Patrick Scheurle is a Managing Partner for the Sub-national Climate Fund at Pegasus Capital. After starting his professional career in banking and asset management as a strategy consultant and portfolio manager, Patrick pioneered Impact Investing as a major investor and CEO of BlueOrchard Finance Ltd. Under Patrick’s leadership, BlueOrchard grew to more than $4 billion in assets under management, and created one of the industry’s leading impact management and measurement frameworks....

Marion Höchli is Planted’s Country Manager Germany & CO-Managing Director as well as VP of Planted’s European Business Development. Marion leads Planted’s expansion in Europe. Having been a part of the company’s story since the beginning, she joined the Planted team to expand the business across Europe.  Marion Höchli graduated from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) in 2016, with a double master’s degree in International Management and...

Arman Anatürk is the cofounder of FoodHack, a community driven media and events platform for the food and foodtech industry. A university drop out at the age of of 18, Arman went on to launch multiple ventures including a coding school in London, and a communications and strategy agency for the food and science fields before getting to his current startup, FoodHack. Today, Arman's role has him overseeing the growth of the meetups which is now active in 18 cities across the globe and building...

Pierre Monnin is a Senior Fellow with CEP where he focuses on the environmental and social effects of monetary policy. Prior to that he has been with the Swiss National Bank (SNB) in various roles for a total of ten years – counseling SNB’s Board Members on issues concerning financial markets and monetary policy as well as developing measures of financial stability and integrating them into the bank’s monetary policy framework. He also worked at Man Investments as a Quantitative Analyst,...

Nancy Saddington is the CEO and co-founder of Organic Mondays -- A Swiss Brand of Period products. Nancy was born in the UK but lived all over the world. She has lived in Canada, Eswatini (previously known as - Swaziland), Zambia, the UK and Yemen. She studied Geochemistry at Manchester University and previously worked as a Chartered Accountant at the KPMG London Office. She is passionate about period products, especially plastic-free period products that support global sustainability and...

Danielle Cotten, 33, turned vegan 5 years ago after being vegetarian for nearly 15 years. She is passionate about driving the vegan movement forward as the communications and campaign manager of Swissveg - Switzerland's largest and oldest lobby for vegetarians and vegans as well as the founder of the V-label. Before her time at SwissVeg, she received a master's degree in Organizational Sociology, lived abroad for a few years and gained working experience in various fields, including event...

Today our guest is Patrick Elmer. Patrick works at the intersection of finance and global development, focusing on innovative solutions and partnerships that create opportunities for underprivileged people.. He founded iGravity in March 2017 to support disruptive ideas, entrepreneurs, visionaries, and institutions in their impact investment ventures. Previously he worked as Head of Business Development at BlueOrchard, leading the sales strategy across multiple markets and developing new...

New Roots is an innovative Swiss-based vegan cheese start-up. On this episode, inspiring CEO and Founder, Freddy Hunziker, talks about how he switched from being a semi-professional athlete as a mountain biker to founding New Roots in 2015, a dairy alternative vegan cheese start-up, with his partner at the age of 22. Tune in for this inspiring story!New Roots has also won awards for their vegan cheese products.2019 - Swiss Economic Forum Award in the category Production/Trade &...

Today on the podcast we have Pedro Fernandez. Pedro leads the evaluation and monitoring of ESG factors at responsAbility, which are an integral component of the investment team’s decision-making process alongside financial factors.He joined the company in 2017, bringing over 15 years of experience in managing environmental and social risks and opportunities across a broad range of industries. He’s also worked as a consultant across other industries and across a broad range of issues from...

Today on the podcast we have Fabian Weinländer. Fabian currently works as an ecosystem manager at RethinkResource. Fabian has a fascinating background. Not only has he lived all over the world in countries such as Cameroon, Madagascar, Canada, Austria and now Switzerland, he also obtained his bachelor degree at the University of Life Sciences in Vienna in Environment and Bio resource management. Fabian has experience in circular agriculture systems, in particular aquaponics. He worked at a...

Renat Heuberger has been engaged as a social entrepreneur in the fields of sustainability, climate change and renewable energies since 1999. He is the CEO and co-founder of South Pole, a leading provider of global sustainability solutions. South Pole helps realise deep decarbonisation pathways across industries, based on a thorough understanding of climate risks and opportunities in specific sectors, as well as the highest emission reduction standards. Their scope includes developing carbon...

Today on the podcast we have the CEO and co-founder of Yova, Tillmann Lang. Yova is a leading impact investing platform that enables individuals to invest their money into companies and industries that have a positive impact. Yova exists to create a better Planet Earth through sustainable investments. Yova recognizes that capital allocation is a key way to make a difference in the world, and the platform has appealed to many individuals, even people completely new to investing, who want to...

This episode explores edible insects! You may have heard of the Swiss company Essento. Essento is the Swiss-based pioneer in foods based on edible insects. Through Essento, you can find insect snacks, insect protein bars, insect flour and more. As crazy it might sound to some, their vision is to establish insects as normal foods on European plates. Edible insects have the potential to make your diet more diverse, sustainable and nutritious. Therefore, Essento establishes insects as an...

Julia Devecchi is the founder of Happy Bites in Switzerland. [Mid-Feb 2020 UPDATE: Happy Bites has changed its name to Naanu. https://mynaanu.com/about] Julia founded Happy Bites at only 24 years old in April 2019. Happy Bites believes in empowering vegans. How? Well, vegans often suffer from nutritional deficiencies. Happy Bites helps alleviate this problem by providing nutritional supplements. These supplements come in the form of delicious gluten free cookies. The cookies contain...

Our guest on this episode is Patrick Stadler. Patrick is the definition of a social and charity entrepreneur. Currently, Patrick is the co-founder and the board chair of the Give-Well-incubated charity New Incentives. New Incentives is a nonprofit dedicated to conditional cash transfers. Conditional cash transfers or CCTs are small amounts of money that is given to those in need if they meet certain benchmarks related to education and health. In addition, Patrick mentors startups incubated by...

Today we are joined by Alexandra Pastollnigg, the founder of Fair Voyage. Fair Voyage makes sustainable travel easy. Originally from Austria, Alex lives in Switzerland and travels extensively in Africa both in her capacity as the founder of Fair Voyage and for pleasure. She is a Board member of the International Mountain Explorers Connection, a non-profit organization committed to improving the working conditions of the porters on Mount Kilimanjaro through the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance...

You are listening to the Impact Untangled Podcast where we make it easy to understand Impact Careers. The Impact Untangled Podcast is brought to you by www.impactcareers.ch We interview remarkable individuals in Switzerland making a positive impact on communities through their careers whether it be in combating climate change, fostering local community development, enabling sustainable investing, encouraging sustainable travel, or even just working for companies whose vision it is to create a...