GOVERNMENT PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN Sustainability in Liechtenstein

Report on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development GOVERNMENT PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN How are we doing with the SDGs?

2 GOVERNMENT PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN Success Stories

Liechtenstein is «Solar World Champion» and the first «Energy Country» in the World

Liechtenstein is World Champion in Organic Farming. More than 38% of agricultural land is farmed organically.

3 GOVERNMENT PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN Key initiatives: The «Liechtenstein Initiative»

• Put the financial sector at the heart of global efforts to end mondern slavery and human trafficking • Public-Private Partnership between Governments of Liechtenstein, Australia, Netherlands and private sector actors from Liechtenstein • Accelerate engagement of the global financial sector to tackle these crimes • The Comission consists of 25 members with diverse backgrounds • Presentation of Blueprint during 73rd Session of UNGA • Multi-stakeholder dissemination and implementation phase

4 GOVERNMENT PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN Key initiatives: «Waterfootprint Liechtenstein»

• Simple Principle: Drink tap water. Donate drinking water. • One Waterfootprint means: • One person in Liechtenstein refrains from drinking bottled water • Instead, he/she donates 55 Swiss Francs and grants access to safe drinking water to one person in a developing country • Goal: 38’000 Waterfootprints (currently: 22’000) • Impact: Avoid plastic waste and reduce emissions

5 GOVERNMENT PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN National implementation process August VNR February 2018 - July August 2016 Follow up September 2015 2018 2019 SDG Summit National Government VNR-Process Review of Working Group Strategy statistic established approved indicators Participation Broad on level of involvement of Prime Minister Gap Analysis Recongnition administration Enhancing of SDGs a cooperation strategic tool with civil Identification Consultation/ society and of possible Survey of civil private sector focus topics Definition on society and focus SDGs private sector and key Ensuring policy Awareness- measures coherence raising with the SDGs

6 GOVERNMENT PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN The Government’s focus areas

7 GOVERNMENT PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN Areas of action in the future

1. Intensification and institutionalisation of collaboration with the private sector

2. Ensure policy coherence with the SDGs

3. Review and align data with SDG-Indicators

8 Ms. Claudia Fritsche

Vice-President

Liechtenstein Human Rights Association

9 Ms. Valerie Nigg

Youth Representative