The Competence Center of Sustainability: Finance, Law, Sciences, and the Humanities

The Competence Center of Sustainability: Finance, Law, Sciences, and the Humanities at the University of Zurich is an academic center dedicated to interdisciplinary research in sustainability. The center consolidates research and teaching streams from banking, finance, informatics, geography, history, mathematics, law, psychology, philosophy, and political sciences. By working together, the center informs sustainable development and growth.

The Competence Center of Sustainability: Finance, Law, Sciences, and the Humanities (CCS) is a joint endeavour of more than 30 experts making the center one of the biggest research centers dedicated to sustainability. The mission of the CCS is: 

1. Generating knowledge: Foundations, organizations, and private enterprises are increasingly aware of their ability and responsibility to enable sustainability. As we see the need for sustainability mount, the vast gap in knowledge on how to get there has become visible too. This is a void we aim to fill with academic, interdisciplinary research.
    
2. Informing decision-makers and relevant stakeholders: We harness our expertise, network, and location at the center of a global financial hub to inform key decision-makers on the insights they need to move their organizations, teams, and communities towards sustainability.
    
3. Transforming knowledge to practice: We focus on bridging the gap between academic knowledge and everyday decisions. This means influencing the way all employees in an organization act, how businesses run their standard operations, and the information we need to make sustainable decisions regardless of their magnitude.