Founded in 2003, responsAbility Social Investments AG is one of the world's leading asset managers for social investments. It specializes in sectors such as microfinance, SME financing, fair trade and independent media. With its products, responsAbility enables people in developing countries and emerging markets to access markets, information and other services crucial for their development. Private and institutional investors can thus professionally contribute to positive social development while at the same time achieving a financial return. 

responsAbility is backed by well-established Swiss financial institutions and a social venture capital company. Its founders and shareholders include Baumann & Cie., Credit Suisse AG, Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft, Schweizerische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Bank Vontobel AG as well as George Avenue C. V. As of November 2010, responsAbility is managing US$870 million invested in 338 institutions and in 61 countries.