1. Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Measuring Sustainable Development The Swiss Experiences in Measuring Sustainable Development UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20: Measuring sustainable development and implementing the System of Environmental- Economic Accounting (SEEA) Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin

2. 2 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO §

3. 3 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Rationale and objectives Rio 1992, Agenda 21, chapter 40 Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation Pilot study 1999 Monitoring sustainable development in its three dimensions economy, social et environment Information intended to citizens, stakeholders, policy makers

4. 4 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO

5. Sustainable Development Principles on: Objective and subjective living conditions Fairness of distribution, equality of opportunities Social cohesion Development of human capital International solidarity Principles on: Economic system Efficiency and competitiveness Flexibility/stability Production/cons- umption Employment International trade Principles on: Consumption of resources Materials and waste Risks Rate of change Natural and cultural landscape Social solidarity Economic efficiency Environmental responsibility Indicators Definition Qualitative objectives Principles Selection of indicators

6. 6 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Input/Output Satisfaction of needs, well-being Distribution Efficiency Social Capital stocks Human Economic Natural Response The MONET typology

7. 7 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO The conceptual categories 1Satisfaction of needs, well-being (12) 2Stocks of capital (20) 3Input/output (16) 4Distribution (16) 5Efficiency (13) 6Response (3)

8. 8 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO The 12 thematic categories 1Living conditions (7)7Work (5) 2Health (5)8Economic system (5) 3Social cohesion (7)9 Production and consumption (7) 4 International cooperation (6) 10 Mobility and transport (7) 5 Education and culture (8) 11Energy and climate (7) 6 Research and technology (3) 12Natural resources (12)

9. 9 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Target System Definition Sustainable Development 45 Principles Sustainable Development in Switzerland Monitoring 75 Indicators (in 12 topics) Typology Selection criteria Selection of indicators Assessment Selection process

10. 10 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO MONET and the SEEA IndicatorsTopicsConceptual category Total Material Requirement Production and consumption Input/output Material Intensity (TMR/GDP) Production and consumption Efficiency Material requirement abroad for imports Production and consumption Capital Environmental taxes Economic system Response

11. 11 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Usage of the MONET Indicators 17 key indicators Global dimension of SD Monitoring SD- Strategy (50 indicators) Base: 75 indicators Report on SD 2012 Dashboard of the SD-Strategy Pocket Statistics

12. 12 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Presentation of an indicator Signification of the indicator Data (download) Comments on data Figure Metadata Synthesis

13. 13 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Economic efficiency Environmental responsibility Social solidarity Meeting needs – How well do we live today? Decoupling – How efficiently are we using our natural resources ? Fairness – How well are resources distributed? Preservation of resources – What are we leaving behing for our children? Capital stock

14. 14 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Monitoring the Swiss federal Council SD-Strategy Dashboard of sustainable development

15. 15 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO MONET, more than 10 years measuring SD Integrated view of SD Sound conceptual framework Importance of participation and safeguards Possibility to have both conceptual and thematic categorisation Global dimension Importance of good communication tools

16. 16 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO www.monet.admin.ch andre.montmollin@bfs.admin.ch

17. 17 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Key-challenges Indicators

18. 18 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Indicators Trend assessment Synthesis

19. 19 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Figure Click!

20. 20 UNECE High-level Workshop on follow-up to Rio+20 – Country experience of Switzerland Geneva | 12.06.2013 | André de Montmollin Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Overall view of the 10 Key-challenges