Partners 2022

Bank CIC (Switzerland) Ltd.,or Bank CIC for short, is the flexible bank for companies, entrepreneurs and private individuals with complex financial needs and stands for new Swiss banking. It combines personal, needs-focused support for clients with innovation and digital solutions. CEO Thomas Müller and the employees have been taking Bank CIC along a path of sustainable and successful development since 2010. The roots of the Bank stretch back to 1871, when Basel entrepreneurs founded it for the financial needs of businesses. It now employs more than 420 people in nine locations: the head office in Basel plus Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Neuchâtel, Sion, St. Gallen and Zurich.

Bank CIC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crédit Mutuel. The French financial group is one of Europe's most strongly capitalised banks, with 8.1 million co-operative members. More than 83,000 employees serve more than 34 million customers worldwide.

ESZ ltd. (short for «Energie Zukunft Schweiz AG» ≈ Energy Future Switzerland ltd.) is a leading force for the energy transition in Switzerland and wants to be a leader on the way to a fully renewable European energy supply in Europe. A clear vision of the need to accelerate the energy transition and a strongly committed team has allowed EZS to grow from 1 to more than 120 employees since its creation in 2006. The projection is to triple staff within the next five years. The EZS Group consists of its headquarters and activities in Switzerland, under the name «Energie Zukunft Schweiz EZS», and its international activities, under the name «Sunwin Energy by EZS+», currently present in Germany, Italy, Romania and Spain. The group's domestic activities are renewable energy and energy efficiency consulting for utilities, real estate funds, corporates and the public sector. The international activities focus on development and consulting in the field of photovoltaic energy, as well as origination and trading of biomethane. The EZS Group stands out for its interdisciplinary approach and know-how – the teams cover all of the needed competences: technical, financial and legal skills –, many years of experience and methodical knowledge which enable creating profitable solutions and thus accelerate the implementation of the energy transition. www.energiezukunftschweiz.ch

KGAL is a leading independent investment and asset manager with assets under management of around €11.2 billion and assets under administration of €4.0 billion. The focus of the investments is on long-term real capital investments for institutional and private investors in real estate, infrastructure and aircraft. The group, which operates throughout Europe, was founded more than 50 years ago and is headquartered in Grünwald near Munich. 345 employees contribute to achieving sustainably stable earnings, taking into account return and risk aspects
(as of 31 December 2020).
www.kgal.de

The Swiss Re Group is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. It anticipates and manages risk – from natural catastrophes to climate change, from ageing populations to cybercrime. The aim of the Swiss Re Group is to enable society to thrive and progress, creating new opportunities and solutions for its clients. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, where it was founded in 1863, the Swiss Re Group operates through a network of around 80 offices globally. It is organized into three Business Units, each with a distinct strategy and set of objectives contributing to the Group’s overall mission.

At Vontobel, we actively shape the future. We create and pursue opportunities with determination. We master what we do – and we only do what we master. This is how we get our clients ahead. As a globally operating financial expert with Swiss roots, we specialize in wealth management, active asset management and investment solutions. We empower our colleagues to take ownership of their work and bring opportunities to life. Because we are convinced that successful investing starts with assuming personal responsibility. We relentlessly question the achieved, striving to exceed the goals and expectations of our clients. The registered shares of the Vontobel Holding AG are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The Vontobel families’ close ties to the company guarantee our entrepreneurial independence. We consider the resulting freedom an obligation to assume social responsibility as well. As of June 30, 2020, Vontobel held over CHF 280.2 billions of client assets. Throughout our 26 offices worldwide almost 2000 employees service our clients.

The Portuguese Renewable Energy Association (APREN) is a non-profit association, founded in October 1988, with the mission of coordination, representation and defense of the common interests of our Members.

APREN represents more than 90% of all installed capacity of renewable energy sources in Portugal.

APREN develops its work together with official authorities and other similar entities, either national or international, being an important key player in the development of energy policies in Portugal, thereby promoting the deployment of renewable energy resources for electricity production. The Association privileges the coordination and permanent contact with the Portuguese Government, the ministries responsible for energy and environmental issues and their official agencies, as well as a fruitful dialogue with the crucial national stakeholders acting in the renewable electricity sector and also with representatives from the civil society.

Die AEE SUISSE vertritt als Dachorganisation der Wirtschaft für erneuerbare Energien und Energieeffizienz die Interessen von 22 Branchenverbänden und 15’000 Unternehmen und Energieanbietern. Sie sensibilisiert die Öffentlichkeit und EntscheidungsträgerInnen für eine nachhaltige Energiepolitik und beteiligt sich aktiv an der Gestaltung der wirtschaftlichen und energiepolitischen Rahmenbedingungen auf nationaler und regionaler Ebene.
www.aeesuisse.ch

swisscleantech bringt Unternehmen zusammen, die Verantwortung für Umwelt und Gesellschaft übernehmen. Wir teilen Wissen, fördern Innovation und setzen uns für politische Regeln ein, die eine nachhaltige Wirtschaft voranbringen. So unterstützen wir unsere Mitgliedsfirmen dabei, neue Marktchancen zu nutzen. Und machen die Schweizer Wirtschaft fit für die Zukunft.
www.swisscleantech.ch

Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF) strengthens the position of Switzerland in the global marketplace for sustainable finance by informing, educating and catalysing growth. The association, founded in 2014, has representative offices in Zurich, Geneva and Lugano. Currently SSF unites around 170 members and network partners from financial service providers, investors, universities and business schools, public-sector entities and other interested organisations.

Absolut Research GmbH is a publisher and research house focusing on institutional asset management in the German-speaking markets. Since 2016 Absolut|impact delivers expertise on asset classes and strategies in the field of sustainability and ESG.

alternative investor information (altii) is the digital marketing and online portal for all asset management strategies and news in German-speaking countries (D/A/CH/Lux). altii focuses on institutional and professional investors. The service can be used by investors free of charge.
altii also offers a comprehensive service for the distribution of articles with analyses to increase sales and marketing efficiency with personal and automated content creation.

Bundesverband Alternative Investments e.V. (BAI) is the central advocacy association for the Alternative Investments industry in Germany and serves as a catalyst between institutional German investors and recognized providers of Alternative Investment products worldwide. Particularly, one goal is to make it easier for institutional and professional German investors to more effectively diversify their financial assets into Alternative Investments. Another core task of the organization is to improve public awareness and enhance the understanding of asset classes and strategies in public. BAI advocates for legal reforms to design an attractive and competitive regulatory environment for Alternative Investments in Germany. BAI counts more than 250 members.

eco2friendly ist eine Plattform für alle Teilnehmenden im Umfeld des energieeffizienten Bauens und ermöglicht es, Ideen zu diskutieren, Fachwissen auszutauschen und über Lösungen informiert zu werden. Eine gute Sache, denn je besser eine Elektroinstallation geplant wird, desto mehr wird sie helfen, Strom zu sparen und gleichzeitig den Komfort zu erhöhen.
www.eco2friendly.ch

Der energate messenger Schweiz liefert eine tägliche unabhängige und aktuelle Berichterstattung über die Schweizer Energiewirtschaft. Aus der Redaktion in Olten, mit der Unterstützung der Büros in Essen und Berlin sowie der Berichterstattung aus Brüssel, werden die wichtigsten Nachrichten des Tages sowie Preis- und Marktdaten der Schweizer Energiebranche als PDF-Dokument per E-Mail versendet. Das Online-Portal www.energate-messenger.ch bietet darüber hinaus tagesaktuelle und archivierte Nachrichten alle wesentlichen Preis- und Marktdaten. Mit der dazugehörigen App ist man auch mobil immer auf dem aktuellen Stand. www.energate-messenger.ch

Die Energie & Management Verlagsgesellschaft mbH mit Sitz in Herrsching am Ammersee ist ein verlegerisch völlig unabhängiger, inhabergeführter Informations- und Serviceanbieter für die Energiewirtschaft.
Der Fachverlag wurde 1994 gegründet und bietet ein breites Spektrum an Publikationen und Online-Informationsdiensten mit aktuellen Themen und Daten, die das Meinungsspektrum der europäischen Energiewirtschaft und -politik widerspiegeln.
Mit 15 festen Redakteuren und einem internationalen Netzwerk von Korrespondenten verfügt Energie & Management über die größte Fachredaktion der Branche und ist das meinungsbildende Medium in allen Bereichen der Energiewirtschaft und Energietechnik. Auch bei der Erstellung von Studien, der Organisation und Durchführung von energiewirtschaftlichen Messen und Tagungen sowie bei spezifischen Beratungsleistungen gehört E&M zu den besten Anbietern auf dem Markt und hilft den Entscheidern der Energiewirtschaft bei der nachhaltigen Marktpositionierung und Kundenbindung.
www.energie-und-management.de

ERNEUERBARE ENERGIEN / RENEWABLE ENERGIES informs by exciting journalistic magazine articles and online about the latest industry trends. The focus is on technical new developments from research laboratories and design offices in industry. Technical articles and interesting facts around the topics are rounded off by products, people and companies in the renewable energy sector.
www.erneuerbareenergien.de