Switzerland commits to launch and implement the sustainability program ‘Swisstainable’.
Under the Swisstainable’ sustainability initiative launched in 2021, businesses and organisations that engage on sustainable development are recognised with the ‘Swisstainable’ label. They are assessed into one of three levels (Level I - committed, Level II - engaged, and Level III - leading) to reflect their degrees of engagement with sustainable development. The target is to increase guest recognition of Switzerland as a sustainable destination by five per cent by the end of 2023 compared with 2020, and to extend the ‘Swisstainable’ programme to 4,000 entities by the end of 2024. In addition, the Swisstainable programme is currently being developed to allow the labelling of entire destinations.
The commitment falls under focus areas 1, 4, 9.
It is relevant to SDG 12.
Partners include Switzerland Tourism and Swiss Tourist Federation.
The commitment is part of the Nicosia call 2022.