Connecting the Dots: From Swiss Legal Sustainability Developments (NUFG) to Practical Reporting

The current corporate sustainability due diligence and reporting landscape has been placed under scrutiny particularly in the EU this past year. This has had a direct impact on the legal developments in Switzerland, as the Swiss Federal Council announced in September 2025 that it would present an indirect counterproposal to the Responsible Business Initiative (RBI) once clarity has been provided on the EU Omnibus I. After a long period largely shaped by industry self-regulation and voluntary standards, companies now face increasingly comprehensive obligations and ever-growing expectations but also opportunities. 

Join us for this webinar to receive a structured and practical briefing on the legal landscape shaping corporate responsibility in Switzerland and beyond. We will unpack the latest developments around the RBI and the related indirect counterproposal, namely the Federal Act on Sustainable Corporate Governance (CSA or otherwise NUFG, Bundesgesetz über die nachhaltige Unternehmensführung), and explore how to get sustainability reporting right in the current climate and using it as a tool to build long-term resilience. 

Agenda 

• Welcome & Scene-Setting 

• Legal Overview: Where Are We and Where Are We Heading? 

  • Background of the legal landscape

  • RBI 1.0 vs. 2.0: what has changed and where things stand today 

  • CSA: background, scope and obligations 

  • What this means in practice: regulatory impact and actions for your business 

  • Using the CoP to prepare for future obligations: requirements, value and strategic relevance 

• Resilience through Reporting 

• Case Study 

• Q&A 

Who Should Attend 

This webinar is tailored for professionals at companies that are participants of the UN Global Compact Network Switzerland & Liechtenstein or listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.