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DirectoryEnergy & EnvironmentSustainability SectorVillars-Sur-OllonVillars Institute Foundation (VIF)
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About the company

Villars Institute is a non-profit organization whose core activity is to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, net-zero-emissions economy and restore the health of the planet. To achieve this, it offers a platform for systemic change and intergenerational collaboration by: collecting and sharing knowledge and expertise in the areas of biodiversity, planetary health, and sustainable development; organizing events, conferences, and workshops to develop solutions to global challenges; building partnerships with organizations, universities, and research institutes to work together on solutions; offering education and training programs for young people to train them as systems leaders; and conducting research and development in the areas of sustainable development, climate change, and biodiversity. Overall, the company focuses on promoting sustainable development, climate protection, and biodiversity through interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge transfer.

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Villars Institute Foundation (VIF)

Offering

Products & services

Industry:Sustainability Sector
✓ Offered8
Leadership & Learning Programs
Courses, conferences and collaborative initiatives on Systems Thinking, Planetary Health, Innovation, Ecopreneurship and Systems Leadership for professionals, educators, students and lifelong learners.
Certification in Systems Leadership
Systems Leadership Certificate Program with two courses and four modules on Complex Systems, Adaptive Challenges, Leading with Influence and Crafting Strategic Narratives; for executives, educators and youth.
Villars Fellowship
Lifelong learning program for emerging systems leaders, with intergenerational and interdisciplinary collaboration, a global community and a focus on complex challenges within planetary boundaries.
Villars Academies
Experiential learning programs for students and educators with systems leadership, immersive field expeditions and a personal impact project; designed for cohort-based journeys and practice-oriented learning.
Investment Readiness for Systemic Impact Program (IRSI)
Bootcamp for startups and scaleups on funding pathways, impact strategy, pitch deck, financial readiness, legal preparation and investor targeting; with mentorship from VCs and impact investors.
Brave Space Leadership Program
Leadership program for situations without clear authority, with competing agendas and rapid shifts in context; supports leadership in uncertain, complex collaboration environments.
Events
Summits, symposia, conferences and cultural activities, including the Villars Summit, the Villars Symposium and the Global Learning Conference, as well as partner events.
Arts & Culture
Film, music, performances and exhibits related to sustainability, biodiversity and planetary health; including How to Live on Earth, Villars Music Academy, FIFALP and artistic installations.
Trust & reputation

ranQ Trust Score of Villars Institute Foundation (VIF): 4.1 out of 5.0

Trust Score4.1/ 5.0

High

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Data basis 96% · As of October 2026

Villars Institute Foundation (VIF) scores 69.5 out of 100 points in the Reputation area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 42% of the weighting.
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  • Review quality: The average rating across all connected sources, smoothed against the industry mean. So 5.0 stars from three reviews do not outrank 4.7 from three hundred.76.724%
  • Review volume: The number of reviews across all sources. The scale is logarithmic: the first reviews count the most, and the maximum is reached at 50 reviews.45.610%
  • Review recency: The age of the most recent review. Two-year-old reviews deliberately sit in the middle, because that is normal for Swiss SMEs. Only after three years without a new voice does the value drop markedly.78.08%
Villars Institute Foundation (VIF) scores 73.6 out of 100 points in the Substance area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 28% of the weighting.
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  • Establishment: Years since founding or brand launch, logarithmic. The maximum is reached at 15 years.58.012%
  • Company size: The headcount band, researched by ranQ or stated by the company. It is scored in steps rather than by head count, because the data only provides bands.82.07%
Villars Institute Foundation (VIF) scores 85.0 out of 100 points in the Identity area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 22% of the weighting.
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  • Verification: Official register entry (commercial register with UID or professional-body record, 55 points), confirmed domain (20 points) and confirmed ranQ profile (up to 25 points, depending on completeness).85.022%
Villars Institute Foundation (VIF) scores 100.0 out of 100 points in the Visibility area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 8% of the weighting.
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  • Website authority: Ahrefs' Domain Rating measures, on a scale of 0 to 100, how strongly a website is linked from other websites. For Swiss SMEs the range up to 40 is typical; the maximum is reached at 35.100.04%
  • Media authority: No data point — the criterion is taken out of the weighting and does not lower the score.—4%
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Villars Institute Foundation (VIF) reaches a ranQ Trust Score of 4.1 out of 5.0 — rated «High». The rating draws, among other things, on 5.0 out of 5 stars from 5 customer reviews. The data basis is 96%, so the score is backed by part of the criteria. As of October 2026.

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Aggregated from 5 reviews across all connected sources

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Location

Avenue Centrale 115
1884 Villars-Sur-Ollon

At a glance

Legal form
Foundation
UID
CHE-351.489.529
Founded
2022 · 4 years
Last commercial register change
June 15, 2026
Employees
21 to 50
Legal form: Graded by liability and disclosure. The weight is kept small: a sole proprietorship is not a dubious company, it is just liable differently.97.06%
  • Branch offices: Branch offices linked in the commercial register. Having none is normal and costs no points.70.03%
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