A look at the accident statistics shows: The risk of having an accident at work has fallen by 13% over the past ten years. However, the number of fall accidents has stagnated at a high level. And 10,500 people still fall from height at work every year. This means that falls from a height remain one of the biggest accident hazards on construction sites and in trade and industry. Compared to other types of accidents, people are more likely to suffer serious or even fatal injuries in falls from a height. Last year, for example, there were several serious and fatal accidents in which people fell through fiber cement roofs. On World Day for Safety and Health at Work on April 28, Suva is reminding people to observe these vital rules. 

Even falls from low heights are dangerous

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Why not share a ride service when you have the same destination. With an app, passengers simply book their ride. Just like you know it from other ridehailing services. They are picked up where they are or at defined stopping points, but they are always nearby. An intelligent algorithm processes all ride requests and bundles similar routes to ensure optimum capacity utilization.

As Mobility's lead agency, Stuiq developed the branding together with Mobility's innovation team: Naming, Purpose and Corporate Design. As a corporate start-up of the Mobility cooperative, i&any is a new ridepooling service. For the time being, it will only be available at night in Zurich - but if it is successful, other use cases will follow soon. Campaigning starts at the same time as the brand launch. Awareness of the new brand is being created primarily via online and social channels, while at the same time sensitizing people to the new, sensible and social way of getting around.

A study conducted by the ZHAW and the BOC Group entitled "Business Process Management Study 20232 examined the importance of process management in companies. It is based on a survey of over 300 companies from a wide range of sectors and sizes and looks at the status quo, developments over the last 11 years and future trends. While BPM was still considered a "modern management discipline" over ten years ago, it is now an integral part of companies of all sizes and in all sectors. The study not only examines the classic objectives of process management such as optimization, but also other scenarios such as quality management, ICS, compliance, digitalization and customer orientation, which are increasingly associated with BPM.

The respondents see the lack of resources and personnel as the greatest challenge in the area of BPM. Another important aspect is the acceptance of BPM in the company. According to the study, there is still room for improvement here. Despite these challenges, the forecasts for the future are promising. More than 68 percent of respondents are convinced that BPM will have increased or greatly increased relevance in companies in the future. The study also shows that companies are increasingly using tools specialized in process management or database-based graphical modeling tools. One example of this is the BPM suite ADONIS from the BOC Group. This company develops and sells just such state-of-the-art enterprise modeling software in the areas of GPM, EAM and GRC for effective and comprehensive enterprise management in the digital age.

The study shows that BPM has grown from a marginal discipline to a central, stable component of companies. Companies that successfully implement BPM can thus actively meet the complex and dynamic conditions of our time and achieve competitive advantages.

Interested parties can download the complete Download BPM study here free of charge, to get an even more comprehensive picture of the state, developments and future of BPM.

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It's no secret: the world's population is growing and needs safe and affordable food, while at the same time reducing its consumption of CO2 and plastic. As a leading global provider of packaging systems and solutions, SIG has the vision not only to change its customers' business for the better, but also to be a sustainability leader. On the occasion of the acquisition of Scholle
IPN and Evergreen Asia assisted MetaDesign SIG with the repositioning.

To kick off the strategic collaboration, MetaDesign translated SIG's ambitious vision into the leitmotif "for better" and a corresponding narrative. "for better" is intended to describe the claim to develop the most sustainable packaging. Furthermore, "for better" inspires SIG to deliver innovative and flexible solutions, to do pioneering work and to contribute to changing the business of SIG customers for the better.

New brand experience

On this strategic basis, MetaDesign has created a brand experience that brings the SIG journey to life in the sense of "for better". It tells the story of makers who never stand still. Of innovative ideas that start with a scribble. And of speed and dynamism, because sustainability is an absolute urgency for the planet and for us humans. At the same time, SIG is creating something distinctive in an environment dominated by technology and precision. The essential element of the experience is the digital experience, which is simply structured, can be quickly and flexibly adapted to changing user behavior thanks to its modularity, and is at the same time expected to be barrier-free. Spatial branding for tradeshows and office environments, on the other hand, live sustainability through easily scalable concepts in combination with sustainable materials.

However, the real flagship of the new brand experience is the packaging itself, together with the new, harmonized packaging design across all product families. In addition, a so-called "Explosion View" in 3D makes the two most important, but from the outside invisible drivers of sustainability - number of layers and materials used - easily visible.

It's no secret: the world's population is growing and needs safe and affordable food, while at the same time reducing its consumption of CO2 and plastic. As a leading global provider of packaging systems and solutions, SIG has the vision not only to change its customers' business for the better, but also to be a sustainability leader. On the occasion of the acquisition of Scholle
IPN and Evergreen Asia assisted MetaDesign SIG with the repositioning.

To kick off the strategic collaboration, MetaDesign translated SIG's ambitious vision into the leitmotif "for better" and a corresponding narrative. "for better" is intended to describe the claim to develop the most sustainable packaging. Furthermore, "for better" inspires SIG to deliver innovative and flexible solutions, to do pioneering work and to contribute to changing the business of SIG customers for the better.

New brand experience

On this strategic basis, MetaDesign has created a brand experience that brings the SIG journey to life in the sense of "for better". It tells the story of makers who never stand still. Of innovative ideas that start with a scribble. And of speed and dynamism, because sustainability is an absolute urgency for the planet and for us humans. At the same time, SIG is creating something distinctive in an environment dominated by technology and precision. The essential element of the experience is the digital experience, which is simply structured, can be quickly and flexibly adapted to changing user behavior thanks to its modularity, and is at the same time expected to be barrier-free. Spatial branding for tradeshows and office environments, on the other hand, live sustainability through easily scalable concepts in combination with sustainable materials.

However, the real flagship of the new brand experience is the packaging itself, together with the new, harmonized packaging design across all product families. In addition, a so-called "Explosion View" in 3D makes the two most important, but from the outside invisible drivers of sustainability - number of layers and materials used - easily visible.

Planted is expanding its barbecue range with Planted Bratwurst, its first plant-based sausage. It is designed to be a more sustainable and healthier alternative to traditional grilling, the company says. With six natural ingredients, it is the cleanest sausage on the market, it says, and contains 76 percent less saturated fat and 18 percent less salt, but 36 percent more protein than an animal-based bratwurst.

An additional fermentation step in the manufacturing process developed by Planted gives the product its flavor. In this way, the start-up is keeping up with the times, as more and more people want to eat more sustainably and reduce their consumption of animal meat.
reduce. The wishes of consumers are an important driver for Planted in the development of new products. The sausage is available exclusively at Coop and in the Planted webshop in two flavors for 5.95 Swiss francs RRP (two 90-gram sausages).

Brands that fulfill their value proposition maintain their position even in times of uncertainty. In the brand study "Trusted Brand 2023," Reader's Digest examined who has successfully defended its top rank and how the global political and economic situation is affecting purchasing behavior.

The figures show a need for consistency. In no less than 18 product categories, the winning brands are the same as last year: VW (automobiles), Raiffeisen Bank (banks/financial services), Ricola (candies), Nivea (shower gel as well as cosmetics), Miele (household/kitchen appliances), Amplifon (hearing aid manufacturer), CSS (health insurance), Emmi (dairy products), Voltaren (muscle and joint complaints), Similasan (natural remedies), Fielmann (optician/eyeglass brands), Lindt & Sprüngli (chocolate), Ticino (Swiss vacation regions/locations), Qualipet (pet supplies/pet food), V-Love (vegan/vegetarian products), Die Mobiliar (insurance) and Burgerstein (vitamin products). In eleven product categories, even the order of the top three brands remained unchanged (sweets, shower gel, hearing aid manufacturers, health insurance companies, dairy products, natural remedies/homeopathy, optician/eyewear brands, chocolate, Swiss vacation regions/locations, insurance companies, vitamin products).

Only in two categories do challengers advance

Only in two categories do challengers rise to the top: Jumbo (624 mentions) overtakes Coop Bau+Hobby (225 votes) in the construction and hobby markets, and NeoCitran (262 mentions) replaces last year's winner Vicks (227 votes) in cough and cold remedies.

The power of some winning brands is particularly clear. Lindt & Sprüngli received the most mentions of all categories in the chocolate category (845 mentions). Second in the chocolate category is Cailler with 293 votes. In the optician/eyewear brands, Fielmann came in with an exceptional 732 mentions, followed by Visilab with 203 votes. Ricola is very well anchored in the candy category with 714 mentions. The challenger Haribo comes in at 334 mentions.

Reader's Digest has closely examined the influence of the world situation on consumer sentiment. No less than 58 percent of respondents are consistent in their buying behavior and said they remain loyal to familiar brands. 55 percent said they are paying more attention to low prices - a sign of caution. Almost half of the study participants (44 percent) were unimpressed by negative headlines. They said they would continue to consume as before. However, 34 percent were cutting back on their purchases.

The top performers in 2023 at a glance

• Automobiles: VW
• Banks/Financial Service Providers: Raiffeisen Bank
• Construction and hobby markets: Jumbo (new category winner)
• Candy: Ricola
• Shower gel: Nivea
• Household/Kitchen Appliances: Miele
• Hearing aids (manufacturer): Amplifon
• Cough and cold remedies: Neocitran (new category winner)
• Cosmetics: Nivea
• Health insurance companies: CSS
• Dairy products: Emmi
• Muscle and joint complaints: Voltaren
• Natural remedies/homeopathy: Similasan
• Optician/eyewear brands: Fielmann
• Chocolate: Lindt & Sprüngli
• Swiss vacation regions/locations: Ticino
• Pet Supplies/Pet Food: Qualipet
• Vegan/vegetarian products: V-Love (Migros)
• Insurances: The furniture
• Vitamin products: Burgerstein

About the study: The independent brand study "Trusted Brand" has been conducted by Reader's Digest since 2001 and is one of the largest and best-established consumer studies in Europe. Reader's Digest, together with the Dialego Institute, Aachen, surveyed 2300 consumers in Switzerland.

It is well known: The digital and ecological transformation as well as demographic change pose major challenges for companies. Organizations must adapt and develop new structures in order to remain competitive in this constantly changing environment. For the area of quality, this means that companies must also adapt their processes, products and services to the new requirements. But how can this be done? Which organizational forms, methods and strategies help? Can human capital be kept in focus, or should companies adapt to new leadership approaches and management concepts? And how can companies position themselves as responsible players in order to remain attractive as employers in the competitive market for skilled workers? These are the questions addressed by various speakers at the Swiss Quality Day 2023.

"New Leadership": From an Economic and Sporting Perspective

Prof. Dr. Lukas Scherer, Professor for Organization and Leadership at the Institute for Organization and Leadership (IOL) of the University of Applied Sciences Eastern Switzerland, will start the discussion. He focuses on strategic corporate and organizational development. His presentation will focus on change within organizations. Agile and thinking employees are in demand. But this also brings with it a new expectation of leadership. "New leadership" is in demand, and the speaker will provide various impulses in this regard.

The presentation by Ana Campos, Managing Director of the consulting firm Accenture, is entitled "New Work Needs New Learning. It will address the question of what skills are needed for the new forms of work and how ready companies are in this regard.

Kathrin Lehmann, SRF's soccer expert, then takes up the proverbial ball from the sporting side: "Resilience in business and sport, or: The dance around the corner flag," is the title of her presentation. What elements can business learn from top-level sport? And where do both sectors reach their limits? The speaker will pit business and sport against each other in a playful comparison.

Diversity, error culture and health promotion

The second part of the conference will start with a panel discussion on "Switzerland's best employers: What do they do differently?" This will be followed by three parallel workshops in Open Sessions. In one of these workshops, event partner Shift Switzerland will present examples from the business world of how diversity can be shaped in sustainable project cooperation. The focus will be on both opportunities and risks, as well as on what leadership qualities are required. A second workshop - conducted by Size Consens AG - is dedicated to dealing with mistakes and developing a culture of mistakes in companies. And the third parallel workshop under the aegis of Health Promotion Switzerland will focus on opportunities and challenges in occupational health management in the context of the new world of work.

The authors Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschäppeler, known for their bestsellers "Small Books for Big Questions" and their columns in "Das Magazin", will close the event. They will humorously present some figures of thought and patterns of action around the topic of "Work Life Skills".

Another item on the program will be the presentation of the Seghezzi Award. This prize will once again be awarded to a person whose thesis deals in an innovative and practice-relevant way with questions and approaches that address the topic of "Integrated Quality Management and Sustainability" in a discipline-specific or cross-disciplinary manner. n

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More and more people are consciously opting for a plant-based diet - for ethical, health or ecological reasons. This also has an impact on the food industry.

As longstanding managing director of the meat processor "Rügenwalder Mühle," Godo Röben implemented the transformation back to a brand. Today, according to its own statements, the company is one of the market leaders for meat alternatives.

Röben will be a guest on stage at the Swiss Brand Congress on June 14 in Zurich. In an interview, he talks in advance about headwinds, gut feelings, and why no industry can afford not to act sustainably anymore.

Godo Röben, when did you recognize the "trend" towards plant-based nutrition and how did you react to it? 

Godo Röben: For several years now, there have been many arguments in favor of all of us eating less animal products. The reasons differ into altruistic reasons - avoiding animal suffering - which keeps many people from eating animal products or the effects that the breeding of 150 billion animals have on the climate. But also more selfish reasons like their own health keep many people from continuing to eat so many animals.

What resistance - both inside and outside the company - had to be overcome in order to achieve a climate-compatible transformation of the "Rügenwalder Mühle" brand?

Imagine. People have been producing meat and sausage from animals for almost 200 years, and have also settled into a defensive posture there: that the animals are doing well after all, that the climate isn't so bad, and that meat is a piece of life force after all. And then someone - from management - comes along and says that we should rethink these things and that vegan sausage might be a good idea. Then there is already a lot of headwind in a company. You can only calm this headwind with extensive and recurring information. And above all - with success. It's like football. There is no substitute for victories. And it simply helped that we were successful right from the start. But the three years until the start were challenging.

What critical brand and communication decisions did you have to make along the way?

Many agencies and also market research were in favor of launching the vegetarian products under their own brand. But my gut told me that it was right to launch the products under Rügenwalder Mühle, because I thought that otherwise the mill would become a "bad bank" - animal products under the mill and the hip, vegan products under another brand. That would have been the end of the wonderful mill in the medium term. In my eyes, it was better that we continue to develop the traditional brand through these modern products.

What role does sustainability play in general for today's food brands? In your view, does this primarily affect suppliers of classic animal products or, in the end, does it affect everyone?

What role sustainability plays for brands or companies can be compared to the question of what role breathing plays for life. I'm sure that no market player can afford to ignore the globally valid, sustainable rules of the game anymore. It is now more a question of how sustainable you are and how authentically you implement these goals.

How can companies transform themselves in a planned way instead of being surprised by forced disruption? What are the advantages of such an approach?

Every industry, every company knows its "black spots" best. The real way forward is to stop hiding these "black spots" and to address them openly and honestly and then find solutions. Also like we are doing in the animal industry right now: We address the fact that we kill and eat far too many animals, we address the problems that this business model has - climate change, animal suffering, diseases for the consumer - and we then offer better food without animal origin.

Godo Röben is a guest at Swiss Brand Congressthe largest industry meeting for brand decision-makers, service providers and media representatives. At June 14, 2023 the industry meets at The Dolder Grand Hotel Zurich under the motto "Brand Management in Challenge". The content of the congress has been expanded to include the Tech and Digital Stage. 75 speakers, 23 hours of program and numerous well-known brands await the audience. Info under: Brands-congress.ch

Together with the Hüsler Nest team, four Jung-von-Matt companies contributed to a clear alignment of the brand for the next growth phase and thus ensured that the new Hüsler Nest brand identity results in a harmonious whole. And this across all communicative touchpoints, offline as well as online.

Good night, good day

Important steps in the transformation of Hüsler Nest into a digital and customer-centric organization were the clarification of the corporate strategy and the sharpening of the brand positioning. The management consultancy Leap Partners was responsible for the former. The sharpening of the positioning was done in collaboration with Jung von Matt Brand Identity.

Based on this clear strategic roadmap, Jung von Matt Limmat developed Hüsler's communicative appearance. The central idea is "Good night. Good day." This extends the relevance of the brand to the entire day and is based on an unspoken truth that we all know: A good night's sleep starts a better day.

The independent appearance is rounded off through a timeless visual languagePeople and Hüsler Nest products are at the center, and warm light visually announces "good day". Headline subjects for OOH, advertisements and the Hüsler Nest website play with the central idea in different contexts.

The digital implementation of the Hüsler Nest brand experience was realized by Jung von Matt Tech. The result is a harmonious premium weaving experience with smart tools that transports Hüsler's unique brand world harmoniously in the digital space as well.

Responsible at Hüsler Nest: Susanne Erlacher (Head of Marketing), Patrick Egloff (Management). Responsible at Jung von Matt Limmat: Dominique Magnusson, Jacqueline Rufener (Creative Direction), Elif Soysal, Tobias Peters, Brian Rossbach (Text), Ayleen Friedrich (Art Direction), Christian Omlin, Helena Amor (Strategy), Sebastian Kaps (Project Management), Nick Schoberth (Account Direction), Luitgard Hagl (Managing Creative Director, Agency Lead). Responsible at Jung von Matt Brand Identity: Alessandra Bally, Julius Jäger (Strategy). Responsible at Jung von Matt Tech: Vitalli Peters (Art Direction), Emmanuel Denier (Screen Design), Mergime Raci (User Experience), Stefanie Pfeffer (Project Management), Michelle Scholz (Managing Director, Creation & Experience). Responsible at Leap Partners: Mattias Weber (Managing Partner). External partners:inside: Polarwind, Frame Eleven, Gold Interactive, WorldSites, Gango Luege.

A thorough assessment of the needs of Swiss stakeholders facing the challenges of digital transformation, the growing trend towards a polycrisis, and the inflationary staging of cyber events in the fall have led the digiVolution Foundation Board and the Swiss CyberHub (CHub) project management to rethink the format of the event. The revised project is designed to get closer to businesses and people across Switzerland and to reinforce the ongoing efforts already underway with dedicated events throughout the year. In this way, the CHub will better meet the goals of the Foundation and the spirit of the Federal Council's new cyber strategy. 

Alignment of the Swiss CyberHub under review

The digiVolution Foundation sees itself primarily as an observatory. In other words, it is concerned with anticipating and managing the risks of digital change. "We holistically measure and analyze global and national developments and advise decision-makers in business, politics, administration, education and research," emphasizes digiVolution President Gérald Vernez. "Just three weeks ago, we enthusiastically announced the program and guiding themes of Swiss CyberHub 23. The general development of the last few weeks has now prompted us to conduct a thorough review and align ourselves closer to the objectives of the Foundation, instead of focusing on large, one-off events."

A polycrisis with major risks

It was noted that tensions in geopolitics, finance, energy, society and the economy are constantly multiplying. One is now faced with a polycrisis in which forecasts beyond six months are not very meaningful and even risky, Vernez said. Analysis of recent events to which digiVolution has contributed in Switzerland and abroad also shows a significant change in the needs of public and private decision-makers, he said. The model of isolated large-scale events attended primarily by an expert audience - especially when clustered over two months in the fall - does not meet the goal of broad awareness among these stakeholders of the risks of digital mutation, it adds.

More information expected in summer

Since its inception, digiVolution has steered towards working for the common good of the Swiss people throughout the year. Accordingly, the Foundation has decided to redefine its presence strategy and steer it in a direction more in line with its own goals. The workshops scheduled for October 11, 2023 will be reorganized. On the other hand, the October 12 and 13 event in Fribourg will be cancelled, redesigned and implemented in a new format. "It is our goal to announce the new concept by the summer vacations," the foundation promises.

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Smart buildings and sustainable buildings that can generate and store alternative energies themselves or that are cooled naturally by greening their facades significantly reduce CO2 emissions. Modern heat pump technology and photovoltaic (PV) systems contribute significantly to this reduction. And what does fire protection do in this environment?

Many innovative solutions are already available. However, there is a lack of recognized state-of-the-art technology for building sustainable construction projects in a fire-safe manner. The experts in fire protection, whether planners or authorities, are currently strongly challenged and are looking together for solutions with current know-how in order to design building projects with sustainably used energy sources safely also from the point of view of fire protection. In the context of "energy transition and fire protection", a specialist conference of the Building Insurance of the Canton of Zurich (GVZ) will provide insights and clarification and show new approaches to solutions. The conference will take place on June 14, 2023 at the Zurich Marriott Hotel (Neumühlequai 42, 8006 Zurich) and can also be followed online via Zoom. The event is titled "The energy transition challenges fire protection to rethink" and will also be held bilingually. The conference is recognized as continuing education by important professional organizations such as SGAS or VKF.

Briefly and concisely the individual presentation topics:

• Building for tomorrow - safely, sustainably.
• Higher, smarter, more energy-efficient, more sustainable - can fire protection keep up?
• From the fire investigation: lithium-ion, battery storage systems, PV systems.
• Fire protection of battery storage systems in building construction.
• Green buildings - a challenge for fire protection?
• What influence do energy trends have on fire protection planning?
• State of the art paper "Curtain wall ventilated facades" - PV workshop report (Swissolar/GHCH/SFHF).
• Fire protection on green buildings.

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