Action Plan 2012-2015

Where possible, the Federal Council would like to factor the principles of sustainable development into its various areas of policy. With this in mind, rather than constituting an additional sectoral work programme the Action Plan offers a means of setting priorities and bringing existing policies more closely into line with sustainable development. As such, the Action Plan offers responses to the following key challenges:

1. Protecting the climate and managing natural hazards

2. Reducing energy consumption and promoting renewable energies

3. Ensuring sustainable spatial planning

4. Increasing economic productivity while decoupling from resource and energy usage; aligning consumption with sustainable development

5. Using natural resources sustainably

6. Strengthening social cohesion, encouraging cultural development and integration, and tackling demographic challenges at an early stage

7. Improving public health

8. Taking responsibility for global developmental and environmental challenges

9. Ensuring long-term financing for public budgets and the social security system

10. Applying education, research and innovation consistently to the implementation of sustainable development principles

The corresponding Federal Administration departments are responsible for implementation. The Interdepartmental Sustainable Development Committee (ISDC) is composed of members of the various departments and coordinates the implementation of all measures.

Interdepartmental Sustainable Development Committee

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Action Plan 2012-2015