Promoting and facilitating sustainable consumption patterns
Target 12.8 Responsible consumption
People are aware of the economic, social and environmental impacts of their lifestyle. Consumers and private and public procurement entities can access the information needed to make purchasing decisions that help to bring down natural resource consumption and attenuate adverse social and environmental impacts. Framework conditions favour such decisions.
Target 12.c Financial incentives concerning fossil energies
Negative environmental impacts of existing financial incentives for the use of fossil fuels are identified, and action taken to phase out their use.
- Petroleum tax relief (the existing indicator to be extended by further tax abatements)
Ensuring prosperity and well-being while protecting natural resources
Target 12.2 (a) Natural resources exploitation
The overexploitation of natural resources in Switzerland and abroad is avoided. The environmental impacts of consumption and production are markedly reduced. The materials footprint is reduced substantially and in harmony with the 1.5-degree target set in the Paris Climate Agreement.
Target 8.4 Efficient production processes and circular economy
Companies adopt closed-loop approaches that are more efficient and sparing in the use of resources to optimise their procurement and production processes, products and business models.
Target 8.2 Conditions conducive to a sustainable economy
Framework conditions enabling competition and innovation as well as productivity for a sustainable economy are preserved and further enhanced.
Target 12.4 Chemicals
Constant care is taken to ensure that throughout their life-cycle, chemicals have no unacceptable impacts on the environment and on human health.
Furthering the transformation to sustainable food systems in Switzerland and abroad
Target 2.1 Healthy and sustainable nutrition
The portion of the population consuming a healthy, balanced and sustainable diet in keeping with the nutritional recommendations of the food pyramid rises to a third.
Target 12.3 Food loss
Avoidable food losses per capita are half the 2017 figure.
- Working title: Avoidable food loss in Switzerland (along the entire value chain) per person
Target 12.2 (b) Climate-friendly nutrition
On the basis of environmental accounting, the carbon footprint from final per capita food demand declines by one-quarter compared to 2020.
Target 2.4 Sustainable agriculture
The proportion of farms engaged in especially environment and animal-friendly production under public and private sustainability programmes rises by a third compared with 2020.
Strengthening corporate responsibility in Switzerland and internationally
Target 12.6 Responsible business conduct
Companies domiciled and/or operating in Switzerland conduct their national and international business activities responsibly, with specific regard to working conditions, human rights and the environment.
- Gap (Responsible Business Conduct)
