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Indicators and principles

The MONET indicator system

Is Switzerland on the road to sustainable development?

The MONET system is an effort to answer this question on the basis of indicators.

MONET is a joint activity of the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) External website. Content opens in new window.

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Indicators

Key indicators

16 key indicators measure progress on the road to sustainable development.

Indicators of the global dimension of sustainable development

Selected MONET indicators show Switzerland's progress on the road to global sustainable development; more on the global dimension.

The complete set of MONET indicators is available German or French.

The indicators are updated once a year in autumn.

Principles of sustainable development

Principles of sustainable development

45 principles (previously called "postulates") indicate the direction to be taken in order to create and maintain sustainable development.

Update of the indicators and revision of the system

Update 2011
List of updated indicators, 2 November 2011 (in French and German)
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More about the revision of the MONET system 2009

To the list of the revised system (PDF): in German or French

Last updated: 30.04.2012

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