impact
Business
Embedding sustainability with an impact – in strategy, processes, and culture.
Society
Dialogue between business, policymakers, and society
Policy
Expertise and innovation in regional and location development
To the point.
Sustainable.
Our philosophy
What shapes our thoughts and actions?
And how do we create value and impact together?
Broadly networked
We work in interdisciplinary teams and connect diverse stakeholders and expertise from relevant disciplines.
Collaborative
We foster collaboration as equals. Through a shared language and pragmatic, comprehensible processes, we empower our clients.
Sincere
We take sustainability seriously. We don't engage in token projects. We say what we think and do what we say.
UN Global
Compact
Brugger + Partner has been a member of the UN Global Compact since 2010, publishing an annual sustainability report that demonstrates how we incorporate the ten principles of the Global Compact into our practices as consultants and employers.
Our team – dedicated and experienced
Our clients appreciate our creativity, innovative strength, initiative, and focus on results. We are an interdisciplinary team of experts in business administration, economics, geography, environmental sciences, social sciences, and engineering. We are true to our vision: diversity as a driver of creativity and success.
Sara Kurmann
Senior Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2023
• Former director of the Eastern Switzerland Centre for Municipalities specialist unit
• Facilitation of small and large group events
• Specialisations: factors for successful participation, sustainable communal development, and hard and soft location factors
Susanne Mitchell
Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2021
- Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility
- Greenhouse gas accounting of companies incl. data collection and calculations
- Sustainability reporting in accordance with GRI standards, TCFD reporting, DDTrO, etc.
- Support for strategy processes including double materiality assessments and stakeholder management
Rahel Steinmann-Meyer
Senior Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2016
• Development and implementation of sustainability strategies including materiality assessments
• Design and facilitation of strategy processes and workshops
• Design and editing of sustainability reports
• International development cooperation with focus on private sector engagement
• Stakeholder engagement & strategic partnerships
Nicole Saunier
Senior Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2019
• Design and facilitation of strategy processes, including materiality assessments
• Implementation of stakeholder engagements
• Design and implementation of sustainability reports
• Data evaluation and greenhouse gas accounting
• Systemic organisational development
• Mentoring and lecturing
Vera Linder
Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2023
• Sustainability strategies and sustainability reporting for companies in accordance with ESRS and GRI, including double materiality assessments
• Greenhouse gas accounting and support for EcoVadis processes
• ESG risk analyses and due diligence in the area of international cooperation
• Coordination of the Graubünden-Wasser association and the World Water Library; co-organisation of Blue Summit Switzerland
• Previous professional experience with the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) in Ecuador
Matthias Häni
Senior Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2023
• Expertise in natural sciences (climate, environment, agriculture) and data science (big data, ML, AI)
• Doctorate in climatology and experience in consulting, including at a Swiss bank
• Responsible for climate-related services such as carbon accounting, risk analyses, and reporting (TCFD, GRI, SBTi)
• Impact assessments and evaluations to support clients in achieving their sustainability and decarbonisation goals
• Design of innovation and transformation processes with a focus on stakeholder engagement
Tobias Fehr-Bosshard
Senior Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2016
• CSR strategy and management
• Stakeholder, issue, and benchmarking analyses; sustainability reporting
• Sector-specific analyses in the field of social and environmental sustainability along value chains
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of customised databases and analysis tools
• Digitalisation of the economy and society
• Data analysis and visualisation for effective communication of information
Barbara Rigassi
Chair of the Board of Directors, Partner at Brugger + Partner since 2002
• Previous management roles at executive board level in the private sector and in the Federal Administration
• Strategic development of companies and organisations
• Market positioning
• Development and implementation of suitable governance structures
• Independent board member of various companies
Stefan Lüthi
Partner and Member of the Executive Committee, Member of the Board of Directors, joined Brugger + Partner in 2013
• Experience in all areas of sustainable municipal, urban, and regional development and tourism
• Development of analyses and strategies in social, economic, and environmental policy
• Support in strategy and organisational development for companies, administrations, and associations
• Consulting for governments on the development of political strategies and programmes
• Analysis and evaluation of political strategies and programmes
• Design and facilitation of workshops and strategy processes
• Lecturer in regional economics, public management, and sustainability at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
• Operational management of Zimmerberg-Sihltal regional economic development association
Vanessa Seger
Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2018
• Strategic sustainability consulting
• Sustainability reporting incl. GRI standards and other frameworks
• Stakeholder analysis and management
• Workshop facilitation
• Methods of empirical social research: research, collection and evaluation of qualitative and quantitative data, conducting expert interviews, surveys
• Specialisations: tourism, gender equality, regional, location, and spatial development
Caroline Becker
Senior Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2011
• Development and support of materiality and strategy processes
• Design and editing of sustainability reporting
• Social and environmental hotspots in supply chains
• Employee topics: Equal opportunities and mental health
• Corporate culture and alternative forms of organisation
• Sustainable lifestyles and sufficiency
Claudia Wehrli
Head of Office Management and Assistant to the Executive Committee, joined Brugger + Partner in 2009
• Coordination of association management and organisations
• Planning and realisation of events
• Office management
• Marketing/online marketing
• Project management
Melanie Mettler
Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2022
• Coordination, facilitation, and stakeholder management
• Interfaces between government, business, and civil society
• Lecturer for many years in the field of world trade regulation
• Civil and personal engagement
• Consulting for sustainable procurement, governance and cooperation, and social innovation
• Managing director of a national network for occupational integration under the patronage of the Swiss Employers' Association
• Co-founder of the Sunraising solar power crowdfunding project
• Co-founder of the association Social Innovation Bern Accelerator
• Member of the Swiss National Council since 2019
Guido Cavelti
joined Brugger + Partner in 1991, Partner since 2001 and Member of the Executive Committee from 2001 to 2023
• Evaluation projects
• Strategy development
• Support for public clients, associations, and companies in formulating and implementing their goals
• Location promotion, sustainable site and real estate development, regional policy, strategic planning, and implementation systems for government and administration, impact analyses
• Chair of Raiffeisenbank Region linker Zürichsee
• Mayor of Freienbach
Janka Amstutz
Junior Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2024
• Experience in sustainability reporting, risk analysis and greenhouse gas accounting
• Qualitative content analyses, research, interviews
• Support in the development of sustainability strategies
Andrea Gäumann
Senior Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2011
• CSR strategy and management
• Impact management
• Stakeholder dialogue
• Strategic philanthropy
• Expertise in the development and implementation of impact measurement, environmental analysis, trend monitoring, and stakeholder engagement
Pascal Lüthi
Partner and Member of the Executive Committee, joined Brugger + Partner in 2006
• Experience in all areas of corporate sustainability, from business strategy to operational implementation
• Design and facilitation of business and sustainability strategy processes
• Facilitation of workshops for circular business models
• Support for transformation processes
• Consulting for financial market players
• Engagement services for investors/asset managers
• Programme Director of CAS Sustainability Leadership and Transformation HWZ
Thomas Streiff
Partner; Member of the Executive Committee of Brugger + Partner from 2004 to 2023
• Coaching of companies and non-profit organisations in the development, implementation, and review of sustainability strategies
• Development of methods and implementation of risk and ESG analyses
• Planning, organisation, and facilitation of stakeholder interactions for the purpose of exchanging knowledge and experience, finding solutions, or resolving conflicts
• Evaluation and organisational development of research institutes, universities of applied sciences, business associations, and governmental funding programs
• Strategic, organisational, and substantive support for development programmes within the framework of the international cooperation of the Swiss federal government
• Technical advice and coordination of agricultural research and development projects in Kenya, Tanzania, and India
Kathrin Brugger
Partner and Member of the Executive Committee, joined Brugger + Partner in 2018, Partner since 2022 and Member of the Executive Committee since 2024
• Design and facilitation of strategy processes
• Development and implementation of sustainability strategies
• Materiality processes & sustainability reporting
• Stakeholder engagement & dialogue platforms, strategic partnerships
• Sustainable supply chains: strategies & projects, multi-stakeholder initiatives
• Board member of Cicalares S.A., Costa Rica (Finca La Amistad cocoa farm & lodge)
Lilian Zihlmann
Senior Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2024
• Design and implementation of sustainable spatial and regional development
• Promotion of interdisciplinary cooperation with numerous stakeholders from the business community, the general public, the public sector, and academia
• Leading of participative processes
• Expertise in sustainable spatial development
• Solution and implementation-oriented consulting for clients
• Development of sustainability strategies for the public sector and for companies
• In-depth knowledge of the circular economy, land management, and climate adaptation and protection
Timon Becker
Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2024
• Project support and advice on cross-cutting environmental, social, and economic issues
• Development and support of sustainability strategies & sustainable strategies, including materiality processes & climate strategies
• Design and facilitation of innovation and transformation processes for sustainability
• Implementation of stakeholder engagement and participatory processes
Sophie von Wartburg
Consultant, joined Brugger + Partner in 2021
• Sustainability strategy and reporting for companies and NPOs
• International cooperation
• Private sector engagement for sustainable development
• Risk management
• Diversity and inclusion (DEI)
• Stakeholder management and engagement
Partner companies
bolz+partner consulting ag (bpc) specialises in political, law, and management consultancy in the public sector. Leveraging multidisciplinary expertise, bpc supports innovative projects across areas such as government and administrative organisation, regulation and enforcement, public finance, and the management of public organisations. This extends to specialised topics including governance, supervision, sustainable controlling instruments, spin-offs, and organisational development. As a network company, bpc works together with selected partner firms on complex mandates, ensuring clients have access to the best possible teams and required resources.
The sustainable development of companies, public institutions, and industrial and commercial areas is a core task of schlaepfer:associates. Solutions are developed through participatory processes to clarify perspectives, identify existing dilemmas and systemic interdependencies, and enable practical implementation.