Nominated for the Swiss Ethics Award
On 30 April 2020, the SWISS EXCELLENCE FORUM will present the Swiss Ethics Award at the Ethical Leadership Conference in the KKL Lucerne. Projects are nominated that set new standards for responsible, economic action.
Since 2005, the SWISS EXCELLENCE FORUM has honoured outstanding ethical achievements in business with the Swiss Ethics Award. The focus is on the achievements of organisations that assume responsibility in a special way and are actively involved in sustainable corporate management. Five outstanding projects have been nominated for the 2020 Award:
- Alternative Bank Schweiz AG, Olten
Project: Climate-Active ABS
- Arbofino AG, Männedorf
Project: Wood investment with biodiversity promotion
- Forma Futura Invest AG, Zurich
Project: Independent sustainable asset management
- Reckhaus AG, Gais
Insect Respect
- Vatorex AG, Wiesendangen
Bee Together Bee Alive
Awarded
On 30 April 2020, the winner of the Swiss Ethics Award will be announced at the Ethical Leadership Conference at the KKL Luzern. Regula Pfister, entrepreneur and member of the Board of Directors, is one of the invited guest speakers. Under the aegis of Regula Pfister, ZFV has developed into one of the largest Swiss companies in the catering and hotel industry. She successfully led the tradition-steeped gastronomy group for 18 years as Chairman of the Board of Directors and left a lasting mark on the company.
Jury
The projects will be judged by a top-class jury consisting of ethicists as well as representatives from business, science, theology and politics:
- Stephan Baer, Baer Ammann GmbH
- National Councillor Corina Eichenberger
- Paola Ghillani, Paola Ghillani & Friends Ltd.
- Prof. Dr. Markus Huppenbauer, Center for Religion, Economics
and Politics, University of Zurich
- Prof. Dr. Hans Ruh, business and social ethicist
- Prof. Dr. Peter Schaber, Ethics Center of the University of Zurich
- Dr. Christoph Weber-Berg, Reformed Church of the Canton of Aargau
Partner
The Swiss Ethics Award is supported by Holinger AG, Die Post, ibW Höhere Fachschule Südostschweiz, Luzerner Kantonalbank, Linkgroup AG, the Zentralbahn and Umwelt Perspektiven.
For further details please contact us:
Ruth Buholzer, SWISS EXCELLENCE FORUM
(r.buholzer@excellence-forum.ch)
