Implementation Report

Spending 2022:
Implementation by regions

in million CHF

Looking at the project expenses from a regional perspective, 40% was allocated to the Hub Bern, while the Hubs in East Africa, South-East Asia and South America accounted for nearly 20% of spending. During 2022, just over 40% of the project cost was allocated to activities led by the Wyss Academy head office, serving all the four Hubs, as well as the global approach of the institution and the onboarding and design of its systems.

Spending 2022:
Implementation by strategic Goals and Objectives

in million CHF

In 2022, we started to implement our mission along twelve strategic objectives and nine regional challenges, which are addressed through 80 active projects within the framework of the Wyss Academy Strategy for 2022-2024. The total expenditure for all objectives and projects amounted to CHF 13.4 million in 2022. Of this sum, CHF 7.8 million was dedicated to concrete solutions addressing the nine challenges across all Hubs. The combined cost of demonstrating concrete pathways for mutually beneficial impacts on nature and people according to Strategic Goal 1 amounted to CHF 8.0 million, representing 60% of the organization’s resources. Additionally, close to 10% of the investments in 2022 (CHF 1.3 million) were spent on efforts to achieve a new social contract (Strategic Goal 2). Finally, CHF 4 million, or about 30% of the spending, was dedicated to preparing the ground for innovations and impact, aiming at the institutional goal of becoming a global enabler for innovations and a role model on governance.

The Wyss Academy in numbers (2022)

in million CHF

With a further increase in the number of employees, the outputs of the Wyss Academy also started to gain momentum. Staff not only doubled within one year, but also grew more diverse in terms of nationalities, continents of origin, ages and genders. While the publications, engagement activities and communicative outreach of the Wyss Academy grew accordingly, more than 80 active projects were continued or launched in 2022. The strengthening of interactions across our Hubs is reflected by a considerable increase in travel to our living labs, which became possible again and is crucial to the approach and operations of the Wyss Academy.