Team
Rolf Schwery , Executive Director
Rolf Schwery is the founder and Executive Director of acting responsibly AG.
Rolf spent nearly a decade in Russia becoming familiar with a foreign culture and language. His first degree is in Economics (University of Fribourg); his PhD in Social Sciences (Russian Academy of Sciences).
As executive director of the Swiss Academy for Development (SAD), Rolf had the positive experience of managing an NGO through difficult times. He is a pioneer in the field of Sport and Development and strongly believes that development doesn’t need to be painful, but can be a lot of fun.
He likes all kind of sports, and plays squash regularly. In 2009, he ran his first marathon in Florence and climbed the highest mountain in Europe, Mt. Elbrus (5642m) in the Caucasus, and Mont Blanc (4810m).
Rolf is fluent in German, English, Russian and French.
Livia Luginbuehl , Intern
Livia is working as an intern in the acting responsibly team to gain further work experience while studying environmental and resource management at BFH.
In her free time, she spends a lot of time in nature – whether climbing up or paragliding down peaks.
Victoriia Kakhichko , Intern
Victoriia Kakhichko is a Master’s student specializing in Sustainability at the University of Geneva. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations in St. Petersburg, Russia, where she gained several years of experience in event management and communications. In her free time, she enjoys oil painting and hiking with friends.
Vy Chi Vuong , Sustainability Manager
Vy Chi joined the acting responsibly team in 2016, where she combines the spheres of sports and environmental sciences in her professional life. With a dedication to detail she helps sports organisations explore how their events can be the most sustainable – not only for the environment, but also for participants, workers, and the society.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences and a Master’s degree in Human Health, Nutrition and Environment ETH Zurich. Beside her work at acting responsibly she is a passionate dancer, beach volleyball player and a dedicated physical education teacher. She believes in the power of sports and sees sports as a way to bring people together.
Since 2012 she has been part of the Team für Nachhaltigkeit of the ASVZ SOLA-Stafette in Zurich. From 2011 to 2017 she was a delegation member of the Swiss Summer Universiade team.
Daria Kautto , GRI Trainer
Daria joined the acting responsibly team as a GRI trainer. She is a management and entrepreneurship scholar and a university teacher in the field of international business and quantitative research methods. She has got her PhD in Business and Economics from Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland. Daria has been working as a post-doctoral researcher at Aalto University School of Business, Finland, and held a research fellow position at the Finnish Academy of Science, where she focused on studying the social impact of entrepreneurial migration.
She holds a firm belief that profitability and sustainability are synonyms in today’s economy.
Daria is fluent in English, Finnish, and Russian. She climbed the highest peak in Europe and Russia – Mount Elbrus – and is passionate about running.
Contact: daria@actingresponsibly.com
Aska joins the team as a sustainable event manager after earning her Master’s degree in Sustainable Development at the University of Basel. Her work experience in the field of journalism gives her a broad perspective on the newest environmental and sustainability topics.
During her leisure, she enjoys playing badminton, reading, and testing her green thumb in the garden.
Contact: aska@actingresponsibly.com
Giulia Facchini joined the team as the contact person for Ticino. Giulia became interested in sustainability after an Erasmus course in Finland at Hanken Business School. She then completed her bachelor’s degree in communication sciences at the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), decided to specialize in the field of sustainability, and completed a master’s degree in socially responsible management at the USI in 2023. During her studies, she had the opportunity to work in various industries, including events, tourism, and marketing. Now she has decided to specialize in sustainability in the field of event management, and it is also important to her to support companies to embark on the path to sustainable management.
Xenia Kalt , Content Manager
Xenia is responsible for event reports, design and content management.
She earned a master degree in journalism and translation on the Faculty of Philology of RUDN University in Moscow. Using her experience as editor and content manager, she is involed in various projects of acting responsibly.
She is fluent in german, english and russian. During her free time she enjoys watersports, skiing and climbing.
Contact: xenia@actingresponsibly.com
Alena Schwery , Media / Design
Alena is responsible for design across various projects.
Her main activities include web publishing, photographic reports, graphic design, preparation of presentations, business and event reports.
Contact: alena@actingresponsibly.com
Léonard obtained his master’s degree in environmental engineering from the ETHZ in 2019. Since then, he has worked several years for the Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz and partnered with Rolf Schwery for the realization of several projects.
In 2023, Léonard founded his own company “Transition”, that develops models for the assessment of environmental impacts of companies. His goal is to contribute to a more sustainable society and to enable all actors of the society to assess their footprint and reduce it.