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Leads elea Center

At IMD, she leads the elea Center for Social Innovation which is carrying out important research in this area. Among other topics, the Center looks at how the private sector can deploy capital at scale for investments in projects with real social impact, and how private, public sector, and philanthropic investors can collaborate effectively.

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Co-authored The elea Way

In 2020, Farber co-authored the book The elea Way: A Learning Journey towards Sustainable Impact, with Peter Wuffli, the Founder and Chairman of the elea Foundation for Ethics and Globalization. The book summarizes insights from the foundation’s 15-year journey and is aimed at entrepreneurs, investors, executives, philanthropists, policymakers, and anyone curious about entrepreneurship and inclusive capitalism.

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Launched ESG program

In 2019, Farber pioneered one of IMD’s inaugural custom programs focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration, specifically tailored for CaixaBank Asset Management. Due to its success, Farber was subsequently approached by CaixaVida to replicate the program and accelerate the group’s ESG integration.

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Designed social entrepreneur program

She also designed a program dedicated to helping social entrepreneurs build the necessary tools for scaling their business and its influence. An objective of the program was to create a knowledge-sharing community, through which entrepreneurs’ learning could proceed after the program ended. Similarly, Farber specially designed a coaching-skills module to give entrepreneurs the skills to continue supporting each other.

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Launched finance for impact program

Her innovative executive education program, Driving Innovative Finance for Impact, champions novel financial instruments in humanitarian and developmental sectors. It also serves as a collaborative platform for the private sector, philanthropists, nongovernmental organizations, and developmental finance institutions.

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Joined research networks

Beyond the academic realm, Farber actively participates in research networks like the Swiss Lab for Sustainable Finance and the Gender Lens Initiative for Switzerland. In addition, she holds advisory roles at the Impact Finance Forum, CaixaBank’s Diversity Council, and the Católica Porto Business School in Portugal.

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