Swissveg, previously known as the Swiss Association for Vegetarianism (German: , SVV), is a Swiss association in the legal context of article 60ff of the Swiss civil code (SCC), where members are exclusively
vegetarians. Swissveg runs campaigns, organizes events with the goal to reduce the consumption of animal products.
Organisation
The association has its registered office in
Winterthur. The president is Renato Pichler, who is also on the board of EVU.
Swissveg is the biggest community in Switzerland for vegetarians and vegans.
History
The association was founded on 8 August 1993 in
Sennwald under the name of ' (SVV).
On 3 March 2014 the name of the association was changed to Swissveg.
The association is an active member of the
EVU and the
International Vegetarian Union. It is also associated with the organisation
ProVeg in Germany.
V-Label
Swissveg has, together with the
EVU, developed the European Vegetarianism-Label
V-Label. They control which products and services can use this label within Switzerland. Products with the
V-label are available at all major groceries in Switzerland: For example in
Migros and
Coop (Switzerland). About 350 Swiss companies use the
V-Label.
Events
Swissveg annually organises several events, including
vegetarian and vegan festivals.
Veganmania
Veganmanias are annual vegan festivals held in numerous locations around the world.
Locations
These festivals take place in the following cities:
* Austria: Bregenz, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz, Vienna
* Croatia: Zagreb, officially known as the ...
s have been held since 2011. The 2016 edition in
Aarau
Aarau (, ) is a List of towns in Switzerland, town, a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality, and the capital of the northern Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau. The List of towns in Switzerland, town is also the capital of the dis ...
attracted 5,000 visitors, making it the largest of all vegan festivals in Switzerland. Previous editions were held in
Winterthur, but due to a lack of space to accommodate the attendees, the organisation chose to move the festival to Aarau. In
Gossau, St. Gallen, Veganmania was held first in 2017, then featuring 60 stands.
See also
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List of vegetarian organizations
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Vegetarianism by country
References
External links
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Organizations established in 1993
Vegetarian organizations
Vegetarianism in Switzerland