Publications by Migros Commitment

Following on from 2007, 2010, 2016 and 2020, the Swiss Volunteering Survey (Freiwilligen-Monitor Schweiz) presents comprehensive facts and figures on volunteering in Switzerland for the fifth time. The Swiss Volunteering Survey 2025 shows that participation in volunteer work has remained remarkably stable over time. Two-thirds of the population do voluntary work, either formally or informally. In 2024, 590 million hours of volunteer work were undertaken in Switzerland.

The Swiss Volunteering Survey is published by the Swiss Society for the Common Good (SGG). It is co-sponsored by Migros Culture Percentage, the Beisheim Foundation and around 30 partner organisations.

Do you have a great idea that you will take us forward as a society? This handbook helps bold minds to implement their pioneering ideas and shows how to plan a project effectively right from the start, through to the end. The Migros Pioneer Fund offers its experience derived from 100 projects that it has supported, and this handbook sets out some practical tools, tips and tricks. The handbook is full of encouragement, and is an energy-booster and advisor all in one. 

«Potential Worlds: Planetary Memories & Eco-Fictions» is concerned with the ecological crisis that the world currently finds itself in. The main emphasis is to foster a rethink in our relationship with nature, natural resources, and with all life upon this earth. It is time to change our thinking about coexistence, supported by post humanist approaches and technological progress. The catalogue covers 36 artistic positions concerned with the forms of man’s (co-)existence with nature, and using the role of art as a technological, scientific and social experimental field.  

The catalogue was published to accompany the wide-ranging exhibitions «Potential Worlds 1 : Planetary Memories & Eco-Fictions» and «Potential Worlds 2: Eco-Fictions» held at the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst (7 March - 11 October 2020 and 24 October 2020 to 9 May 2021). 

For decades the issue of how people arriving in Switzerland can find their place in society has been a central topic of political debate. Between 2012 and 2019 contakt-citoyenneté sponsored many social engagement initiatives concerned with migration and integration. This document explains the most significant results achieved during the seven years that the funding programme was running. 

The «Freiwilligen-Monitor» (Volunteers’ Monitor) is supported by the Swiss Society for the Common Good (SGG), Migros Culture Percentage, the Beisheim Foundation, and 30 partner organisations. 

The «Freiwilligen-Monitor» presents the latest figures on voluntary work undertaken in Switzerland. Six  out of 10 people regularly volunteer for charitable organisations within the community. And in fact, seven out of 10 people occasionally offer help to neighbours - not just in an emergency such as the Coronavirus pandemic.