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BLUE EARTH

FOUNDATION

Blue Earth Foundation supports initiatives and business ventures which drive the transition to an inclusive and carbon neutral society.

We are the sole
OWNER of BLUE EARTH CAPITAL

The Foundation has full control over any change to the investment firm’s mission and its commitment to only raise funds with both financial and social/environmental benefits.

Re-investing

100% of operating profits

Blue Earth Foundation supports initiatives and business ventures which drive the transition to an inclusive and carbon neutral society.

We are the sole
OWNER of BLUE EARTH CAPITAL

All operating profits from Blue Earth Capital are transferred to the Foundation to support its philanthropic activities.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Urs Wietlisbach

Co-Founder Partners Group

Peter Wuffli

Founder and Chairman of elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization

Phyllis Kurlander Costanza

Head UBS in Philantropy and CEO UBS Optimus Foundation

Urs Wietlisbach

Co-founder & Chairman Blue Earth Capital AG / Co-Founder Partners Group AG

Urs Wietlisbach co-founded Partners Group in 1996 and Blue Earth Capital in 2015. He is a member of Partners Group Holding AG’s board of directors and chairman of the markets committee, based in Zug. He has 30 years of industry experience and is an active impact investor since 2014. Prior to founding Partners Group, he worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. and Credit Suisse. He holds a Masters of Arts from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland.

Peter Wuffli

Founder and Chairman of elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization.

In 2006, Peter Wuffli founded elea, a philanthropic impact investment organization with the purpose to fight absolute poverty with entrepreneurial means. In addition, he is Honorary Chairman of IMD (a global top ranked business school in Lausanne, Switzerland). He also serves on the boards of Sygnum Bank, Zürich, as well as the Zurich Opera company. Previously, Peter Wuffli was the CEO of UBS Group, the Chairman of Partners Group, and the Chairman of IMD. Earlier in his career, Peter Wuffli was a Partner at McKinsey & Company. Peter Wuffli studied economics at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, where he also gained his PhD. He regularly publishes articles and books on themes of globalization, ethics, impact investing and leadership (most recently: Inclusive Leadership – A Framework for the Global Era, Springer 2016).

Phyllis Kurlander Costanza

Head UBS in Philantropy and CEO UBS Optimus Foundation

Phyllis Kurlander Costanzais Head of Social Impact and CEO UBS Optimus Foundation. She is committed to making UBS a force for driving positive change in society and the environment for future generations. As part of the Sustainability and Impact group,

Phyllis oversees client and community philanthropy globally, the UBS Optimus Foundation and social finance.Phyllis is also dedicated to finding innovative ways to use finance to tackle some of the world’s most pressing social and environmental issues. In her role as CEO UBS Optimus Foundation she applies an investment-based approach, making it simpler for clients and their families to manage their philanthropy and maximize their impact. Since starting at UBS in 2011 she’s been instrumental in reshaping the UBS Optimus Foundation’s strategy.

Prior to UBS, Phyllis was a senior executive and board member of the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). She also has more than a decade of experience as a management consultant, and has worked in the public sector for New York State Governor Mario Cuomo.

Phyllis is a member of the USA Charity Board of Directors of Educate Girls, board member of the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), board member of the Blue Earth Foundation, Feusisberg and a board member at UBS Optimus Foundation UK. She is also a senior advisor to the Education Outcomes Fund for Africa and the Middle East, member of the Harvard University Women’s Leadership Board, and a member of the Council of Foreign Relations.

Phyllis holds a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.