Responsible Business Initiative won the popular vote but failed the cantonal majority.
Counter-proposal ordinance entered into force.
First reports published.
Second Responsible Business Initiative submitted.
Federal Council published a draft Sustainable Corporate Governance Act as an indirect counter-proposal, closely modelled on the amended CSDDD and CSRD.
Consultation on the draft act closed.
The first compliance date for the Swiss Due Diligence and Transparency Ordinance is 2023 reports covering FY2022. All statutory application dates have now passed.
As of 18 September 2026, the Swiss Due Diligence and Transparency Ordinance is in force in Switzerland. Targeted Swiss due diligence for conflict minerals and child labour, born from the defeated Responsible Business Initiative.
Added the April 2026 draft Sustainable Corporate Governance Act and its consultation, replacing the earlier general description of alignment work. That revision was logged in September 2026 on the hredd.org tracker.
Tracker revisions, logged openly
September 2026 Added the April 2026 draft Sustainable Corporate Governance Act and its consultation, replacing the earlier general description of alignment work.
April 2026 Entry updated with the CSDDD alignment consultation status.
Sources for every date live on the full tracker entry · movement lands in the monthly digest first