{{short description|Swiss carbon expert and entrepreneur (born 1973)}} {{Infobox person | name = Christoph Sutter | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = 20 March 1973<ref name="up.ethz.ch">{{Cite web|url=http://www.up.ethz.ch/people/former/csutter/CV_ChristophSutter.pdf|title=CV from Swiss Federal Institute of Technologies, former members|access-date=2011-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602211339/http://www.up.ethz.ch/people/former/csutter/CV_ChristophSutter.pdf|archive-date=2012-06-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_place = Basel, Switzerland<ref name="up.ethz.ch"/> | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Carbon professional | spouse = | parents = | children = 1 son<ref name="karriere-journal.monster.de">{{cite web|url=https://www.monster.de/karriereberatung/artikel/teilzeit-arbeiten-mit-strategie|title=Teilzeit arbeiten mit Strategie|website=Monster Career Advice}}</ref> }} '''Christoph Sutter''' (born 20 March 1973)<ref name="up.ethz.ch"/> is a Swiss carbon expert and entrepreneur. Christoph attended the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology where he studied for an MSc in environmental science (1993–1999) and a master of didactics on environmental science. He also concluded his PhD on the topic, "Sustainability Assessment of CDM Projects under the Kyoto Protocol" at the same school. His thesis was awarded the ETH medal for the best PhD thesis in 2003.<ref name="up.ethz.ch"/> He completed his education with a McKinsey mini MBA in Toronto in Summer 2005.
After working for the consultancy Ernst Basler & Partner in Zurich during his studies he was part of setting up the myclimate foundation based on his PhD results. Myclimate is an offset provider for the voluntary offsetting market, focused on CDM Gold Standard certificates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nachhaltigkeit.org/200911113422/mensch-gesellschaft/interviews/klimamarkt-braucht-klare-signale |title=Klimamarkt braucht klare Signale |accessdate=2011-01-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214170120/http://www.nachhaltigkeit.org/200911113422/mensch-gesellschaft/interviews/klimamarkt-braucht-klare-signale |archivedate=2011-02-14 }}</ref> During this activity, Christoph was called to work for the UNFCCC Methodology Panel in 2005 where he worked for 3 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzz.ch/vermittler_zwischen_umwelt_und_wirtschaft-1.812553|title=Vermittler zwischen Umwelt und Wirtschaft - NZZ|date=21 August 2008|publisher=|via=NZZ}}</ref> Unsatisfied with the exclusive focus on voluntary offsetting, he later founded the company South Pole Carbon with his former colleagues Thomas Camerata and Renat Heuberger.
He was co-CEO of South Pole Carbon Asset Management Ltd from 2006 until 2012, and continues to act as non-executive chairman and shareholder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southpolecarbon.com:80/media/archive_news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203030354/http://www.southpolecarbon.com/media/archive_news|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2012|title=Archive – News - South Pole Carbon|date=3 December 2012|publisher=|access-date=18 December 2012}}</ref> On 1 June 2012 he joined Swiss power generator Axpo as head of asset development.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/carbon-tradingmagazine/docs/carbon_trading_june_2012#d604c21a-a326-11e1-bc49-12313b063a65|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127014409/http://issuu.com/carbon-tradingmagazine/docs/carbon_trading_june_2012%23d604c21a-a326-11e1-bc49-12313b063a65|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-27|title=ISSUU - Page not found|publisher=}}</ref>
He was awarded as one of the WEF Young Global Leaders in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wirtschaft.ch/WEF+nominiert+Christoph+Sutter+als+Young+Global+Leader/374795/detail.htm|title=WEF nominiert Christoph Sutter als Young Global Leader|first=VADIAN.NET|last=AG|publisher=}}</ref>
Additionally, Sutter is actively engaged in the work–life balance community, as he reduced his workload to 80%, taking off on Fridays after the birth of his son.<ref name="karriere-journal.monster.de"/>
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141024180625/http://www.southpolecarbon.com/ Christoph Sutter's company] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110722232025/https://members.weforum.org/en/Communities/Young%20Global%20Leaders/index.htm WEF Young Global Leaders Homepage]
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