Who are we?
We are the Swiss Federation for Physical Activity and Company Sport, known as Swiss Active Workplaces (SAW), founded in January 2023 and hosted within the EVALEO Association, itself a non-profit organisation.
The SAW headquarters is located in Saint-Aubin in the Neuchâtel region, Switzerland.
SAW is active in Switzerland and also carries Switzerland's colours abroad, notably within the European and world federations of company sport.
Transform Your Employees' Everyday Work
Diagnosis : Objectives : Action plans : Implementation : Results and Maintenance
Needs relating to physical activity, sport and wellbeing. We support Swiss organisations in implementing sustainable solutions.
Key steps
- Diagnosis : Take stock of the current situation based on your company, its business lines, your strategy, and the profiles and wishes of your employees
- Objectives : reconcile the objectives of management and those of your employees
- Action plans : select and plan tailored solutions and resources to achieve the objectives
- Implementation : Getting started, progress, motivation: the keys to success
- Results and maintenance : measure progress, identify challenges and propose adjustments where appropriate
Highlighting existing best practices
Best practices for staff, to fit harmoniously into company schedules, such as:
- Active Breaks/ Relaxing Breaks
- Internal challenges (cross-department)
- Activities at the workstation or elsewhere
- Team-building events
- Inter-company meetings
- Participation in regional, national games, etc.
- Sponsored activities (e.g. for a charitable cause)
- Calls for facilitators, ambassadors, etc.
- Walking & Running Groups
- Connected challenges
- Etc.
SAW can also support you …..
Tailor-made Programmes
- Talk with one of our experts
- Have a diagnosis carried out
- Information webinars on the approach, the benefits and potential pitfalls
- Presentations to company Management
- Take part in discovery days
- Etc.
Document centre
Find the toolkit and impact studies in the Resources tab.
Beyond performance
We promote physical activity accessible to all, a vehicle for balance, mental wellbeing and lasting vitality in the office as on the field.
Inclusivity & Diversity
By all and for all: we include every employee regardless of physical level, age or role in the organisation.
CSR & Sustainable Development
The employer becomes a central player in workplace wellbeing and social responsibility, creating lasting human value.
International Reach
As Switzerland's exclusive representative at the EFCS and WFCS, we open the doors to European and global competitions and networks.
One federation, 26 cantons, one mission
Institutional photo — committee, federal team or Evaleo highlight (real file to be provided).
Our Mission
SAW regards physical activity and sport as a universal language, a vehicle for connection, inclusion and cohesion between individuals, companies and communities.
Our Vision
Faced with the growing challenges of employer attractiveness, sustainable performance and social cohesion, SAW carries a strong ambition: to durably establish physical activity, movement, sport and wellbeing as essential strategic levers for the development of the Swiss professional world.
SAW envisions an economic environment in which companies naturally integrate an active, responsible and inclusive culture at the heart of how they operate. It promotes a transformation of organisational models towards more solidarity-based and higher-performing environments, where human vitality and social innovation become drivers of lasting competitiveness.
Convinced that physical activity is a powerful vehicle for organisational and societal transformation, SAW contributes to the harmonious development of individuals, communities and the economy as a whole.
The mission of SAW
SAW's mission is to support, bring together and champion Swiss companies, institutions and public bodies that wish to place physical activity and wellbeing at the heart of their strategy.
To this end, SAW commits to:
- Promote movement and physical activity as major levers for wellbeing and lasting impact;
- Strengthen personal fulfilment and quality of life within professional environments;
- Bring together a network of committed players for an active, supportive and socially responsible Switzerland;
- Champion and support companies that integrate physical activity and wellbeing into their organisational practices;
- Highlight and share existing actions and best practices within Swiss companies;
- Encourage cooperation between the public, private and non-profit sectors to create active and inclusive work environments;
- Align with international reference frameworks, notably the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the WHO Global Action Plan on Physical Activity and the UNESCO international charter for physical education, physical activity and sport;
- Champion companies' commitment to their employees through physical activity and sport as a concrete expression of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR);
- Open access to European and international networks of companies and partners.
Our key messages are built around strong convictions
Promote a sport that goes beyond mere performance logic, in the service of movement, balance and lasting wellbeing.
Guarantee authentic inclusivity, by all and for all, with respect for diversity.
Recognise the company as a central and responsible actor in sustainable development.
Make physical activity a strategic lever that concretely contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
SAW : Its Mission (statutory mandate)
SAW's mission notably includes developing, organising, running, coordinating, evaluating and controlling, within the limits of its remit, the practice of physical or sporting activities and mobility in their various aspects (notably competitions, leisure, education, social relations, tourism interests, training, organising events, conferences, etc.) and to inform and train the various stakeholders.
Governance and organisation chart
A federal governance structure articulated around the Council, the Executive Committee and the Management, in connection with the Evaleo Association.
Council
Governance body of the Federation
Executive Committee
Management
Executive management carried by SAW and the Evaleo Association
Member of EFCS and WFCS
SAW beyond borders — representing Switzerland within the European and world federations of company sport.
SAW beyond borders
For more than three years, the European Federation for Company Sports (EFCS) has welcomed SAW to represent Switzerland, alongside the 27 other national member federations of the EFCS.
At its General Assembly in June 2026, the World Federation for Company Sports (WFCS) also elected SAW as a new member for Switzerland.
Timeline of our affiliations
Bordeaux, France — SAW joins the EFCS
SAW was elected a full member of the European Federation for Company Sports (EFCS) at its General Assembly in Bordeaux.
Copenhagen, Denmark — EFCS General Assembly
Aurélia Fischer (SAW Vice-President) appointed member of the EFCS Commission for Diversity, Inclusion and Equality.
Calvià, Spain — EFCS General Assembly
SAW takes part in the EFCS General Assembly.
Frederikshavn, Denmark — SAW joins the WFCS
SAW was elected a full member of the World Federation for Company Sports (WFCS) at its General Assembly. www.worldcompanysport.org
Lausanne, Switzerland — SAW hosts the EFCS General Assembly
SAW organises and hosts the EFCS General Assembly in Lausanne.
Transform & Empower — Health at Work
On 6 November 2026, from 14h to 19h, the Salle Polyvalente at the UNIL/EPFL Centre Sport et Santé (1015 Lausanne) hosts an interactive seminar held as part of the general assembly of European company sport federations.
- Expert round tables · physical activity and wellbeing
- Immersive experience « Vision Sport & Wellbeing 360° »
- Drinks & networking to continue the conversation
6 November 2026
14h – 19h · Lausanne
Take part in the 2027 European Games in Athens
From 16 to 20 June 2027, the city of Athens (Greece) will host the European Company Sport Games (EFCS). A large part of the 33 disciplines on the programme, including tennis, athletics, swimming and basketball, will be held in one of the largest sports centres in Europe, a legacy of the 2004 Olympic Games, the O.A.K.A. Olympic complex (Olympic Athletic Center of Athens).
As a SAW member, your company benefits from privileged access and full support to register your employees and fly the colours of Switzerland.
- Sports disciplines for all levels
- A unique team-building and international networking experience
- Negotiated rates for Swiss Active Workplace members
Athens 2027
European Company Sport Games · EFCS
Athens 2027 — European Company Sport Games
Photo from a previous edition, Swiss delegation (licensed file to be provided).
The headquarters
Photo of the location or access map — Contact section.
Get in touch with the Federation
Would you like to implement a physical activity programme or enter your team in the 2027 EFCS European Games? Our federal delegates will reply within 24h.