About us

The Swiss Climate Foundation supports Swiss and Liechtenstein SMEs in the development and scaling of innovative and climate-friendly products.
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Our mission

Protecting the climate, strengthening SMEs. From businesses for businesses.

Under this motto, the Swiss Climate Foundation has been supporting projects from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) since 2009 that contribute to climate protection in Switzerland and Liechtenstein through innovation. The foundation is recognized as non-profit and is supervised by the federal government. It originated from an initiative of the private sector.

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Source of our funding

The partner companies of the Swiss Climate Foundation, which receive more money back from the redistribution of the CO2 steering levy on fuels than they have paid in the form of this tax, voluntarily pass on these funds out of conviction.

Governing bodies

The volunteer foundation board and advisory board lead the Swiss Climate Foundation.

Foundation board

The foundation board of the Swiss Climate Foundation oversees the foundation, decides on strategies and funding, reviews support applications from SMEs, and represents the foundation externally.

Hendrik David

Allianz Suisse

More innovation and opportunities for Switzerland as a business location; less dependence of our economy on fossil fuels. This is what I want to contribute to.

Thomas Hügli
President

AXA

The Swiss Climate Foundation achieves what others fail to: making climate protection economically efficient and innovation-friendly – and thereby keeping SMEs competitive for the future.

Daniel Wild

Bank J. Safra Sarasin

The focus on innovation with a tangible climate impact excites me just as much as the refreshing entrepreneurial spirit of the awarded companies – a true source of inspiration for sustainable investments.

Ennio Perna

Basler Kantonalbank

The development of new climate-friendly technologies is a crucial prerequisite for slowing down climate change. Financial support for innovative SMEs is central to this effort.

Ursula Finsterwald
Vice President

LGT Gruppe

I am committed to climate innovation because forward-thinking action is key. Investing wisely today not only helps protect the environment but also fosters sustainable, long-term economic success.

Christian Hofer

Raiffeisen Schweiz

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. That’s why I am committed to the Swiss Climate Foundation.

Isabel Müller

Swiss Life Asset Management AG

Here, innovation and commitment go hand in hand. The variety of projects and the collaboration with inspiring colleagues are a great motivation to achieve something big together.

Bruno Havet

Swiss Re

Using the power of innovation and SME entrepreneurship to combat climate change makes a lot of sense and is very exciting.

Simon Perrin

Vaudoise Assurances

My commitment to the Swiss Foundation for Climate is a source of pride. In my view, decarbonisation and innovation are key strategic priorities for the Swiss economy.

Christian Schilz
Bank Vontobel

Innovative and sustainable solutions also require a lot of courage and strength. The Swiss Climate Foundation supports SMEs that possess these qualities.

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Advisory board

The Advisory board of the Swiss Climate Foundation supports the foundation with expertise and strategic recommendations. As an expert body, it reviews funding applications and helps prioritize effective innovation projects for a climate-friendly future.

Lukas Bühler

Allianz Suisse

Nadine König

Allianz Suisse

Franka Bosman

Axa

Dominik Scheiben

Axa XL

Christian Nagler

Baloise Group

Marc Sandmeier

Baloise Group

Katya Wisniewski

Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG

Maxime Schoch

Bank Vontobel

Florian Tresch

Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank

Sarah el Jaddar

Basler Kantonalbank

Markus Wendler

ECA Vaud

Dominik Mayr

Finnova

Séverine Steiner

Gebäudeversicherung
Kanton Zürich

Seth Müller

Glarner Kantonalbank

Martin Rust

Graubündner Kantonalbank

Peter Sigg

LGT Capital Partners

Madeleine Schmidt

LGT Private Banking

Jürgen Zeitlberger

LLB

Karin Jehle

LIFE Klimastiftung Liechtenstein

Louis Wagner Ley

Mirabaud

Philipp Krejci

Mirabaud

Martina Marchesi

Mobiliar

Nico Kauf

NewRe

Luca Weber

PartnerRe

Sebastian Tomczyk

Raiffeisen Schweiz

Tobias Caluori

Sanitas Krankenversicherung

Daniela Schoch

Scor

Martina Cividini

SIX Group

Isabel Müller

Swiss Life Asset Management AG

Fabienne Eppisser

Swiss Life Group

Vincent Eckert

Swiss Re

Nikolett Kovacs

Union Bancaire Privée (UBP)

Mikaël Genty

Vaudoise Assurances

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Vaudoise Assurances

Pascal Bigler

Zuger Kantonalbank

Projekt Caterra - Datenroboter im Einsatz zusammen mit Bauern aus dem Kanton Fribourg.

Annual reports

The annual reports are available in German and French only.

User access

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