The Confederation has developed a sustainability strategy with an action plan for 2008-2011 divided in 11 main topics (Climate change, energy, transport development, economy, production and consumption, use of natural resources, social cohesion and demography, public health, sport and promotion of physical activities, support to developing countries, training, research, and innovation, culture).
The federal Counsellor has given the responsibility to the ARE and an inter-departmental Committee for sustainability (CIDD) to support the action plan. This structure has created a stakeholder dialogue initiative in order to consult stakeholders on the strategy.

In 2010 CSR Europe's network of national partner organisations has updated the document "A Guide to CSR in Europe" (published in 2009), providing insight into the state of CSR and current trends and priorities in different European countries.
Page 77 in 2010 guide presents CSR information:
-    Policies and legislation
-    Key Drivers
-    Actions in Environment, Supply Chain, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities
-    Main actors

Founded in 2000, Philias works to provide its company members with a number of services, including general information on CSR, CSR tools for implementation and best practice exchange through the business network. Their core expertise is in community investment (creation of tailor-made partnerships, PP partnerships and social reporting) and strategy and implementation of stakeholder engagement. The organization also acts as a broker for specific issues such as diversity and environment, and put their members in contact with the most relevant experts.