The Analysts

The GETassessment™is a robust and comprehensive methodology to evaluate and benchmark a company's sustainability reporting. The evaluation is performed by a group of qualified analysts who assess the quality and presentation of the disclosed information as well as the extent to which the companies address the 10 UN Global Compact principles.

Sascha Ernst
MBA student in Sustainability Management
Center for Sustainability Management, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany

Sascha holds a degree as Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH) from the University of Applied Sciences in Dortmund, Germany. He worked as a consultant in a leading global professional service firm for over four years. In his MBA studies, Sascha focuses on measurement, information and communication of corporate sustainability.

Dr. Philipp Ischer
Ph.D. in History
University of Zurich, Switzerland

Philipp Ischer is Guilé Analyst and in charge of quality management for the Guilé assessment. Before joining BHP - Brugger and Partners Ltd. in 2010, Philipp Ischer was the director of infoclio.ch, the digital portal of the historical sciences in Switzerland. Priorly, he worked for the Swiss Federal Statistical Office and developed a set of indicators on the information society.

Andrea Kammerer
Master in Social Anthropology, Constitutional Law and Political Science
University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland

Andrea is a member of the Guilé Engagement Team since 2009. Before starting to work for BHP - Brugger and Partners Ltd. in 2008, she gained relevant experience as an intern with Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) and Net Impact in San Francisco.

Hauke Laackmann

Ph.D. Candidate in Business Ethics and Strategic Management
University of St.Gallen (HSG), Switzerland

Hauke holds degrees in International Management (BBA & BA int.) and Management Studies (MSc) from Flensburg and Sonderburg (DK). He received a doctoral scholarship by the "Hamburger Stiftung für Wirtschaftsethik". His research focuses on legitimacy strategies, as well as issue management of public enterprises.

Pascal Lüthi
Master in Media and Communication, Political Science and International Law
University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland

Pascal has been working for BHP - Brugger and Partners Ltd. since 2006. He became a Guilé Analyst in 2010. Prior, he worked as PR Assistant in the public affairs branch of a large PR consultancy company and interned for an Indian NGO in the field of rural development.

Birgit Reutz-Hornsteiner

Master in Natural Sciences (Geography), Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Innsbruck, Austria

Birgit has been working in the field of sustainable development for more than ten years, especially focusing on the valorisation of and the sustainable development in protected areas. She concentrated also on sustainability indicators. As leading manager she was responsible for the Sustainability Report of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Grosses Walsertal which was awarded with the European Sustainability Reporting Award in 2004.

Rocío Robinson

Ph.D. Candidate in Organizational Studies and Cultural Theory
Universität St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland

Rocío holds a Master in Comparative Politics (MSc), focus region Latin America, from the London School of Economics in London, United Kingdom. Her Ph.D. focuses on Corporate Social Responsibility, sustainable development and emerging markets. Prior, she has worked for UBS Wealth Management International in Switzerland, in various industries in New York City, and an NGO in Africa (Sierra Leone).

Christopher Wickert
Ph.D. Candidate in Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Université de Lausanne (HEC), Switzerland

Christopher holds a degree as Diplom-Kaufmann from WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar, Germany. His Ph.D. focuses on issues such as global governance, self-regulation and the role small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in CSR. Prior, he has been a COP analyst with the UN Global Compact Office for two years.