Jean-Daniel Gerber

Credit Suisse Group AG is a holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. It operates through the following four divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Bank, Swiss Bank and Asset Management and four geographic regions: Switzerland, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia Pacific, and Americas. The Wealth Management division offers comprehensive wealth management and investment solutions, tailored financing, and advisory services to ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) and high net-worth (HNW) individuals and external asset managers. The Investment Bank division offers a broad range of financial products and services focused on client-driven businesses and also supports Credit Suisse’s Wealth Management division and its clients. The Swiss Bank division offers comprehensive advice and a wide range of financial solutions to private, corporate, and institutional clients in Switzerland. The Asset Management division offers investment solutions and services globally to a broad range of clients, including pension funds, governments, foundations and endowments, corporations, and individuals. The company was founded by Alfred Escher on July 5, 1856 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

SIFEM AG (SIFEM) is the Swiss Development Finance Institution. It provides long-term finance to private equity funds and financial institutions in emerging markets. SIFEM's primary focus is on institutions investing in the small and medium enterprise sector. On a selective basis, SIFEM also invests in microfinance.

Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF) is a leading centre for sustainable finance based in Zurich, Switzerland. The Swiss company offers free e-learning modules on sustainable finance in English, German, and French, with certificates awarded upon completion. SSF collaborates with major Swiss financial services associations and foreign organizations on sustainable finance topics. The private company operates four platforms with focus groups working on specific topics. SSF has an elected Board and a President who steer strategic priorities, while the Secretariat implements the strategy and related activities, maintains regular communication with members and the broader public, and serves as a point of call for members. SSF also creates videos on topics around sustainable finance and hosts an annual event.