"The summer of 2026 showed what inaction costs; the courts, for their part, have begun to say who must be held responsible for it," emphasize François de Cambiaire and Lydia Méziani, lawyers at de Cambiaire & Méziani Associates.
"Today, 70% of our results come from abroad, while 70% of our investments are made in our historic service territory in Switzerland," says Cédric Christmann, Chief Executive Officer of Primeo Energie.
"Since time immemorial, myths and legends have served to interpret the world, offering an interpretation that allows an intelligible and meaningful model to be set against the anxiety of the unknown," explains Colin Pahlisch, artistic director of the Écotopiales festival.
"The real challenge lies in the global political situation and the mobilization of public funds that we would need elsewhere," explains Sabine Döbeli, Director General of Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF).
"We need to put sustainable finance back into its reality: a long-term approach, complex, sometimes frustrating, but indispensable," says Vincent Kaufmann, director of the Ethos Foundation.
"Investing sustainably is not only possible, but increasingly unavoidable. Sustainability is not a separate asset class: it is a prism for analyzing risks and opportunities," explains Sarah Perreard, co-director of Earth Action.
"Although established mechanisms are under pressure, collaboration does not disappear... it evolves. The task now is to broaden the conversation and include more voices," says Karen Hitschke, managing director of 'Building Bridges'.
"With growth of around 2,500% over the past ten years, the importance of sustainability in investments has therefore been considerably strengthened in Switzerland," explains Naomi Pfister, specialist adviser in sustainable finance for the Swiss Bankers Association (ASB).
"The Paris Agreement gave us a vision; we now need a financial system capable of making it a reality," explains Dominik Rothmund, senior advisor in sustainable finance for WWF Switzerland.
