The 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy is a national cross-cutting strategy of Switzerland that formulates guidelines for federal policy and establishes targets up to 2030 as well as strategic directions with corresponding policy priorities.
The Federal Council uses this strategy to set three priority topics, closely interlinked and interdependent , in which there is the greatest need for action and coordination between the various aspects of Switzerland s domestic and foreign policy: 1. The sustainable consumption and sustainable production. It aims at promoting and facilitating sustainable consumption patterns, ensuring prosperity and well-being while protecting natural resources, furthering transformation towards sustainable food systems in Switzerland and abroad, strengthening corporate responsibility in Switzerland and internationally. 2. Climate, energy and biodiversity: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and managing climate-related impacts, reducing energy consumption, using energy more efficiently and expanding renewable energies, preserving, sustainably using, promoting and regenerating biodiversity. 3. Equal opportunities and social cohesion: Promoting individual self-determination, ensuring social cohesion, guaranteeing real equality between women and men.
For each priority topic, the challenges up to 2030 are identified and structured by subtopic, domestic policy goals and strategic directions. Regarding the first priority topic, - Sustainable consumption and sustainable production -, Switzerland faces the following specific challenges: 1) Promoting and facilitating sustainable consumption patterns; 2) Ensuring prosperity and well-being while protecting natural resources; 3) Furthering the transformation to sustainable food systems in Switzerland and abroad; 4) Strengthening corporate responsibility in Switzerland and internationally. The following National strategic directions are set. Regarding point one: (a) boosting the supply of sustainable goods and services; (b) Improving consumer knowledge; (c) Averting the negative impacts of subsidies or tax incentives for fossil fuels by reducing or restructuring them. Regarding point 2, the national strategic directions are: (a) Promoting socially and environmentally sustainable production patterns; (b) Boosting competitiveness, innovative capacity and the productivity of the Swiss economy; Boosting competitiveness, innovative capacity and the productivity of the Swiss economy; (c) Promoting a circular economy; (d) Avoiding the adverse effects of chemical products on health and the environment. Regarding point 3, the following national strategic directions are set: (a) Promoting healthy, balanced and sustainable nutrition; (b) Reducing food waste; (c) Enhancing sustainability throughout the food value chain; (d) Enhancing the resilience of the food system. Finally, regarding point 4, the following are the national strategic directions: (a) Strengthening responsible corporate governance all along the value chain.
As far as the second priority topic is concerned, - Climate, energy and biodiversity - Switzerland faces the following specific challenges: 1) Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and managing climate-related impacts; 2) Lowering energy consumption, using energy more efficiently and expanding renewable energy sources; 3) Preserving, sustainably using, promoting and regenerating biodiversity. For each challenge, national strategic directions are set, which are, for point 1: (a) Rapidly and substantially reducing all greenhouse gas emissions; (b) Coordinated and sustainable management of the effects of climate change; (c) Designing sustainable and resilient settlement areas; (d) Enhancing awareness and promoting skills development. For point 2: (a) Reducing energy consumption; (b) Rapidly expanding renewable energies, scaling back non-renewable energies and ensuring the reliability of supply. For point 3: (a) Preserving, sustainably using, promoting and regenerating biodiversity and genetic diversity; (b) Creating a functioning ecological infrastructure; (c) Using soil sustainably, avoiding soil degradation and loss, and preserving and restoring soil functions.
Regarding the third priority topic, - Equal opportunities and social cohesion - the specific challenges are: 1) Promoting individual self-determination; 2) Ensuring social cohesion; 3) Guaranteeing real equality between women and men. The national directions put in place for these are the following. For point 1: (a) Preventing and alleviating poverty as well as promoting social and professional integration; (b) Increasing the chances of a healthy life and facilitating low-threshold access to healthcare; (c) Promoting the supply of decent housing; (d) Ensuring equitable access to education. For point 2: (a) Eliminating all forms of discrimination; (b) Guaranteeing inclusion for people with disabilities; (c) Facilitating the integration of migrants and ensuring protection for vulnerable persons; (d) Encouraging social, cultural, economic and political inclusion and participation; (e) Reducing regional disparities; (f) Ensuring the long-term stability of retirement pension systems. For point 3 are: (a) Guaranteeing economic independence, equal pay and a good work-life balance; (b) Promoting appropriate representation in decision-making bodies; (c) Abolishing sexism and violence and combating gender stereotypes.
In the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Strategy (2030 SDS), the Confederation regularly reviews the state of implementation making requisite adjustments accordingly.
All federal agencies play a part in implementing the 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy through numerous strategies, action plans and measures in all policy areas at federal level. They are determined via the usual decision-making processes in the respective policy areas. In addition, in each legislative period the Federal Council adopts an action plan on the 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy containing selected new measures that flesh out the goals and strategic directions in areas in which there are still gaps.
The Federal Council uses this strategy to set three priority topics, closely interlinked and interdependent , in which there is the greatest need for action and coordination between the various aspects of Switzerland s domestic and foreign policy: 1. The sustainable consumption and sustainable production. It aims at promoting and facilitating sustainable consumption patterns, ensuring prosperity and well-being while protecting natural resources, furthering transformation towards sustainable food systems in Switzerland and abroad, strengthening corporate responsibility in Switzerland and internationally. 2. Climate, energy and biodiversity: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and managing climate-related impacts, reducing energy consumption, using energy more efficiently and expanding renewable energies, preserving, sustainably using, promoting and regenerating biodiversity. 3. Equal opportunities and social cohesion: Promoting individual self-determination, ensuring social cohesion, guaranteeing real equality between women and men.
For each priority topic, the challenges up to 2030 are identified and structured by subtopic, domestic policy goals and strategic directions. Regarding the first priority topic, - Sustainable consumption and sustainable production -, Switzerland faces the following specific challenges: 1) Promoting and facilitating sustainable consumption patterns; 2) Ensuring prosperity and well-being while protecting natural resources; 3) Furthering the transformation to sustainable food systems in Switzerland and abroad; 4) Strengthening corporate responsibility in Switzerland and internationally. The following National strategic directions are set. Regarding point one: (a) boosting the supply of sustainable goods and services; (b) Improving consumer knowledge; (c) Averting the negative impacts of subsidies or tax incentives for fossil fuels by reducing or restructuring them. Regarding point 2, the national strategic directions are: (a) Promoting socially and environmentally sustainable production patterns; (b) Boosting competitiveness, innovative capacity and the productivity of the Swiss economy; Boosting competitiveness, innovative capacity and the productivity of the Swiss economy; (c) Promoting a circular economy; (d) Avoiding the adverse effects of chemical products on health and the environment. Regarding point 3, the following national strategic directions are set: (a) Promoting healthy, balanced and sustainable nutrition; (b) Reducing food waste; (c) Enhancing sustainability throughout the food value chain; (d) Enhancing the resilience of the food system. Finally, regarding point 4, the following are the national strategic directions: (a) Strengthening responsible corporate governance all along the value chain.
As far as the second priority topic is concerned, - Climate, energy and biodiversity - Switzerland faces the following specific challenges: 1) Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and managing climate-related impacts; 2) Lowering energy consumption, using energy more efficiently and expanding renewable energy sources; 3) Preserving, sustainably using, promoting and regenerating biodiversity. For each challenge, national strategic directions are set, which are, for point 1: (a) Rapidly and substantially reducing all greenhouse gas emissions; (b) Coordinated and sustainable management of the effects of climate change; (c) Designing sustainable and resilient settlement areas; (d) Enhancing awareness and promoting skills development. For point 2: (a) Reducing energy consumption; (b) Rapidly expanding renewable energies, scaling back non-renewable energies and ensuring the reliability of supply. For point 3: (a) Preserving, sustainably using, promoting and regenerating biodiversity and genetic diversity; (b) Creating a functioning ecological infrastructure; (c) Using soil sustainably, avoiding soil degradation and loss, and preserving and restoring soil functions.
Regarding the third priority topic, - Equal opportunities and social cohesion - the specific challenges are: 1) Promoting individual self-determination; 2) Ensuring social cohesion; 3) Guaranteeing real equality between women and men. The national directions put in place for these are the following. For point 1: (a) Preventing and alleviating poverty as well as promoting social and professional integration; (b) Increasing the chances of a healthy life and facilitating low-threshold access to healthcare; (c) Promoting the supply of decent housing; (d) Ensuring equitable access to education. For point 2: (a) Eliminating all forms of discrimination; (b) Guaranteeing inclusion for people with disabilities; (c) Facilitating the integration of migrants and ensuring protection for vulnerable persons; (d) Encouraging social, cultural, economic and political inclusion and participation; (e) Reducing regional disparities; (f) Ensuring the long-term stability of retirement pension systems. For point 3 are: (a) Guaranteeing economic independence, equal pay and a good work-life balance; (b) Promoting appropriate representation in decision-making bodies; (c) Abolishing sexism and violence and combating gender stereotypes.
In the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Strategy (2030 SDS), the Confederation regularly reviews the state of implementation making requisite adjustments accordingly.
All federal agencies play a part in implementing the 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy through numerous strategies, action plans and measures in all policy areas at federal level. They are determined via the usual decision-making processes in the respective policy areas. In addition, in each legislative period the Federal Council adopts an action plan on the 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy containing selected new measures that flesh out the goals and strategic directions in areas in which there are still gaps.
Title:
2030 Sustainable Development Strategy.
Country:
Switzerland
Type of document:
Policy
Date of text:
2021
Files:
Repealed:
No