Nicola Stefan Koch
Head of Retail Investment at 2° Investing Initiative- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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2° Investing Initiative
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France
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Retail Investment
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Oct 2019 - Present
Managing a 5M EUR transdisciplinary research program with the goal to leverage retail investments to close the sustainability funding gap. Our activities comprise: -Research: Quantitative and qualitative research on sustainability preferences of retail investors (covering 14 EU countries), surveillance of financial advisor practices (covering 15 EU countries), product screening across Europe, Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy Investment market development -Policy: Participation in consultation processes on sustainable finance such as EU Ecolabel, suitability questionnaire under MiFID II, Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and product marketing claims -Product development: Platform for retail investors and product distributors (www.myfairmoney.eu), robo advisor development, impact assessment and marketing claim tools for product manufactures -Communication: Conferences, events and roadshows across Europe, mass campaign on traditional and social media, TV documentary, sustainable finance podcast Show less
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European Commission
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Belgium
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Sherpa at the Platform on Sustainable Finance 2.0
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Mar 2023 - Present
Supporting the Managing Director of 2° Investing Initiative France Hélène Lanier in expert discussions on the future of the EU sustainable finance agenda. Supporting the Managing Director of 2° Investing Initiative France Hélène Lanier in expert discussions on the future of the EU sustainable finance agenda.
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Strategic Advisor
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Nov 2022 - Present
Supporting the development of an application to facilitate retail investor engagement and voting on sustainability issues. Supporting the development of an application to facilitate retail investor engagement and voting on sustainability issues.
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sustainable natives eG
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Germany
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sustainability Consultant
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Apr 2018 - Jan 2021
- Business Unit Lead: Sustainable Finance Cell - Project: Development of Science Based Targets for a multinational aluminium manufacturer (22k employees) - Project: Product development for Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) integration in private equity and lending business - Project: Coordinator and Co-author of a Global Sustainability Study on trends and standards to inform the sustainability strategy of a DAX 30 company (https://on.basf.com/2RDAK5w) - Project: Performance analysis and management consultancy for a German public agency (>5K employees) - Project: Sustainability policy analysis of leading EU countries for a NASDAQ MNE - Project: Format development and barcamp moderation at Germany's largest sustainability fair (>5K visitors) https://sustainablenatives.com/ Show less
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time2sustain GmbH
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Germany
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Information Services
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Sustainability Analyst
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Sep 2018 - May 2020
- Business development and product management for score4more, a sustainability assessment method based on the German sustainability code - Performance reports incl. management recommendations for companies in the following sectors: Chemical, IT, Energy, Waste, Retail, Public, Craft - Performance assessments for the German Sustainability Award 2019 & 2020(>150 companies analysed) www.score4more.eu - Business development and product management for score4more, a sustainability assessment method based on the German sustainability code - Performance reports incl. management recommendations for companies in the following sectors: Chemical, IT, Energy, Waste, Retail, Public, Craft - Performance assessments for the German Sustainability Award 2019 & 2020(>150 companies analysed) www.score4more.eu
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Generation Why - Our solutions for the SDGs
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Think Tanks
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Founder and Managing Director
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Apr 2017 - Dec 2019
- Founder and Manager of a think-and-do tank for the young generation to implement the Sustainable Development Goals - Strategic and organizational development - Network management www.gwhy.org - Founder and Manager of a think-and-do tank for the young generation to implement the Sustainable Development Goals - Strategic and organizational development - Network management www.gwhy.org
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Engagement Global gGmbH
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Germany
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Content Developer
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Apr 2019 - Oct 2019
- Development of the social-media strategy for the #17Ziele-Campaign to promote the Sustainable Development Goals in Germany - Content development for and account management of social media channels - Follower: Instagram 4200 | Twitter 2200 | Facebook 350 www.17ziele.de - Development of the social-media strategy for the #17Ziele-Campaign to promote the Sustainable Development Goals in Germany - Content development for and account management of social media channels - Follower: Instagram 4200 | Twitter 2200 | Facebook 350 www.17ziele.de
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Assistant Campaign Manager
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Mar 2019 - May 2019
- Part of the campaign management team for the European elections 2019 - Promoting the first pan-european sustainability-focused election program - Campaign strategy and content development https://www.deineuropa.jetzt/en/demokratie-in-europa/ - Part of the campaign management team for the European elections 2019 - Promoting the first pan-european sustainability-focused election program - Campaign strategy and content development https://www.deineuropa.jetzt/en/demokratie-in-europa/
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Energy Cultures Research Team
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Friedrichshafen
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Research Assistant
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Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
- Research - Quality control - Literature Review https://www.zeppelin-university.com/chairs/energy-cultures/index.php - Research - Quality control - Literature Review https://www.zeppelin-university.com/chairs/energy-cultures/index.php
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Producer
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Jan 2017 - Mar 2017
- Idea and conceptualization of a short video to dismantle prejudices and bridge the distance between Dutch citizens and refugees living in the Netherlands - Connecting people and ideas - Project management asap-sustainability.weebly.com/opinion - Idea and conceptualization of a short video to dismantle prejudices and bridge the distance between Dutch citizens and refugees living in the Netherlands - Connecting people and ideas - Project management asap-sustainability.weebly.com/opinion
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Transcultural Leadership Summit
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Friedrichshafen
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Head of Content and Speaker Acquisition
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Dec 2015 - Oct 2016
- Conceptualizing economic, political and cultural topics in the interface of transculturality and leadership - Searching and addressing appropriated speaker - Team-coordination https://transcultural-leadershipsummit.com/2017/04/impression-2016/ - Conceptualizing economic, political and cultural topics in the interface of transculturality and leadership - Searching and addressing appropriated speaker - Team-coordination https://transcultural-leadershipsummit.com/2017/04/impression-2016/
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European Center for Sustainability Research
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Friedrichshafen
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Research Assistant
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Jan 2016 - Aug 2016
- Sustainability assessment - Project Assistant for a conference on sustainability - Book review www.zu.de/ecs - Sustainability assessment - Project Assistant for a conference on sustainability - Book review www.zu.de/ecs
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Stiftung Stay
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Germany
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder and Head of Student Group | Stay Hochschulgruppe Bayreuth
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Dec 2013 - Sep 2015
- Project management of charitable and informative events - Funding of education programs for nurses, teachers and income-promoters - Moderation of road shows referring to issues and alternatives of conventional development aid www.stay-stiftung.org - Project management of charitable and informative events - Funding of education programs for nurses, teachers and income-promoters - Moderation of road shows referring to issues and alternatives of conventional development aid www.stay-stiftung.org
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Education
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Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Certification programme, Financial Advisor Private Banking -
Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen
Master of Arts (M.A.), Politics, Administration & International Relations -
Universiteit Maastricht
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Sustainability Science and Policy (semester abroad) -
University of Bayreuth
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Economics and Development