What is Swisstainable?

Sustainability should become a competitive advantage for Swiss tourism and a real added value for guests - together we are working on the vision of Switzerland as a sustainable tourism destination. To this end, the sustainability programme Swisstainable was developed last year by Switzerland Tourism in cooperation with the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the Swiss tourism industry as a programme "by the industry for the industry". Since the beginning of the year, the Swiss Tourism Federation has been running the Swisstainable office.

Currently, over 1800 tourism businesses from all over Switzerland have already registered for Swisstainable. The programme aims to create transparency and orientation for guests and to make the sustainability efforts of the tourism sector more visible. The Swisstainable label is awarded to businesses that are committed to sustainability and helps them to put tourism sustainability into practice.

All tourism service providers and tourism-related businesses (with a visible tourism offer) in Switzerland can participate. The programme is free of charge and offers three different levels - so every company can find the right entry point to the programme.

In order for a destination to reach the Swisstainable "engaged" level, the entire destination must set its course towards sustainability. Everyone can contribute to our future as a "committed", "engaged" or "leading" person.