2030 Agenda: Country report and stocktaking survey
How is Switzerland faring with its implementation of the 2030 Agenda? Sustainable development is a society-wide endeavour that links society, the environment and the economy. Every four years, Switzerland submits its Voluntary National Report to the UN that is based on an extensive stocktaking survey. The report covering the period 2022–2026 is now available.
2022–2026 Voluntary National Report: Mixed Results
For the first time, the national voluntary report also serves as an interim report on the national 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy (2030 SDS) and focuses thus on its three priority areas: sustainable consumption and production; climate, energy, and biodiversity; and equal opportunities and social cohesion. It paints a mixed picture of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. While positive developments can be observed in areas such as the circular economy, renewable energy, and equality, the pace of implementation remains insufficient. Under current conditions, the goals related to sustainable consumption, climate, biodiversity, poverty reduction, access to affordable housing, and discrimination will be difficult to achieve by 2030. While progress has been made through new strategies, adjustments of legal frameworks, participatory approaches, and support instruments, the implementation of the 2030 Agenda is nevertheless hampered by conflicting objectives and a lack of resources.
Another novelty is the focus on spillover effects: the developments in the aforementioned areas do not only concern Switzerland but also have a global impact. Both positive and negative examples of spillovers are examined in the report.
Finally, the report highlights the importance of cooperation among all stakeholders for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Cantons, cities, and municipalities contributed to the drafting of the report, while stakeholders from civil society, the business sector, finance, and academia present their assessment of the current status of implementation for the first time in a dedicated chapter. Together, all stakeholders must continue their efforts to successfully accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
UN country report
Switzerland takes part in voluntary international reporting on its 2030 Agenda implementation. The UN asks its member states to periodically report on how their countries are implementing the 2030 Agenda. These reports are presented both at the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development and to the countries’ respective populations. They provide the opportunity to demonstrate achievements, highlight challenges and discuss common developments.
The country report provides an overview of Switzerland’s implementation of the 2030 Agenda, both locally and globally. It presents the main opportunities and challenges facing Switzerland on its way to achieving the 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The national report is accompanied by a statistical annex, which is prepared by the Federal Statistical Office and based on the MONET indicator system.
The first Swiss country report was presented in 2018 and the second in July 2022. An interim report was published in 2024. The 2026 national report was published in May 2026.
A close and fruitful multi-stakeholder collaboration
The responsibility for implementing the 2030 Agenda lies with society as a whole, that is, with the three levels of government (the federal government, the cantons, and the municipalities), but also, and crucially, with civil society, the business sector, the financial sector, and the scientific community. By leading the way and taking concrete action, all these actors make a major contribution to the achievement of global sustainable development goals. By effectively joining forces, the public sector, the private sector, the scientific community, and civil society can generate synergies that promote sustainable development and minimize negative impacts.
That is why the national report is based on a comprehensive and participatory assessment of the current situation. Experts from all departments of the federal administration were invited to provide their analysis, while representatives from the cantons, cities, and municipalities, as well as from civil society organizations and the economic, financial, and scientific communities, were invited to describe their activities in support of sustainable development and to assess Switzerland’s progress in this area. A new feature of the 2026 National Report is a chapter dedicated to the contributions of key drivers of sustainable development, in which stakeholders from civil society, the business community, the financial sector, and the scientific community share their perspectives on achieving the goals.
The result is a comprehensive overview of sustainable development over the past four years, which serves as a solid foundation for the national reports. This assessment is available in full at SDGital2030.ch and allows technical experts as well as the general population to assess Switzerland’s progress on each of the 17 SDGs and 169 targets.
Links
- SDGital2030.ch
- Press Release: Mixed interim results: Switzerland's fourth country report on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 13.05.2026
Documents
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Follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda
As Switzerland drives forward the implementation of the SDGs, financing is playing a key role while follow-up and review processes serve as tools.
Contact
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA
Prosperity and Sustainability Division