Past SSF Events 2026
Swiss Banking Executive Training (BET)
In the Swiss BET Program 🇨🇠finance executives from major Vietnamese banks are trained in key aspects of successful financial services. The programme is supported by SECO Economic Cooperation and Development and organized by SFI Swiss Finance Institute on behalf of The State Bank of Vietnam 🇻🇳. For the second time, Sabine Döbeli, CEO SSF, delivered a 3-day module on sustainable finance on behalf of Swiss Sustainable Finance – in both the north and south of Vietnam.
Key developments shaping sustainable finance in Vietnam include a national taxonomy regulation that came into effect in August 2025, a new government decree (April 2026) enabling international transfer of GHG emission mitigation outcomes and carbon credits – laying the foundation for integration into global carbon markets, a growing number of banks offering green mortgages and issuing green bonds and increasing green lending to corporates, supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy.
The module also offered valuable practical insights into local implementation. Ms. Huong Nguyen (IFC - International Finance Corporation Vietnam), Mr. Nhien Vo (Eximbank Vietnam), and Dr. Dao Binh (Hanoi University) generously shared their expertise.
Market Tools #2: Double Materiality Assessment
On 28 April 2026, Swiss Sustainable Finance and SFG - Sustainable Finance Geneva hosted at the Maison de la Finance Durable in Geneva the second event in a new series focused on practical tools to support financial institutions in their day-to-day sustainability-related efforts. In the 2nd edition, we focused on Double Materiality Assessments. Double Materiality Assessment (DMA) is a process whereby a company considers its activities from two perspectives. Firstly, financial materiality or how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors impact the financial performance of a company or portfolio. And second impact materiality or how a company positively or negatively impacts environment and/or society. For financial institutions DMA is applied to both the company's internal operations as well as its financial product and service offering. DMA is a helpful tool for risk management, regulatory compliance, stakeholder engagement, and ensuring value alignment.
Mahima Sukhdev, Chief Growth Officer at GIST Impact, Anna Shpak, CEO, Generation Impact Global SA shared each their respective tools; Ebba Lepage, Group Head of CSR, spoke about Lombard Odier Group's approach and collaboration with Bertrand Gacon from Impaakt. The presentations demonstrated that there is not one right way to undertake a DMA but different, and often complementary, approaches are possible.
Scaling Carbon Markets through New Technologies
On 16 April, we co-hosted an event on the voluntary carbon market with the Green Fintech Network (GFN) in Zurich attended by around 40 people. The event consisted of two panels of which the first was showcasing technological solutions from innovative companies supporting the generation and monitoring of high-quality carbon projects. Miles Austin (Hyphen), Fred Fournier (Open Forest Protocol), and Richard Probst (Climeworks) formed the panel that was moderated by Anja Ludzuweit (Green Digital Finance Alliance). On the second panel Anna Asikainen (UBS), Kyra Gibhardt (MSCI), and Dominic Lüdin (CarbonFutures) talked about the role of the financial market supporting the carbon market's development und Romain Leroy-Castillo's (SSF) moderation. Both panels were followed by Q&A sessions and the event was rounded off with an informal networking apéro.
SPII Community Webinar #2
We welcomed 70 people at the second SPII Community Webinar that took place on 31 March 2026. Rosa Sangiorgio, SPII Executive Board Chair, commenced the session and gave an overview of the ongoing projects. Veronica Baker, Senior Project Manager and Lead Impact Investing & Nature at SSF, and Nicola Waefler, Project Manager at SSF, presented some ongoing and completed projects. Afterwards Tommaso Tabet, SPII Executive BM and Co-Founder & Co-Managing Director of the Impact Hub, took over and guided through his project supporting female founders in Switzerland. Julia Meyer, Professor of Sustainable Finance at ZHAW, and Beat Affolter, Professor of Corporate Finance and Sustainablility at ZHAW, provided a sneak peak of an upcoming webinar series on several topics around impact investing in collaboration with SSF. Before opening up to the community, Lailah Rottinger, Head of Partnerships & Strategic Development Climate Week Zurich, and Anja Ludzuweit, Co-Lead Initiative Digital Impact Bonds GDFA and CWZ Climate Ambassador, gave an overview on the Climate Week Zurich.
Nature Exchange Group 2026 Opening Webinar: "Considering Nature in Finance & Real Economy: Status Quo and Outlook"
On 19 March 2026, SSF and GCNSL hosted a webinar, attended by almost 120 people, that offered a comprehensive overview of current trends and a forward-looking perspective on nature-related topics. Veronica Baker, Senior Project Manager and Lead for Impact Investing and Nature at SSF, alongside Anna Eiperle, Programme Manager at GCNSL, reflected on the discussions held within the Nature Exchange Group over the past year and shared key statistics that illuminated the current state of the market. Dr. Barbara Dubach, Executive Director at Innovate 4 Nature and Managing Director and Founder at Engageability, presented the findings from their in-depth analysis of Swiss nature reports. Prof. Dr. Zacharias Sautner, Professor of Sustainable Finance at the University of Zurich and the Swiss Finance Institute, provided an outlook on future market developments.
Find the recording and the slidedeck in the Member's Section.
SSF Webinar: "Introduction to the TISFD and implications for Swiss financial institutions"
On 10 March 2026 SSF hosted a Members-only Webinar introducing the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosure (TISFD). Caronline Putman-Cramer, Director Romandie at SSF, moderated the Webinar that was attended by almost 50 SSF-Members.
Luisa Bernal, Senior Partnerships Advisor at TISFD, kicked off the session by introducing the TISFD to the audience. She handed over to Kate Tallant Meier, Chief of Strategy at TISFD, who presented the draft disclosure recommendations and introduced ways how externals can participate in shaping the framework. Sarah Speers Mungioli, Senior Sustainability Risk Expert at Ecofact, and Amanda Zillig, Human Rights Lead at ING, provided insights into real-world cases of social risks impacting financial return and explaining why the framework is important. The last part was dedicated to an interactive panel discussion.
Find the recording and the slidedeck in the Member's Section.
SSF/PRI: Asset Owner Workshop
How to align impact investing approaches with fiduciary duty obligations? On 3 March 2026, Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF) and the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) welcomed a group of dedicated asset owners for a joint workshop in Zurich.
Margarita Pirovska, Director Global Policy at PRI and Katja Brunner, Director Legal & Regulatory at SSF reminded about the global and swiss frameworks and regulatory environment of impact investing and fiduciary duty. Martin Roth, President of ASIP provided the Swiss industry association perspective, followed by concrete examples of impact investing strategies from Michael Zuppiger, Managing Director of Anlagestiftung Winterthur and Nicolas Schaeppi, Responsible Investment Specialist at Retraites Populaires. The event was facilitated by Victor Grenaudier, Responsible Investment Manager Switzerland, PRI and Romain Leroy-Castillo, Director AI and Education, SSF.
SSF Webinar "EU Omnibus Package I: Practical Insights for Swiss Companies"
On 19 February 2026, nearly 100 participants joined our webinar on the European Union’s Omnibus I package and its implications for Swiss companies operating in or with the EU market.
The session opened with a comprehensive overview by Pierre Garrault, Senior Policy Adviser at Eurosif. In his detailed presentation he clearly outlined the new legal requirements introduced under EU Omnibus I, explaining differences from the first proposition from February 2025 and what they imply.
Building on this foundation, a dynamic panel discussion explored the practical implications of the new rules. Meha Lodha, Deputy Head of Corporate Sustainability at Vontobel, and Gabriel Webber Ziero, Senior Legal Counsel (Lead ESG Legal) at Swiss Re, shared hands-on insights into the regulatory, operational, and strategic challenges Swiss companies may face. They provided a glimpse behind the curtain on how their companies prepare for the regulatory changes. The discussion was moderated by Katja Brunner, Director Legal & Regulatory at SSF.
Together, the speakers examined key compliance considerations, strategic adjustments, and potential opportunities arising from the updated EU framework. In the Q&A session questions from the audience were directed directly at the experts.
Find the recording and the slidedeck in the Member's Section.
Launch Webinar for SSF Spotlight: "How Much Change? Addressing Challenges for Investors in Measuring Impact"
At the publication launch webinar “How Much Change? Addressing Challenges for Investors in Measuring Impact” more than 100 participants explored current challenges in assessing social and environmental outcomes in impact investing across private markets and listed equity.
The session presented key insights from the publication by the author of the paper, Veronica Baker (SSF), followed by practitioner perspectives from Noemi Hug (responsAbility Investments AG) and Veronika Giusti Keller (BlueOrchard Finance Ltd), and Yi Shi (Pictet). The discussion highlighted practical approaches to impact measurement and recommendations for investors, managers, industry associations, and data providers.
The webinar concluded with an open Q&A and provided a platform for constructive exchange on strengthening impact measurement practices in the investment community.
Find the publication here.
The recording and the slidedecks are available in the Member's section.
Il ruolo crescente della sostenibilità nel finanziamento
Sabine Döbeli, CEO SSF, and Franco Citterio, CEO ABT welcomed over 90 participants at the Centro Studi Villa Negroni in Vezia.
Andreas Schweizer, Senior Lecturer in Corporate Banking & Sustainable Financing, ZHAW, provided detailed insights on the integration of ESG factors in the Swiss lending market by illustrating current market practice and progress achieved over the past two year, based on the Swiss Sustainable Lending Market Study 2025, published jointly by SSF and the ZHAW.
In a panel, moderated by Helen Tschümperlin Moggi, CFA, Responsabile Area Finanza, CSVN, Luca Bordonzotti, Sustainability Manager, Banca Stato, Fabio Guerra, Direttore, Wüest Partner SA, Lugano and Pietro Montagna, Membro della Direzione, Cornèr Bank discussed insights into their strategies and sustainable lending approaches.
Institutional Asset Owner Networking Breakfast in Geneva
On 10 February 2026, a breakfast roundtable for Asset Owners was held in collaboration with UN PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment), bringing together members of the Romandie institutional investor community for a focused peer exchange.
The discussion centered on climate and how investors integrate climate-related risks and opportunities into sustainable investment and engagement practices. Arthur Dessaix, Chief Sustainability Officer at the Caisse de Pension de l’Etat de Genève (CPEG), shared insights into CPEG’s low-carbon transition strategy.
The session concluded with an informal dialogue among participants, fostering practical exchange and collaboration within the French-speaking Swiss investment community.
Tools Session on Nature Risk hosted by SSF & SFG
Swiss Sustainable Finance and Sustainable Finance Geneva invited to a tool session on nature risk at the Maison de la Finance Durable in Geneva. It was the kick-off a series of events dedicated to discussing practical tools available to the financial sector to address various sustainability challenges. After the welcome note of Kali Taylor, Managing Director, SFG and Caroline Putman Cramer, Director Romandie, SSF, the three practitioners Rashila Kerai from Robeco Switzerland, Nicola Lei Ravello from WWF Switzerland and Kieran Dobson, PhD from S&P Global presented their respective tools. The presentations sparked questions about the challenges faced by financial actors and the practical applications of the methodologies showcased. The lively discussions continued during the networking drinks.
SSF Launch Webinar "How Artificial Intelligence contributes to effective Sustainable Finance"
The launch of the new SSF Spotlight publication on 29 January 2026 attracted more than 150 people. After a warm welcome of Sabine Döbeli, CEO at SSF, Romain Leroy-Castillo, Director Education & Artificial Intelligence at SSF, took over and briefly explained the structure of the paper. It is built along the different domains of AI applications in sustainable finance. Data Collection, Data Curation and Quality Assurance, Data Analysis and Insights, Predictive Analysis, and Content Generation.
Dr. Nathan Delacretaz, Head of Research at Quanthome, presented their tool that collects and structures data on Swiss real estate from various sources such as annual reports or proprietary databases.
The second usecase was presented by Prof. Dr. Peter Schwendner, Head of the Institute of Wealth and Asset Management at ZHAW. By using geo data from satelite pictures ZHAW in collaboration with UZH is estimating the nature risk of economic activity and the resulting financial consequences.
The session was concluded by a vivid Q&A.
Find the recording and the slide decks in the Members' Section.
Sustainable Investing - Here to Stay." Edition 4: Exploring the Risk-Return Profile of Impact Investments
Over 130 participants joined us for the fourth edition of the SSF webinar series "Sustainable Investing - Here to Stay" was all about the exploration of the sustainable investment strategies and their risk-return profiles. Sabine Döbeli, CEO at SSF, commenced the session by welcoming the audience and handing over to Veronica Baker, Senior Project Manager & Lead Impact Investing and Nature at SSF. Nadina Stodiek, Co-Head Impact Management at Schroders, presented a paper conducted with Oxford Saïd Business School that followed the question whether impact drives the alpha. The scond practitioner, Michele Mattioda, Investor Relations Director at MK Global Kapital guided through a research collaboration with SDA Bocconi School of Management that investigated whether private debt lowers portfolio volatility. Due to the many questions posed by the audience the session finished a couple of minutes later than planned.
Find the recording, the slide decks, and the studies in the Members' Section.
New Year’s Networking Breakfast (with SFG, Building Bridges, and SIFI)
This breakfast networking event co-hosted by SSF, SFG, SIFI, and Building Bridges stated a successful start to the year. Geneva once again proved to have a strong community. After brief presentations by the four host organizations on achievements from the past year and priorities for 2026, participants had the opportunity to share updates on initiatives they were working on in 2026. The session was followed by informal networking over coffee.
