A group is once again pushing for stricter rules to hold Swiss companies accountable for their human-rights and environmental impacts—both at home and abroad. The proposed initiative would make firms, including their subsidiaries, liable for damage caused throughout their operations. This is the second such…
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A new report from Public Eye, a Swiss NGO, has drawn attention…
This week, the shut down of The Body Shop in Switzerland was…
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The 31% tariffs announced by the Trump administration this week, were described by some analysts as like taking a sledgehammer to Swiss trade. Some…
Switzerland’s Federal Council is seeking to lift the country’s ban on new…
This week, modelling published by the Zurich Office for Economic Affairs, shows…
This week, the Green Party and the environmental group actif-trafiC announced they…
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Every year, Switzerland’s Federal Council publishes a photograph reflecting the theme for the year, which is chosen by the new…
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Male chicks are not wanted by egg producers because they cannot produce eggs. Until fairly recently, they were identified at birth and shredded. On 1 January…
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ETH Zurich remains the best university in continental Europe, according to the…