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CommunicationPublished on 4 July 2022

Leading by example – reports from the embassies

Many Swiss representations abroad are committed to implementing sustainable development in everyday life. Several embassies are presented briefly in the following articles.

View of the Swiss embassy in Algiers with the city and the sea in the background

Swiss embassy building in the United Arab Emirates

4 July 2022

Abu Dhabi – Certified sustainable interior design

The Swiss embassy in Abu Dhabi is committed to sustainability.

Outside view of the Swiss embassy in Algiers. The building is a white rectangular cube. The façade consists of a large lattice design of intersecting beams.

4 July 2022

Algiers – Mashrabiyas: a model of sustainable architecture in Algeria

The Swiss embassy building is a blend of Algerian and Swiss architectural traditions.

Aerial view of the embassy grounds in Brasilia showing the individual buildings fitted with solar panels and the embassy's large garden.

4 July 2022

Brasilia – Solar power in Brazil: sustainable and cost-effective

The Swiss embassy has undergone systematic ecological restructuring.

The Swiss embassy building set in a garden with a Swiss flagpole and a large tree in the foreground.

4 July 2022

Canberra – A comprehensive sustainability concept implemented in Australia

Numerous measures in the area of climate and energy make the embassy a role model at home and abroad.

Local service providers install solar panels on the rooftops of the Swiss embassy in Harare.

1 January 2023

Harare – A pioneer in sustainability with solar energy

The solar installation on the roof of the Swiss Embassy is in line with the Sustainable Development Strategy.

Inner courtyard of the Swiss embassy in Moscow.

4 July 2022

Moscow – Efficient waste management: small changes with big impacts

The Swiss embassy shows how small-scale environmentally conscious actions can have a positive impact on our planet.

Reddish brown embassy building in Nairobi with seating in the foreground.

4 July 2022

Nairobi – The new Swiss embassy: a step towards sustainability

The Swiss Embassy uses modern technologies and saves resources.

Sustainable Swiss embassy in New Delhi, India.

4 July 2022

New Delhi – Cooling with solar energy in India

A solar cooling system replaces the previous system of old compression chillers.

Outside view of the embassy building in San José: the Swiss representation occupies one floor of the building.

4 July 2022

San José – Certified sustainability in Costa Rica

The Swiss embassy is ISO certified as climate-neutral and is taking further steps towards sustainability.

View of the building from the embassy’s inner courtyard with Seoul’s high-rise skyline in the background.

4 July 2022

Seoul – Renewable energy sources for the new embassy

The Swiss embassy makes optimum use of all available renewable energy sources.

A woman riding her bicycle in The Hague.

31 July 2025

The Hague – Living Sustainability

Sustainability in action at the Swiss Embassy in the Netherlands—eco-conscious practices, green innovation, and a team-driven commitment to change.

The Embassy of Switzerland in Warsaw viewed from outside.

4 July 2022

Warsaw - An (almost) complete overhaul

The Swiss Embassy in Warsaw presents its measures to implement the global 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The embassy building in the middle of Berlin's government district.

4 July 2022

Berlin – smart sustainability

In the spirit of sustainability, the network of Swiss representations in Germany hired a sustainability officer and are in the process of calculating their collective ecological footprint.

A building with a Swiss flag and two trees in the foreground, the Swiss embassy.

8 August 2023

Skopje – Concrete steps for a Sustainable Embassy

The embassy collects consumption data on electricity, heating, cooling, car and air travel to identify potential measures to reduce its carbon footprint.

The Swiss embassy building in Vienna.

20 November 2023

Vienna – on the go with the «green Swiss pocket knife»

The Swiss embassy in Austria is actively promoting sustainability in collaboration with Austrian partners – for example to combat food waste.

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