Switzerland’s vulnerability: Interview with Alessa Hool

In a new motion, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council calls for critical raw materials to be systematically included in free trade agreements — a measure the Federal Council does not consider necessary in this form. In an interview with the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW), Alessa Hool, Managing Director of the ESM Foundation, analyzes where risks exist for Switzerland regarding its raw material supply and which sectors are at risk. Read the interview.

This article is part of an interview series with Alessa Hool, Managing Director of the ESM Foundation and expert on the SATW’s Sustainable Circular Economy platform.