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Susanne Sugimoto studied geography at the University of Zurich, graduating in 1995, and holds a Master's degree in Advanced Studies in Communication and Leadership. She has held management positions in communication in various companies and is a founding member of the online magazine «Republik». She is now co-managing director of her own communications agency.
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Entre­pre­neu­rial mind­set and courage for grea­ter phil­an­thro­pic impact

What moti­va­ted you to get invol­ved in philanthropy? Peter Wuffli: I was inte­res­ted in globa­li­sa­tion from a young age and...
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A Commit­ment to Society

You have worked for finan­cial compa­nies inter­na­tio­nally. What appeals to you about working for the canto­nal bank with a public...
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One-third

of food is wasted. Globally. Resul­ting in unneces­sary CO2 emis­si­ons. In Switz­er­land, around a third of all edible food is...
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Media liter­acy as a key to a resi­li­ent society

The repu­ta­ble repre­sen­ta­ti­ves of the media are facing a tough time finan­ci­ally. Barely a week goes by without another publi­shing...
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Living with contrasts

The long-serving direc­tor of the Swiss Red Cross (SRC), Markus Mader, unex­pec­tedly had to step down at the end of...
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Saving spaces for colla­bo­ra­tive innovations

Switzerland’s Wunder­land Foun­da­tion is charac­te­ri­sed by all kinds of colla­bo­ra­tion at various levels. The ground­work for the foundation’s ecosys­tem was...
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Ninety Swiss francs

Micro­credit program­mes provide micro­lo­ans that are a frac­tion of what banks tradi­tio­nally grant. They enable people who would other­wise have...
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Six Days

Regu­lar blood tests are a preven­tive measure. It’s a free health check, as the website explains. And yet, it is...
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Sektor

Life is change, ever­y­thing is fluid and intertwined.

AVINA was foun­ded by your husband Stephan Schmid­heiny in 1994. Why did you choose to refo­cus the foun­da­tion when you...
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On behalf of humanity

You’re often prai­sed for the work you do at your orga­ni­sa­tion. What does that public reco­gni­tion mean to you personally? ...
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An open lab for future skills

There are no figu­res for the future. In fact, the future couldn’t be more uncer­tain. This is how the Jacobs...
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Protec­ting people in cyberspace

There is still insuf­fi­ci­ent aware­ness of the fact that even non-govern­men­tal orga­ni­sa­ti­ons (NGOs) are targets of cyber­at­tacks. Fran­ce­sca Bosco (Senior...
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