Rochus Mommartz, the outgoing CEO of responsAbility who has been leading the company from 2016 to 2025, shares insights from over three decades in impact investing — reflecting on milestones, challenges, and the transformative power of financial inclusion.

Guest:
Rochus Mommartz, Chief Executive Officer 2016-2025, responsAbility Investments AG

Hosted by:
Luise Ammerschuber, Founder Yess Impact

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Pesticides remain a central tool in global agriculture, used by both large companies and smallholder farmers to protect crops and ensure food production. Yet the widespread use of certain chemicals, especially those classified as Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs), raises serious concerns about their long-term impact on human health, ecosystems, and water systems. 

In this episode, we explore how the investment community can contribute to addressing these challenges through clear standards, responsible financing, and support for transition strategies. We discuss how pesticides are currently categorized by international bodies, where those classifications fall short, and what it means for investors. 

Panelists:
Arend Kulenkampff, Director, Sustainability-Linked Sovereign Debt Hub, NatureFinance

Louise Corbett, ESG Specialist, responsAbility Investments AG

Hosted by:
Taylla Scapim, responsAbility responsAbility Investments AG

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In celebration of International Women’s Day, this episode explores how finance can be a powerful lever for advancing gender equity. We discuss how strong ESG practices can protect women in the workplace and how Gender Lens Investing can promote women as leaders, entrepreneurs, and change-makers.

What does it take to build a more inclusive economy, one where women not only participate but thrive, lead, and drive meaningful change? Join us as we dive into real-world examples, insights from the field, and the transformative potential of investing with a gender lens.

Panelists:
Emily Channon, Senior ESG Officer, responsAbility
Prajakta Saraph, Senior ESG Officer, responsAbility

Hosted by:
Robert Widén, Director Nordics, responsAbility

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As the global demand for sustainable food grows, regenerative agriculture has emerged as a powerful solution to address environmental degradation, food insecurity, and economic inequities. But how can investors, businesses, and policymakers work together to scale these solutions while ensuring profitable, nature-positive outcomes? 

Panelists:
Harriet Jackson, Co-Team Head Africa, Sustainable Food Debt Investments, responsAbility
Arend Kulenkampff, Director, Sustainability-Linked Sovereign Debt Hub, NatureFinance

Hosted by:
Robert Widén, Director Nordics, responsAbility

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What role can private capital play in addressing one of the most pressing challenges of our time - climate change? In this episode, we explore how climate finance can drive both mitigation and adaptation strategies, with a focus on emerging markets. Our guests share insights from the latest developments in climate finance, including reflections on COP29, and discuss how private investment is delivering tangible solutions to combat the impacts of climate change.

Panelists:
Maria Yetano Roche, Senior Climate Impact Specialist, responsAbility
David Diaz Formidoni, Head of Financial Institutions Investments, Climate Finance, responsAbility
Sathish Dhanapal, Head of Climate Advisory Specialists, responsAbility

Hosted by:
Robert Widén, Director Nordics, responsAbility

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Are we going to reach the United Nations’ goal to eradicate poverty by 2030? If not, what proven tools do we have to accelerate progress toward this goal? In this episode, we explore how financial inclusion can play a part in alleviating poverty. Our guests dive into the power of microfinance, discussing its real-world impact in underserved communities and highlighting both the challenges and opportunities.

Guests:
Elina Scheija, Chief Economist, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
Dibyajyoti Pattanaik, Director, Annapurna Finance
Paul Hailey, Head of Impact & ESG, responsAbility

Hosted by:
Robert Widén, Director Nordics, responsAbility

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Rochus Mommartz, CEO of responsAbility Investments, shares his take on where the impact investing industry is headed, what innovations he hopes to see in order to mobilize more private capital, and what he hopes the industry will look like in 2050.

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In this conversation, Rochus Mommartz, CEO of responsAbility Investments, shares the lessons he has learned, how sustainable investing has expanded and how investors are currently involved in bringing impact investing to scale. 

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Looking back to the 1990s, Rochus Mommartz, CEO of responsAbility Investments, shares his personal experience in the early days of impact investing and how microfinance laid the foundations for what was to come. 

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