What they reported
The private-sector gender pay gap has almost halved since 2000, and the material footprint per person fell from 20 to 15 tonnes.
Renewable energy is just under 30% of total consumption, up over 60% since 2000.
Priorities and asks
Increasing the pace of implementation, deploying a wider range of instruments, and focusing on impact.
What stands out
It is unusually self-critical for a high-income country, naming climate, biodiversity, housing and poverty targets likely to be missed.
The data angle
Based on the MONET-2030 monitoring system; two cantons and two cities submitted their own local reports for the first time.
Read more
- Voluntary National Reviews 2026, the full brief with all 36 countries and the cross-cutting themes.
- Official VNR country database, home of Switzerland’s full report and main messages.
- HLPF 2026 coverage, where the reviews are presented.
This summary is drawn from Switzerland’s own 2026 main messages; figures are as the government reported them and were not independently verified. Edition is noted only where the country states its own.