Cécile Biccari

Cécile Biccari is a managing partner at Contrast Capital, a boutique sustainable finance consulting firm based in Zurich. She’s worked in sustainable investing for over two decades including at the sustainable investment firm RobecoSAM in Zurich, HSBC Global Asset Management in London, and WBCSD in Geneva.

Opinion

It’s time to move beyond ESG bashing

This content was published on Jan 17, 2023 Recent regulatory moves, including in Switzerland, to clamp down on greenwashing in the financial market could end up doing more harm than good.

Climate adaptation

Why Switzerland is among the ten fastest-warming countries in the world

Cooks at work in the kitchen, pictured during a look behind the scenes at Hotel Seedamm Plaza in Pfaeffikon, canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, on March 31, 2014. (KEYSTONE/Christian Beutler)

Foreign Affairs

In Switzerland four out of ten people have a migrant background – who are they?

Demographics

Suicides in Switzerland quadruple among older people

Criminals are targeting Swiss car dealerships

French gangs target luxury cars in Switzerland

The additional costs that Switzerland will incur when purchasing the US F-35 fighter jet continue to be a concern.

Swiss Politics

Renewed controversy in Switzerland over US fighter jets – explained

Do you have Swiss ancestors? Are you planning to visit where they lived in Switzerland?

We’d love to hear more about your genealogical research.

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Jul 8, 2025

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Has your continent reached its peak or is there still potential for economic growth?

Some regions of the world are on an upward trajectory with the promise of a steadily improving future. Where do you live? And in which direction is your region or continent developing?

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Jul 21, 2025

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