Family businesses:
Succession & Success

Companies run by those with ‘skin in the game’ could emerge strongest from the Covid pandemic

As the fifth generation of the Gaja family prepares to take over the running of its renowned winemaking business, the family explains how openness to change keeps them ahead of the game

Firmenich’s CEO explains how the values of this family business help him steer the company through stormy waters

How the Covid-19 pandemic is exposing both the strengths and weaknesses of family-owned firms

Sustainable investing was once seen as niche. Now it is something investors can no longer afford to ignore.

A sensitively designed school for disadvantaged girls in western India proves sustainable projects don’t have to be on a big scale to have lasting impact.

Could changing attitudes to water disrupt the $600 billion beverage industry?

It seems as though everyone is obsessed with the future. Future digital markets, the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), the future of work: the list goes on.

Over 15 years ago, when my family embarked on our philanthropic journey, we set a founding principle of democratic decision-making and deep-rooted equality.

In the past two decades the number of family offices has exploded, doubling in number to 10,000 worldwide.

Switzerland’s reputation for excellence is the key to a prosperous future

This interactive timeline explores some of the key economic and political landmarks in history that have allowed premium Swiss brands to thrive.

Three centuries and three Michelin stars on from its opening, Les Trois Rois remains the epitome of luxury hospitality

This Swiss e-bike company is revolutionising cycling, without breaking a sweat

When a Geneva businessman published a book about caring for wounded soldiers, nobody could have predicted what was to follow

For two thousand years the parable of the Prodigal Son has resonated beyond its religious context for one simple reason: families everywhere recognise the dilemma.

Germany’s second largest online clothing retailer, ABOUT YOU, is breaking the aesthetic mould

From cameras to kayaks, the sharing economy’s potential is virtually limitless

As society shifts, businesses must do the same in order to thrive

Vertical farming in the heart of a city may sound like the stuff of science fiction but the sky-high ambitions of one engineering revolutionary ...

Harnessing the ocean’s awesome potential could double global electricity production at a stroke. Until now it has proved an elusive prospect ...

Urbanisation has changed the global landscape beyond recognition, exploding 200,000 years of human history in the course of two ...