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Ursimone Wietlisbach Foundation has invested nearly CHF 275 million for impact
The Ursimone Wietlisbach Foundation has invested nearly CHF 275 million in impact investments over about 12 years.
Stefan Germann has led the foundation since 2024.
He previously worked in health care in Africa and Asia.
The foundation was started by Urs Wietlisbach, a co-founder of private equity firm Partners Group.
Impact investing aims to benefit society or the environment while also seeking financial returns.
Germann says investments express the values of the people who make them.
He argues that investors no longer have an excuse not to pursue impact.
He discussed sustainable finance at the Building Bridges conference in Geneva, but no next steps were given.
The Ursimone Wietlisbach Foundation has invested nearly CHF 275 million in impact investments over about a dozen years.
Stefan Germann has led the foundation since 2024.
Urs Wietlisbach, a co-founder of Partners Group, launched an initiative in sustainable finance.
Germann says the initiative shows that social or environmental impact can be combined with financial returns.
He spoke to Le Temps during the Building Bridges sustainable finance conference in Geneva.
- Who
- The Ursimone Wietlisbach Foundation, led by Stefan Germann.
- What
- It has invested nearly CHF 275 million in impact investments.
- When
- Over about a dozen years; Germann has led the foundation since 2024.
- Where
- Germann spoke to Le Temps during the Building Bridges conference in Geneva.
- Why
- The initiative aims to show that impact on society or the planet can be combined with financial returns.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
There is no longer any excuse not to make an impact
The foundation placed nearly CHF 275 million in impact investments over this period.
Stefan Germann began leading the foundation.
Germann spoke to Le Temps at the Building Bridges conference in Geneva.
Le Temps published its article about Germann and the foundation.
- Impact investments
- Nearly CHF 275 million
- Investment period
- About a dozen years
- Foundation director
- Stefan Germann, since 2024
- Foundation co-founder
- Urs Wietlisbach, also a co-founder of Partners Group
- Interview location
- Building Bridges conference, Geneva
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