Valeriana Magazine

What is actually a Social Impact Fund?

Have you ever wondered what a Social Impact Fund is? Are you already well-versed in this topic? Contact us, we would love to have a conversation. In this blog post, we will have a closer look at the concept of Social Impact Funds. Social Impact F...

In a conversation with Simona Scarpaleggia on International Women's Day

On International Women's Day, we get to know a strong woman. She is well known in the gender equality and diversity business. Her name? Simona Scarpaleggia. Simona mainly stands up for gender equality and diversity in the business context. She w...

Detours: a walking tour with social impact

Traveling while doing good at the same time? Tourism with a clear conscience? Impossible, you say? No, not necessarily — try “Regenerative Tourism”! Regene… what now? Don’t worry, you’ll be finding out more about it shortly ;)

Entrepreneurship as an entry into the Swiss labour market

“Birds of a feather flock together” — that’s exactly how we felt when we met Tina Erb for a chat. As the managing director of SINGA Switzerland, a social impact organisation supported by the Migros Pioneer Fund, she pursues a similar mission to ou...

Valeriana in the semi-finals of the international TTI Global Impact Awards

“Now I'm the king of the swingers, oh, the jungle VIP…” is it just us or does “Top Tier” also immediately remind you of this classic film tune? If not, then you’re probably not a German speaker, for “Tier” means “animal” in German. In any case, yo...

How we practice social entrepreneurship

Ever heard of whitewashing? Yes, it’s usually got something to do with stains and laundry, but the term is increasingly being used in a metaphorical context. It denotes institutions that invest money in order to look more [enter virtue-signalling ...

What snow clearing has to do with gender equality

In 2011, a misguided attempt by a public official in the Swedish city of Karlskoga to be funny led to the topic of snow clearing to become a political issue. A previously launched initiative was supposed to investigate whether and to what extent m...