responsAbility is one of the world’s leading social investment companies. Its areas of focus include microfinance, SME financing, fair trade, and independent media. responsAbility’s investment solutions give people in developing and emerging economies access to markets, information, and other services crucial to their development; they enable private and institutional investors to earn a financial return while at the same time making a positive social impact.

Founded in 2003, responsAbility operates as an independent asset manager. Its shareholders are renowned Swiss financial institutions, a social venture capital company, and responsAbility’s own employees.