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The Swiss Experiences in Measuring and Communicating Sustainable Development

Metsä 2013 - Round table Measuring and Communicating the Contribution of the Forest Sector to a Green EconomyRovaniemi | 11.12.2013 | André de Montmollin

2Metsä 2013 | Measuring and Communicating the Contribution of the Forest Sector to a Green EconomyRovaniemi| 11.12.2013 | André de Montmollin


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Rationales and objectives• Rio 1992, Agenda 21, chapter 40• Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation• Pilot study 1999

• Monitoring sustainable development in its three dimensions economic efficiency, social solidarity and environment responsibility

• Information intended to citizens, stakeholders, policy makers

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1. Importance of the conceptual framework

2. Dialogue between all actors

3. Selection and construction of indicators

4. Communication with indicators

Content of the presentation



Without a conceptual framework

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1. Conceptual framework



With a conceptual framework



Sustainable Development

Principles on:•Objective and subjective living conditions

•Fairness of distribution, equality of opportunities

•Social cohesion•Development of human capital

•International solidarity

Principles on:•Economic system•Efficiency and competitiveness

•Flexibility/stability•Production/cons-umption

•Employment•International trade

Principles on:•Consumption of resources

•Materials and waste•Risks•Rate of change•Natural and cultural landscape

Socialsolidarity

Economic efficiency

Environmental responsibility

Indicators

Definition

Qualitative objectives

Principles

Selection of indicators




Input/Output

Satisfaction of needs, well-being

DistributionEfficiency

Soci

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Capital stocks

Hum

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Econ

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Nat

ural

Response

The MONET typology




The conceptual categories

1 Satisfaction of needs, well-being (12)

2 Stocks of capital (20)

3 Input/output (16)

4 Distribution (16)

5 Efficiency (13)

6 Response (3)




The 12 thematic categories

1 Living conditions (7) 7 Work (5)2 Health (5) 8 Economic system (5)

3 Social cohesion (7) 9 Production and consumption (7)

4 International cooperation (6) 10 Mobility and transport

(7)

5 Education and culture (8) 11 Energy and climate (7)

6 Research and technology (3) 12 Natural resources (12)




2. Dialogue, participation

2. Dialog between actors



2. Dialogue, participationDialogue between politicians, the civil society and the statistical communities

Opportunities: • build-up trust between the actors• increase good governance• improve the definition of measurable goalsChallenges: • have a clear distribution of tasks and

responsibilities• respect the independence of statistics

2. Dialog between actors



3. Selection of indicatorsPriority should be given to:

• Existing indicators and data

• Data produced on a regular basis (e.g. yearly)

according to official definitions and nomenclatures

• Accounting systems (like SNA or SEEA)

• Indicators that are easy to communicate







Significance of the indicator

Data (download)

Comments on data

Graph

Metadata

Synthesis

Construction of an indicator




Target System

DefinitionSustainable Development

45 Principles

Sustainable Development in

Switzerland

Monitoring

75 Indicators

(in 12 topics or 6 conceptual categories)

Typology

Selection criteria

Selection of indicators

Assessment

Selection process



4. Aplication of the MONET Indicators17 key indicators

Globaldimension of SD

Monitoring SD-Strategy(50 indicators)

Base: 75 indicators

Report on SD 2012

Dashboard of the SD-Strategy

Pocket Statistics

4. Communication



Assessment of indicatorsEcological quality of forestsShare of forest area with medium and high biotope value

4. Communication



Getting messages across using indicators

A handbook based on experiences from assessing Sustainable Development Indicators

Assessment of indicators

Going to be published by Eurostat in February 2014

4. Communication



The communication of progress towards goals and targets remains a walk on the edge between completeness and simple communication to a broad audience

Communication and assessment withindicators?



Measuring and Communicating Sustainable Development and Green Economy?

• Sound conceptual framework that includes an integrated view of SD or GE

• Importance of dialogue and safeguards

• Targets and indicators have to be defined according to the framework and the requirements of official statistics

• Good communication tools



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Key-challenges

Indicators



Indicators

Trend assessment

Synthesis



Graph

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Overall view of the 10 key-challenges

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