Archives

31 May 2013 – The succession process of the Rio+20 Conference from 20 to 22 June 2012 involves the creation of a set of universal sustainable development goals (SDGs). The SDGs, which are the potential successors to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) after 2015, bring together the common interests of developed and developing countries. Switzerland ...

26 April 2013 – On 28 and 29 May 2013 the third G21 Swisstainability Forum on sustainable development strategies will take place in Lausanne. The aim of the event is to encourage the exchange of information and ideas on best practices among stakeholders from science, business, politics and civil society. It involves both an economic ...

2 March 2013 – The Rio+20 Conference in June 2012 has agreed on the final conference document, «The future we want». The document is now available in the six UN languages (including English and French) as well as in German. The UN member countries underline in the outcome document their commitment to sustainable development. To ...

7 February 2012 – The theme of the 8th NATURE conference, to be held in Basel on 1 March 2013, is ‘Nature and Culture – The future we want!’. Speakers at the national annual conference on sustainability will include the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, Achim Steiner, Culture Minister Alain Berset, Professor Peter Sloterdijk, ...

25 December 2012  – A green (sustainable) economy is becoming increasingly important, both for the survival of the planet and for economic success. The 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio+20 stated that the Green Economy is a key element in sustainable development. How should Switzerland position itself? How can the Swiss economy benefit from ...

7 December 2012 –The Advent calendar on sustainable development has been online since 1 December showing different aspects of sustainable development spread over 24 days. It presents innovative projects and approaches to promote sustainability, as well as providing opportunities to take part in online chats. With a bit of luck you can even win attractive ...

16 November 2012 – At the Rio+20 Conference the heads of state and government identified the concept of the green economy as one of the most important means of achieving sustainable development. The eighth Lifefair Forum to be held in Zurich on 6 December builds on the results of the Rio+20 Conference and is dedicated ...

13 November 2012 – At the Rio+20 Conference the role of local actors – local communities, businesses and civil society representatives – was reaffirmed and strengthened. In addition, the green economy was recognised as a means of implementing sustainable development. The upcoming events on 9, 13 and 15 November expand on the theme of the ...

5 November 2012 – How do representatives from politics, business, civil society and young people assess the results of the Rio+20 conference? On 12 November 2012, a podium discussion will take place on the subject of «Swiss organisations at the Sustainable Development Summit – what projects should follow Rio+20?». Members of the Swiss delegation will ...

4 October 2012 – Since the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, the amount of information available on sustainable development and the lack of transparency this leads to is increasingly confusing to a non-specialist audience. Daniel Wachter, Head of the Sustainable Development section at the Federal Office for Spatial Development, ...