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DirectoryEnergy & EnvironmentSustainability SectorArbazFoundation Ithaka Institute
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About the company

The core activity of the Ithaka Institute is the research and development of carbon strategies, particularly in the field of biochar production, application and certification, as well as consulting and implementation of projects in the areas of climate protection, soil fertility and sustainable agriculture. The institute also offers services such as laboratory analysis, consulting and education, and develops solutions for sustainable agriculture and climate neutrality.

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Foundation Ithaka Institute

Consulting
Advice on CDR certification, Carbon Policy and climate adaptation for companies, municipalities and national agencies; including technical audits for pyrolysis producers.
Standards for Biochar and C-Sink
Standards for biochar, Enhanced Weathering, agroforestry and construction materials; including the European Biochar Certificate (EBC) and other C-sink standards.
Biochar and carbon strategies research
Research on biochar, the atmospheric carbon cycle, nano-carbon materials, carbon farming and a climate mitigation strategy; from biomass to biochar application.
Testing and technical audits for pyrolysis producers
Technical audits for pyrolysis producers worldwide as a basis for certification and compliance with standards.
Biochar research and applications
Biochar-based fertilization, analysis & characterisation, biochar compost, activated biochar, modification and doping, microplastic elimination and field trials.
Pyrogenic Carbon Capture and Storage (PyCCS)
PyCCS approaches for the capture and storage of carbon from pyrogenic processes; including project-based research.
Pyrogenic and Mineral Carbon Capture and Storage (PyMiCCS)
PyMiCCS approaches to combine pyrogenic and mineral carbon capture and storage.
Enhanced Weathering
Research and standards on Enhanced Weathering for carbon sequestration in soil and in mineral materials.
Agroforestry and carbon farming
Research and advisory services on agroforestry, carbon farming, soil fertility, food security and climate-resilient farming, including in South Asia and Latin America.
Viticulture research
Applied research on adapting natural viticulture to climate change, with vineyards in Andalusia, southern France and the Swiss Alps.
Professional publications and journals
Publication of research results in the Ithaka Journal and in the Biochar Journal (tBJ) as well as peer-reviewed scientific publications.
Trust & reputation

ranQ Trust Score of Foundation Ithaka Institute: 4.1 out of 5.0

Trust Score4.1/ 5.0

High

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Data basis 54% · As of October 2026

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Foundation Ithaka Institute has no value in the Reputation area of the ranQ Trust Score because no data is available. The area carries 42% of the weighting and drops out of the calculation for this profile; it does not lower the score, only the reported data basis.
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  • Review quality: No data point — the criterion is taken out of the weighting and does not lower the score.—24%
  • Review volume: No data point — the criterion is taken out of the weighting and does not lower the score.—10%
  • Review recency: No data point — the criterion is taken out of the weighting and does not lower the score.—8%
Foundation Ithaka Institute scores 88.6 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.100.012%
  • 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.70.07%
Foundation Ithaka Institute scores 83.3 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).83.322%
Foundation Ithaka Institute 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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Foundation Ithaka Institute reaches a ranQ Trust Score of 4.1 out of 5.0 — rated «High». No public customer reviews are available for this provider; the rating is based on the remaining criteria. The data basis is 54%, so the score is backed by part of the criteria. As of October 2026.

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Location

Rue de l'Ancienne Eglise 9
1974 Arbaz

At a glance

Legal form
Foundation
UID
CHE-114.920.048
Founded
2009 · 17 years
Last commercial register change
April 22, 2026
Employees
11 to 20
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.
97.0
6%
  • Branch offices: Branch offices linked in the commercial register. Having none is normal and costs no points.70.03%
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