TESSVM is the first Swiss destination to strive for sustainability certification

As a guest of this wonderful region, I appreciate the intact nature and the uniqueness of this habitat. Personally, I find it important at the same time that this region offers people and families an attractive economic livelihood. This is exactly what attracts me to the topic of sustainability - to combine several dimensions and to show that they are compatible and not contradictory. My heart beats for this region, which motivates me to contribute to it as a member of the Sustainability Council.

As a regional developer, I accompany people and organisations that transform innovative ideas into sustainable projects. The Sustainability Council offers a platform to initiate precisely such processes and to maximise their impact - for the benefit of a region that is constantly evolving as a living space.

We live in paradise - living nature, the change of seasons, clear water, pure products and clean air. It goes without saying that we should do everything we can to preserve this and hand it down to our children responsibly and intact. A commitment in this context is a great honour for me and an obligation at the same time.

My great love here in the Engadine is our unique Engadine houses. As a local councillor, I am actively committed to the preservation and gentle restoration of our cultural assets. With our Energia 2020 project, we are showing with a concrete example how such a path is possible. The combination of morbidity and modernity, for example in the choice of bathrooms and kitchens in a stylish design, make it possible for us to preserve our cultural heritage, in which we can enjoy and live as cosmopolitans.

I am involved in the sustainability council of the destination because I am convinced that we all have to take this topic very seriously. In recent years, Bogn Engiadina Scuol has invested a lot of money in optimising its energy balance. The energy expenditure is very high for a spa that uses (cold) spring water from the mineral springs around Scuol. However, as an important service provider in the overall offer mix, it is our constant concern to make our contribution and optimise our energy consumption. However, we also want to examine the other dimensions of sustainability in order to be a credible partner for our guests and our employees.

Come to us, we have nothing!" That is the best advertisement for our region that I have seen so far. What that means: Intact natural space, living culture, regional cycles and products. As a model region for sustainability, we want to develop further. In this way, we are a place where people can make a living in harmony with their living space and where guests can relax without staging and clamour. I am wholeheartedly committed to this!

For me, sustainability means a forward-looking and respectful use of our natural resources so that our children can continue to live in such a wonderful region in the future. But it also means being aware that we live in a small community and that this should also be nurtured and developed and ultimately this is only possible if we all have a basis here that enables us to earn our living. As a member of the IG Parahotellerie, I am happy to stand up for the concerns of holiday apartment owners in the Sustainability Council and I look forward to working together to make the holiday experience more sustainable.

Professionally and privately, I am fascinated by sustainability: bringing ecology, economy and social issues into a balanced harmony, with a long-term perspective to improve all three aspects. The goal of a distinctly sustainable world, in which our economic activity does not diminish but rather increases the opportunities of future generations, and the preservation of a unique landscape, nature and culture motivates me as a (second) home owner, holiday home renter and engineer to make my contribution to the Sustainability Council. Holistic, balanced concepts, supported by new approaches, are necessary to preserve this homeland - a "healthy" environment will be the "attraction of tomorrow"; our children and grandchildren as well as loyal guests will thank us.