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Initiative «For responsible businesses – protecting human rights and the environment»

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «Für verantwortungsvolle Unternehmen – zum Schutz von Mensch und Umwelt»
Voting day 29.11.2020
Voting result Rejected (50.73% Yes votes and 8.5 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 636
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Economy > Economic policy > Company law
State organisation > Legal system > Fundamental rights
Environment and living space > Environment
Brief description by Swissvotes PDF (in German)
Description by Année Politique Suisse Link (in German / French)
Text subject to vote PDF (in German)
Official Chronology Link (in German)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Menschenrechts- und Umweltorganisationen sowie Hilfswerke
Preliminary examination PDF (in German)
Signatures 120,418
Time used to collect signatures 538 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 17.060
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 1,008 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (88 Yes, 108 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (13 Yes, 30 No)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Online information by the federal authorities
Explainer video by easyvote Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties
Yes
BDP
EDU
EVP
GLP
GPS
KVP
MCG
PdA
SD
SPS
No
CVP
FDP
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 44.6% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SBK
SGB
TravS
VPOD
Operation Libero
GSoA
WWF
Pro Natura
BioSuisse
Stiftung für Konsumentenschutz (SKS)
Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Schweiz
Schweizerische Evangelische Allianz
Verband Freikirchen Schweiz
Katholischer Frauenbund
SEV (Gewerkschaft des Verkehrspersonals)
Kaufmännischer Verband Schweiz
CSP OW
Jeunes UDC VD
JCVP SZ
No
eco
SAV
SBV
SGV
Schweizerischer Versicherungsverband
SwissBanking
Baumeisterverband
Kantonsregierung BE
Deviating party sections
Yes
CVP BE
CVP GE
CVP NE
CVP TG
CVP TI
CVP UR
JCVP CH
JCVP SO
JCVP ZH
JFDP SH
SVP VSr
No
BDP GR
Free vote
CVP GL
CVP GR
SVP NE
Number of adverts in print media 1,047
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 28%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 717
Media coverage: tonality -9 (predominantly negative)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Graphical campaign material for a No Show all
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Accepted (50.73% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (8.5 Yes, 14.5 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BL
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
UR
VS
ZG
Accepted
BE
BS
FR
GE
JU
NE
TI
VD
ZH
Turnout 47.04%
Decree on voting result PDF (in German)
Result by canton, district and municipality Excel (in German)
Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery Link (in German)
Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Display the map
Post-vote polls
Full analysis of VOX post-vote poll results PDF (in German)
Dataset of the VOX poll
Codebook for the VOX poll
Results of the LeeWas post-vote poll PDF (in German)