We would like to Kick-Off the New Year with you — Join our 30-min update call on January 31st!
We hope that you had a good start to the New Year. We are excited to inform you about the things happening at CSP:
- Two new team members joined our core team this month
- Our new impact investing training program ACCELERATE for entrepreneurs is now open for applications
- We transformed our in-person Kick-Off 2022 gathering into a Zoom call on January 31st. You’re invited to join!
More will be shared during the call. We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Falko Paetzold
Assistant Professor in Social Finance at EBS University
Initiator and Managing Director
Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth at the University of Zurich
General Information
Curious about what CSP achieved in 2021? And what the plans are for 2022?
Join the CSP Kick-Off 2022 on Zoom — January 31, 10:30–11.00 AM ET / 4:30–5:00 PM CET
There is a lot going on at CSP. We spread our wings and have taken off! In this 30-minute update, Falko will give you an overview of what CSP has achieved in 2021 and an outlook on our plans for this year.
The Abendrot Case. Tour of a 2.5 bn CHF impact portfolio
Wednesday March 2, 11AM ET / 5PM CET, Zoom
Our Head of Research Julian Kölbel will reveal the successful impact investing strategy of Abendrot, a regulated pension fund of 2.5 billion CHF, with a portfolio based on an impact framework. The performance of Abendrot is great compared to benchmarks, so as private investor, you can take this case as inspiration and beat it!
In this one-hour call, Julian will give insight into the Impact Matrix Project framework that the fund utilizes, which is based on CSP research. He also takes us on a tour of the Abendrot portfolio so you can show this to your advisor and relatives at your family office.
Reinforcement for our Team
Francesca Spoerry will broaden and deepen our training & outreach efforts
Francesca is the new Head of Trainings and Outreach at CSP, leading the Program Managers and Community & Partnerships Manager to enhance CSP’s impact!
Before CSP, Francesca was the Head of Knowledge Development at the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, where she was responsible for knowledge creation and knowledge development activities across a global community of impact investors. Furthermore, Francesca is a board member at North Kensington Community Energy, a cooperative creating community-owned solar energy projects in London.
“I look forward to widening and deepening CSP’s impact on people and planet through the world’s best Sustainable Investing trainings and expanded outreach activities.”
If you know someone we should be partnering with, or have ideas for our trainings, please get in touch with Francesca.
Aspasia Daskalopoulou will let us glow and grow in the media!
Aspasia is the new Head of Communications, Marketing and PR at CSP. As an experienced science journalist, she will focus on supporting the growth of CSP while helping its research and training programs get noticed.
Before CSP, she run the Copernicus Climate Change Service’s collaboration with Euronews and CNN and was the creator and editor of the science section of the Greek daily newspaper “Kathimerini”, among other roles. Additionally, she is a founding member of the Athens Science Festival, the largest science fair in Greece.
“I’m passionate about our work reaching the people that have the power to reshape our world.”
Please get in touch with Aspasia directly if you want to learn more about what CSP is up to or share her email with your peers that would like to receive our newsletter.
Training Update
New training open for applications: ACCELERATE: The Impact Investing Program for Entrepreneurs
CSP, together with partners Katapult Foundation and BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt, is launching the first full iteration of “ACCELERATE: The Impact Investing Program for Entrepreneurs”. This is a program for successful founders and early-stage entrepreneurs who have had a liquidity event and are keen to put their newly acquired capital towards impacting global challenges.
Beyond that, the program prepares participants to have an outsized impact on complex, systemic social and environmental problems by using resources beyond their capital. The program was born out of the successful pilot program that was run in 2021.
The first of three modules will be held from May 15–17 in Oslo. Read more and watch the video testimonials of pilot program participants or contact Program Manager Erin Duddy.
