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Alliance to Zero, a non-profit membership association for globally active pharma and biotech supply chain companies, aims to facilitate the transition of the global pharma sector to compliance with net zero emissions in line with the goal of the Paris Climate Agreement. As a working group with…

Institutional investors increasingly claim to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into their voting decisions, yet the degree to which these claims align with their actual proxy voting behavior remains unclear. This project seeks to identify and quantify discrepancies…

Logitech is the global leader in peripherals and is focused on innovation and quality. Logitech’s purpose is to extend human potential in work and play. To do this the company designs software-enabled hardware solutions that drive performance when gaming and superior productivity while at work. A…

All along the Cold War, Switzerland and the Soviet Union maintained commercial relations. And this despite many restrictions caused by the Iron Curtain and the climate of ideological confrontation and profound anti-communist sentiments in Swiss society. So how the trade relations between Switzerland…

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 posed an existential threat to Ukraine’s statehood, compelling Ukrainians to rally efforts to safeguard the nation and secure international support. Ukraine’s foreign policy emerged as a crucial element in sustaining this backing, particularly from the…

iDPARC.ch specializes in smart digitization of administrative processes for banks, insurances, utilities, and governments, streamlining document processing with AI-driven solutions. A collaboration with ZHAW aims to develop AI-enhanced tools to automate process improvements for dynamic scalability,…

How a newly developed stress test can provide Swiss companies with guidance and support in turbulent times of economic fragmentation.

The EcoLink project addresses the urgent challenge of standardization and interoperability of ESG data (Environment, Social, Governance) in the ABH region, which will affect a large number of companies for the first time in 2024 due to regulatory requirements in the EU, Germany, Austria, and…

The project, undertaken by the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) School of Management and Law for IMD – International Institute for Management Development, aims to pioneer the development of an "AI Index." This endeavor addresses a significant gap in the current understanding and…

The digital transformation of business globally, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, has disrupted traditional organisational processes. At the same time, the advent of new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and natural language processing have the potential to revolutionise the…

The project team conducted a life cycle assessment (LCA) to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of a battery rack made from B-grade cell lithium-ion batteries for energy storage systems. This is being compared to an energy storage system using new batteries (A-grade cells). This assessment will…

Ranking asset managers' ESG impact orientation revealed by their proxy votes

Pelt8 offers a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for firms to automatically create sustainability reports. The platform enables firms to collect and manage all their sustainability-related data in one place accessible to suppliers, customers, and affiliated firms. In this study, Pelt8 and the…

Vietnam is one of Southeast Asia’s economic powerhouses. It aspires to high-quality agricultural production with a view to lucrative export markets, while transitioning towards more renewable forms of energy production to meet COP26 commitments. Solar power and biomass from productive forests are…

The project develops an integrated concept and model prototype for a digital marketplace engaging early adopters in voluntary carbon offsetting action. A digital “green currency” is introduced, based on the PEP Token, which is fungible with EU allowance certificates and Euros in secondary OCT…

The purpose of this proposed project is to help enable these reforms from the minute that peace is achieved. Working with the Ukrainian Government and key policymakers and scholars from the region, this proposed project will provide a blueprint for rapid reforms during the era of reconstruction. In…

Management of the Secretariat of the Parliamentary Friendship Group Switzerland-Japan: Networking, monitoring, support for visits, and organisation of events.

The economic performance of Belarus has been unimpressive ever since the fall of the Soviet Union, due mainly to the country’s lack of serious structural reforms. This study examines the consequences of this benign neglect should a democratic transition occur and attempts to understand the…

Agrivoltaics (APV) is a promising approach to produce renewable electricity and agricultural goods on the same piece of land. It therefore contributes to defusing land-use conflicts. Besides electricity production, APV creates favorable microclimates with a reduced dependency on irrigation and…