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Dr. Christoph Sutter Born 20 March 1973[1]
Basel, Switzerland[1]Occupation Carbon Professional Children 1 son [2] Dr. Christoph Sutter born 20 March 1973 in Basel, Switzerland[1] is a Swiss Carbon Expert and entrepreneur. Christoph attended the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology where he studied for a MSc in Environmental Science (1993–1999) and a Master of Didactics on Environmental Science. He also concluded his PhD on the Topic "Sustainability Assessment of CDM Projects under the Kyoto Protocol" there. His thesis was awareded the ETH medal for the best PhD thesis in 2003.[1] He completed his educatation with a McKinsey mini MBA in Toronto in Summer 2005.
After working for the consultancy Ernst Basler & Partner in Zurich during his studies he was part of setting up the myclimate foundation based on his PhD results. Myclimate is an offset provider for the voluntary offsetting market, focused on CDM Gold Standard Certificates.[3] During this activity, Christoph was called to work for the UNFCCC Methodology Panel in 2005 where he worked for 3 years.[4] Unsatisfied with the exclusive focus on voluntary offsetting, he later founded the company South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd. with his former colleagues Thomas Camerata and Renat Heuberger.
Today, he is Co-CEO of South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd.
He was awarded as one of the WEF Young Global Leaders in 2009.[5]
Additionally, Christoph is actively engaged in the work-life balance community, as he reduced his workload to 80%, taking off on Fridays, after the birth of his son.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d CV from Swiss Federal Institute of Technologies, former members http://www.up.ethz.ch/people/former/csutter/CV_ChristophSutter.pdf
- ^ a b Article on part time working parents featuring Dr. Sutter http://karriere-journal.monster.de/beruf-recht/arbeitsrecht/teilzeit-arbeiten-mit-strategie/article.aspx
- ^ http://www.nachhaltigkeit.org/200911113422/mensch-gesellschaft/interviews/klimamarkt-braucht-klare-signale
- ^ http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/startseite/vermittler_zwischen_umwelt_und_wirtschaft_1.812553.html
- ^ http://www.wirtschaft.ch/WEF+nominiert+Christoph+Sutter+als+Young+Global+Leader/374795/detail.htm
External links
Christoph Sutter's company [1]
WEF Young Global Leaders Homepage [2]
Categories:- Living people
- 1973 births
- Carbon Professionals
- People from Basel-Stadt
- Alumni of ETH Zurich
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