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Meet the Building Bridges 2026 Future Leaders!

The Future Leaders Programme is a structured three-day learning experience embedded within Building Bridges, bringing together early-career professionals from across finance, the private sector, publi...

October 2, 2026

Guest contribution

Resilience as a framework for sustainability

Resilience can mean different things to different people, much like the word “sustainability.” At S&P Global Sustainable1, we view resilience as a simple concept at its core: It means creating a s...

Rick Lord, Head of Research and Innovation, S&P Global Energy
September 28, 2026

Guest contribution

Sustainability after the reset: What will it take to sustain human progress?

Sustainable investing is going through a reset. Labels and broad ambitions are giving way to harder questions about evidence, implementation and investment relevance. That creates an opportunity to as...

Melanie Beyeler, Global Head of Sustainable Investing, EFG International
September 22, 2026

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Press Conference: Why Geneva Matters Now !

15 September 2026 | Speaking ahead of the October Conference, Patrick Odier, Chairman of Building Bridges, Ambassador Thomas Gürber, Permanent representative of Switzerland to the United Nations and t...

September 15, 2026

Guest contribution

Sustainable Finance in Switzerland: From Engagement to Real-World Impact

Think the “ESG backlash” has brought sustainable finance in Switzerland to an end? Think again. Swiss asset managers are far from retreating from sustainable finance. On the contrary, they are taking ...

Aurélia Fäh, Guillaume Toffel, Asset Management Association Switzerland
September 11, 2026

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2026: Blended Finance – where performance meets purpose

Infrastructure financing offers a range of investment opportunities, but risk constraints have traditionally kept investors anchored in developed markets. That boundary is now shifting as blended fina...

Leticia Ferreras Astorqui, Teoman Kaplan and Dr. Florian A. Ueltzhöfer, Allianz Global Investors
September 10, 2026

Guest contribution

The fertiliser shock is a debt shock in disguise

We are used to filing food security, sovereign debt and climate under three different headings, managed by three different ministries. The 2026 fertiliser shock has collapsed them into one. The closur...

Julie McCarthy, CEO, NatureFinance
September 10, 2026

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Capital4Nutrition: Mobilising Investment for a Healthier Food System

Food systems shape health outcomes and investments in nutrition return economic benefits of $23 on every dollar spent. Despite this, nutrition is not part of mainstream investment strategies. ATNi (Ac...

Hammed Jimoh, Partnerships Manager, ATNi (Access to Nutrition initiative)
September 9, 2026

Guest contribution

Earthworm Foundation and InTent Join Forces to Cultivate Soil Resilience Along the Rhône

11 June 2026, Lyon, France, Earthworm Foundation and InTent announced their partnership, Resilience Along the Rhône, at the 3rd edition of the World Living Soil Forum. The project aims to accelerate t...

InTent & Earthworm Foundation
September 8, 2026

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Working towards net-zero in Switzerland

In Switzerland, the aim of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is enshrined in the Climate and Innovation Act. At BCV, we view this responsibility as being fully aligned with our missi...

BCV – Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
September 7, 2026