Following their « Rethinking and Regrounding Economics » workshop in Lausanne last year, the ESWG is eager to delve deeper into systemic approaches to resource use, particularly within the context of the circular economy. The ESWG aims to explore the current state of circular economy approaches, discuss ways to strengthen their impact, and identify potential aspects that may have been overlooked in recent years to drive a profound paradigm shift.

This event will take place in Biel/Bienne, at DISPO, from 9:30 to 17:00, followed by drinks.

Programme

9:30 – 10:00 | Registration

Participants are invited to register and network before the event begins.

10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome and Introduction

• Welcome Address: Marie Wyss, Swiss Foundations
• Programme Overview: Joséphine Mitschke-Collande & Nicolas Krausz, Co-Leads of ESWG

10:15 – 11:00 Thematic Perspective 1: Circular Economy in Switzerland – Challenges and Opportunities

Facilitator: Claudia Neubauer, Charles Léopold Mayer Foundation for Human Progress

10:20 | Keynote Presentations

• “Circular Economy: What Are We Talking About?”
  Speaker: Nils Moussu, sanu-durabilitas
• “Business Models and Circular Economy: New Developments?”
  Speaker: Simon Widmer, allyCE

11:00 – 11:30 | Philanthropy Perspectives
Format: 10-minute presentations with 2-5 minutes for Q&A after each.

• Minerva Foundation – Holger Schmid
• Migros Pionerfonds – Zacharias Huwyler
• Fourfold Foundation – Lena Gampp

11:30 – 11:45 | Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:15 | Swiss Sustainable Business Labels: Insights from the Après-GE Benchmark Study

• Speaker: Antoine Vaskou, Charles Léopold Mayer Foundation for Human Progress
• Q&A Session: 15 minutes

12:15 – 13:45 | Lunch Break & Networking

13:45 Thematic Perspective 2: Sufficiency as the New Frontier

• Facilitator: Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni, Fourfold

13:40 – 14:10 | Keynote Presentation

• “Why Sufficiency?”
  Speaker: Yamina Saheb, Sufficiency Lab

14:10 – 15:00 | Philanthropy Perspectives

• Mercator Foundation Switzerland – Joséphine Mitschke-Collande
• Charles Léopold Mayer Foundation for Human Progress – FPH Claudia Neubauer
• Leenaards Foundation – Nicolas Krausz

15:00 – 15:45 | Group Discussions and Plenary Feedback

15:45 – 16:10 | Coffee Break

16:10 Thematic Perspective 3: Just Transition and Polarisation – The Future of Environmental Philanthropy

• Facilitator: Nicolas Krausz, Leenaards Foundation

16:10 – 16:50 | Discussion and Fishbowl

• Guest Speaker: Nicolas Duvoux, Geneva Centre for Philanthropy

16:50 – 17:00 | Wrap-Up and Next Steps

• Facilitated by the ESWG Co-Leads

17:00 | Drinks and Informal Networking

The organising committee for this event is composed of: Joséphine von Mitschke-Collande (Mercator Stiftung Switzerland, ESWG co-leader), Nicolas Krausz (Fondation Leenaards, ESWG co-leader), Zacharias Huwyler (Migros Pionierfonds), Claudia Neubauer (Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer), Valerie Remoquillo-Jenni (Fourfold Foundation), Holger Schmid (Minerva Stiftung).