Sustainable Development Strategy
In its 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy (2030 SDS), the Federal Council outlines the priorities it intends to set to implement the 2030 Agenda in Switzerland. The 2030 SDS is accompanied by action plans that contain measures for its various challenges.
The 2030 SDS sets out the guidelines for the Federal Council’s sustainability policy by 2030 and establishes sustainable development as an important requirement for all federal policy areas. The strategy is aimed at focusing the Confederation's activities more strongly on sustainable development and defines goals for the period up to 2030 as well as directions for domestic and foreign policy.
The three priority topics of the strategy are
- Sustainable consumption and sustainable production,
- Climate, energy and biodiversity,
- Equal opportunities and social cohesion.
All federal agencies are called upon to contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda (Youtube) and the 2030 SDS within the scope of their responsibilities and to integrate the principles and goals into their regular planning, budgeting and policy management processes.The strategy also sets out how civil society, the private sector, the financial markets and the education, research and innovation sectors can act as drivers of sustainable development and describes the framework required for this to happen. Finally, it also defines how the Confederation can contribute by setting an example.
Implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The SDS is a intersectoral strategy that focusses on those SDGs and targets, which need a strengthened implementation.
Strengtening of federal implementation and cooperation with subnational level as well as with non-governmental organizations
