What is the role of for-profit financial institutions in promoting sustainable development? How can the private sector contribute to economic growth and social development while providing commercially viable financial services to the poor? New initiatives in microfinance serve as prime examples of how a fruitful and sustainable partnership between the non-profit and profit sectors can be built to achieve higher living standards in the developing world. Seminar Presenters:
Mr. Tischhauser is Managing Director of responsAbility Social Investment Services AG, a Swiss Social Investment platform. responsAbility provides a range of financial products to promising initiatives in developing countries while supporting income generation and sustainable development. Prior to joining responsAbility, Mr. Tischhauser worked for the Foreign Exchange and Money Market divisions of Credit Suisse and for Credit Suisse Asset Management. Subsequently, he joined SAM Sustainable Asset Management, a company he helped build up in its early stages.
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