Sybille Borner Email & Phone Number

Zurich, Switzerland

Zürich Und Umgebung, Schweiz

- Developing a framework for the impact investor community and decision makers in general to assess biodiversity impacts of potential investments or project alternatives- User needs assessment to ensure acceptance of the framework - Identification and negotiations with potential investors and cooperation partners- Acquisition of the first two paying customers- Advising a fund on potential biodiversity gains of different investment opportunities- Co-developed a biodiversity impact investment strategy and supported the develop a biodiversity-focused private equity impact fund

Zürich Und Umgebung, Schweiz

Member of WWF's impact investing team, investment manager responsible for: - Impact Measurement (development of concept & implementation)- Mondulkiri Forest Venture, Cambodia: commercialization of sustainably harvested non timber forest product; price premia for financing forest conservation activities. Founding member.- Gorilla Conservation Coffee, Uganda: commercialization of sustainably grown coffee in the neighbourhood of a Mountain Gorilla conservation site; price premia for improving public health benefiting the local population and the gorillas.- Partnership with Hylea 1884 in Manuripi, Bolivia: commercialisation of sustainably harvested Brazil nuts, price premia for forest conservation and livelihood improvements.Senior project manager responsible for:- Tiger habitat conservation project in the Eastern Plains Landscape (Cambodia)- Sustainable resource management in Iténez (Bolivia)- FSC-Smallholder project in Vietnam- Green mining and natural resources management in the Tambopata National Reserve (Peru)

· Instrumental in the design of an investment strategy for a sustainable forestry fund of funds which got approved by the management board.· Compiled a study on “Sustainable Investing in Forestry”.· Developed a global forestry fund universe as a basis for implementing the investment strategy.· Prepared a fund documentation for potential investors.· Developed a ranking system for forestry funds and direct investments, including sustainability criteria in order to better recognize potential risks as well as upside potentials.· Participated in forestry conferences, met with numerous forestry fund managers. Able to quickly develop a large network and to make myself familiar with new themes.

· Responsible for the steel, aluminium, mining, and paper and forestry industry with regards to the sustainability as well as the financial analysis.· Responsible for the Smart Materials theme: investment strategy, universe, and coordination of research, portfolio management and marketing activities. The relaunchof the strategy improved the visibility of the product within SAM and increased the attendance for the product from sales.· Created and made presentations on the Smart Materials investment theme to potential clients.· Organized a materials workshop on the SAM Forum 2010· Reviewed in depth all sustainability criteria employed in the mining, aluminium, and pulp and paper industry in close collaboration with many large cap companies, industry organizations and well-known NGOs. These criteria are regarded as leading in the sustainability industry.· Consistently pushed the idea of launching a forestry investment product at SAM. Member of the working group providing the board with the necessary information for taking its decision on the proposed new product and for evaluating potential corporation partners.

· Responsible for the real estate, building, construction, chemical, steel, aluminium, mining, and paper and forestry industry with regards to the sustainability as well as the financial analysis.· Generated recommendations to portfolio management based on DCF models. The quality of my recommendations is supported by an analysis from Starmine.· Participated in industry and sustainability conferences; company visits; regular calls and meetings with company management. In depth knowledge of the industriesand their challenges.· Prepared and managed SAM’s first bond sustainability rating project (sustainability rating of governments and non-listed financial service organisations). Expanding SAM’s product range.· Led the review of SAM’s company monitoring tool. Increasing SAM’s credibility towards investors with regards to SAM’s company valuations.

Part-time co-analyst in the research team:• Assisted various sector analysts • Monitored companies based on a media database

Supported the company in the development of a simulation game on sustainable nutrition, conducted various test runs

· Planned and realized own scientific research on the red swamp crayfish, an invasive species.· Answered inquiries from media, presented findings in a press conference. Convinced the public on the need to implement the suggested measurements to curb the growth of the red swamp crayfish population.

Dryas (600), Field Botany

Impact Investing, Certificate

Certificate, Venture Philanthropy: The Fundamental Toolkit

Masterclass, Private Equity

Master In Economics, Economics

Master In Natural Science, Biology

Bachelor, Biology

Matura, Naturwissenschaften