

Today Eurosif (European Sustainable Investment Forum) publishes their Extractives sector report, describing the major environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges faced by the industry, along with opportunities businesses can uncover when mindful of these challenges. This report has been compiled with research from GES Investment Services.
Research highlights:
•    According to Forbes Magazine, in 2009, sales from [...]

En juin 2010, Bill Gates et Warren Buffett ont lancé un appel aux 400 personnes les plus riches des Etats-Unis, les invitant à donner la moitié de leur patrimoine. Selon le magazine Forbes, cela pourrait représenter pas moins de 600 milliards de dollars de plus dans la philanthropie. Deux mois plus tard, 35 d’entre eux [...]