The construction and operation of buildings and infrastructure is responsible for around 50 percent of the raw material requirements, a third of the CO2 emissions and over 80 percent of the waste generated in Switzerland.
partner organizations
Common ambition 2030
Our ambition is to reduce the use of non-renewable primary raw materials to 50 percent of the total mass by 2030, to record and greatly reduce the emission of gray greenhouse gas emissions, and to measure and greatly improve the circularity of renovations and new buildings.
Our principles
COMMON AMBITION 2030
We share a common ambition for a circular real estate industry and develop it further
CONCRETE ACTIONS BY 2026
Each partner organization develops an action plan to implement circular economy approaches by 2026.
TRANSPARENCY
We are publicly committed to the circular economy and report transparently on goals and objectives.
LEARNING TOGETHER
We continue to develop topics together, exchange ideas about our campaigns and projects every six months and share our data, experiences, successes and failures.
OPEN TO OTHER PARTNERS
We are open to additional partner organizations and encourage more builders to join the charter.
Our principles
COMMON AMBITION 2030
We share a common ambition for a circular real estate industry and develop it further
CONCRETE ACTIONS BY 2026
Each partner organization develops an action plan to implement circular economy approaches by 2026.
TRANSPARENCY
We are publicly committed to the circular economy and report transparently on goals and objectives.
LEARNING TOGETHER
We continue to develop topics together, exchange ideas about our campaigns and projects every six months and share our data, experiences, successes and failures.
OPEN TO OTHER PARTNERS
We are open to additional partner organizations and encourage more builders to join the charter.
Events
Concrete actions until 2026
We want to examine the following actions and implement selected ones by 2026
A
Refurbish instead of building new
B
Build for the long term
C
Reduce use of materials
D
Reuse
E
Choose the right material
F
Reduce waste
Concrete actions until 2026
We want to examine the following actions and implement selected ones by 2026
A
Refurbish instead of building new
B
Build for the long term
C
Reduce use of materials
D
Reuse
E
Choose the right material
F
Reduce waste
Testimonials
Paolo Di Stefano
Head Real Estate Switzerland
Swiss Life Asset Managers
Stadtrat André Odermatt
Head of the City Building Department Zurich
«As the city of Zurich, we are on the way to net zero. The charter supports us in our ambitions.”
Nadia von Veltheim
CEO Post Immobile
«A CO2-neutral energy supply is a good start, but alone is not enough, because more than half of the CO2 emissions arise in the construction process. We have really big levers here that we definitely want to use.”