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

Popular vote of Nov 29, 2020 · Popular initiative · No. 636Initiative populaire «Entreprises responsables – pour protéger l’être humain et l’environnement»

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
50.7 %
Cantons
8½ : 14½
Turnout
47.0 %
Yes
1'299'129 (51 %)
No
1'261'680 (49 %)
Eligible voters
5'495'345

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, Council of States
30 (67 %) : 13 (29 %), 2 (4 %) abstentions
Recommend yes
SD, BDP, EDU, EVP, GLP, Grüne, KVP, MCG, PdA, SP
Recommend no
CVP, FDP, SVP
Associations
Recommend yes: SBK, Gewerkschaftsbund, VPOD, Travail.SuisseRecommend no: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, Bauernverband, Gewerbeverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich250'337 (53 %)223'523 (47 %)50.0 %
Bern194'750 (55 %)161'904 (45 %)48.3 %
Lucerne58'599 (44 %)74'310 (56 %)47.8 %
Uri4'934 (41 %)6'963 (59 %)44.7 %
Schwyz15'795 (32 %)34'242 (68 %)47.1 %
Obwalden4'760 (36 %)8'390 (64 %)49.6 %
Nidwalden5'095 (32 %)10'726 (68 %)50.6 %
Glarus5'003 (47 %)5'611 (53 %)40.2 %
Zug15'365 (35 %)28'234 (65 %)56.0 %
Fribourg52'614 (57 %)40'404 (43 %)45.1 %
Solothurn36'174 (44 %)46'366 (56 %)45.7 %
Basel-Stadt38'573 (62 %)23'710 (38 %)55.2 %
Basel-Landschaft40'349 (48 %)44'529 (52 %)45.7 %
Schaffhausen15'689 (47 %)17'520 (53 %)66.2 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden8'519 (43 %)11'074 (57 %)50.5 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden1'729 (35 %)3'214 (65 %)41.6 %
St. Gallen62'491 (42 %)85'169 (58 %)45.5 %
Graubünden27'734 (46 %)32'887 (54 %)43.8 %
Aargau80'361 (43 %)106'212 (57 %)43.1 %
Thurgau32'347 (42 %)44'025 (58 %)44.4 %
Ticino51'750 (54 %)43'794 (46 %)43.4 %
Vaud127'545 (60 %)85'585 (40 %)46.9 %
Valais45'635 (45 %)56'429 (55 %)45.8 %
Neuchâtel29'809 (65 %)16'334 (35 %)41.0 %
Geneva78'349 (64 %)43'768 (36 %)45.6 %
Jura14'823 (69 %)6'757 (31 %)40.5 %

Municipalities in Neuchâtel

AreaYesNoTurnout
Boudry833 (62 %)514 (38 %)37.0 %
Cortaillod738 (56 %)583 (44 %)42.7 %
Rochefort333 (67 %)164 (33 %)49.5 %
Milvignes1'691 (61 %)1'064 (39 %)44.9 %
La Grande Béroche1'618 (60 %)1'077 (40 %)44.7 %
La Chaux-de-Fonds6'012 (72 %)2'361 (28 %)37.8 %
Les Planchettes40 (63 %)24 (38 %)40.0 %
La Sagne210 (59 %)148 (41 %)39.5 %
La Brévine79 (35 %)148 (65 %)43.7 %
Brot-Plamboz45 (51 %)43 (49 %)42.1 %
Le Cerneux-Péquignot47 (43 %)62 (57 %)40.5 %
La Chaux-du-Milieu112 (63 %)67 (37 %)44.8 %
Le Locle1'649 (65 %)877 (35 %)35.7 %
Les Ponts-de-Martel260 (59 %)181 (41 %)45.6 %
Cornaux234 (57 %)175 (43 %)40.4 %
Cressier (NE)308 (59 %)216 (41 %)44.0 %
Le Landeron756 (56 %)603 (44 %)43.8 %
Lignières164 (58 %)120 (42 %)40.6 %
Neuchâtel8'024 (70 %)3'477 (30 %)43.2 %
Val-de-Ruz2'887 (61 %)1'875 (39 %)41.1 %
La Côte-aux-Fées102 (52 %)93 (48 %)51.6 %
Les Verrières66 (39 %)105 (61 %)30.9 %
Val-de-Travers1'584 (60 %)1'042 (40 %)35.0 %
Laténa2'017 (61 %)1'315 (39 %)46.2 %

On the same day

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Année politique suisse

Data: Swissvotes, the database of federal popular votes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; CC BY 4.0), the Federal Statistical Office and the Parliamentary Services.