Federal Association for Sustainability
| Federal Association for Sustainability | |
|---|---|
| legal form | registered association |
| founding | 2013 |
| Seat | Berlin |
| management | Tarik Mustafa (President)
Martin Wittau (Vice President) |
| Number of employees | 5 |
| Branch | Non-governmental organization |
| Website | www.bvng.org |
| As of September 29, 2018 | |
The Federal Association for Sustainability is a German non-governmental organization (NGO) at national level in the legal form of a registered association. The seat of the federal association is Berlin . It is entered in the public list of the registration of associations and their representatives . The Federal Association for Sustainability is the only NGO in Europe with a holistic and also extended approach with regard to sustainable development.
purpose
The Federal Association for Sustainability represents the common ideational interests of its members in all sustainability-related issues, promotes cooperation between its members and supports them in fulfilling their tasks. The federal association advocates the interests of its members vis-à-vis the legislative bodies of the federal and state governments, the supervisory and regulatory authorities at national and international level as well as the media and the public. It is accredited by the German Bundestag and the Transparency Register of the European Commission .
goals and tasks
The Federal Association for Sustainability regards holism as the key to sustainability. In this sense, she has u. a. The aim is to integrate this as a decisive point of view into legislative and planning processes and to establish sustainability as a national goal. Her main task is the civil society, complementary support of development processes in government organizations with regard to sustainability strategies. This also includes strategies with regard to climate protection / climate change. In addition, the federal association works on the application-oriented implementation of the sustainable development goals of the UN in business, society, politics and administration. Your projects are based on this and are carried out together with public funding agencies, business and civil society initiatives.
Sustainability award
Once a year on April 25, the general assembly selects the winners from the nominations for the “Federal Sustainability Award”. These include initiatives, organizations, companies and individuals who are involved in promoting a “sustainable, equilibrium, fair world” within the existing system. The prize mainly takes up new, innovative developments, is undoped and an honorary prize for particularly sustainable actions. The prize is awarded in the five categories of society, politics, administration, business and (from 2019) Vorsprung: Jugend. The first award ceremony took place in 2015.
Award winners
| year | category | organization | For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | society | The Center for Social Research (Halle / Saale) | the project ankommen-willkommen.de and the specific conditions of demographic change in rural and small-town areas examined therein as well as the development of regionally anchored demographic and migration strategies. It makes it clear that “participation” is the cornerstone of sustainable development. |
| politics | The Scientists4Future initiative (DE, AT, CH) | the essential contribution of Dr. Gregor Hagedorn and the Scientists for Future contributed to the public's credibility of the FridaysForFuture movement. This in turn meant that FFF were able to raise public awareness in Germany for climate protection and climate change to an unprecedented level in just a few months. | |
| administration | The sustainability officer of the Neukölln district office in Berlin | the creation of the position and the work of Berlin’s first district sustainability officer, who is exemplary for the potential in other parts of the administration at Berlin state or district level. | |
| The local Agenda 21 in Petershagen-Eggersdorf | the project "Concept for the adaptation of the green design in Petershagen-Eggersdorf to climate change". | ||
| The student initiative Sustainability Office of the Humboldt University in Berlin | the goal-oriented “breaking down” of university walls and the creation of acceptance and openness of sustainability in the university bodies, in particular through the establishment of the “Studium Oecologicum” created by students. | ||
| economy | The association "Crafts with Responsibility eV" (Wetter / Ruhur) | the high degree of goal-oriented work, creativity, innovation and practical feasibility with regard to the preservation and further development of craft as a cultural asset and the focus on qualitative growth. | |
| Advantage: youth | The Sustain-It sustainability initiative of the Free University of Berlin | The "Why (no) Milk" project, an information project by young students for young students with a model character, which deals with milk and dairy products and their alternatives under the aspect of climate protection. | |
| 2018 | society | The Friedensbaum Foundation, Lellwangen / Deggenhauser Tal | to bring their activities, the cultures, spirituality and diversity of indigenous peoples into the focus of attention. Almost everywhere in the world indigenous peoples are threatened with extinction, displacement from traditional settlement areas or relocation to reservations. |
| politics | The Society for Freedom Rights eV (Berlin) | fighting for fundamental judgments of particular importance for the protection of civil liberties against state intervention. The association describes itself as "legal protection insurance for the Basic Law". | |
| administration | The 'FairGrid' project (Feldkirchen-Westerham) | his work in Africa: the combination of technical possibilities for stable electricity grids (fair access to electricity) with the creation of technical requirements for a pension insurance system (fair, dignified life in old age) and for internet-based access to knowledge and participation (distant education system for rural areas Room). | |
| economy | EAST MOST | Streuobstwiesenmanufaktur GmbH (Berlin) | the objective of laying the basis of business activities on the protection and maintenance of orchards and the use of ancient types of fruit. With the phrase "orchards are the small rainforests of Germany", the company shows the great importance of such cultivation areas for biodiversity in Germany. | |
| 2017 | society | The philosopher and cultural scientist Prof. Dr. Byung-Chul Han , Berlin | Evidence of social change processes that hinder sustainable development or make it impossible, using the example of increasing isolation of people |
| politics | The Federal Association of the Green Economy Unternehmensgrün eV , Berlin | Decades of commitment to the improvement of framework conditions for sustainable economy and society | |
| administration | The WaldWelten Foundation , Eberswalde | Innovative public-public partnership between the city of Eberswalde and the University for Sustainable Development to promote forest-related research and application-oriented public environmental education | |
| economy | The company taste development GmbH, Aalen | Development of the "Greenspoon", an innovative product mix of packaging, everyday objects and food, which can bring about a change in consumption patterns without changing lifestyle habits | |
| 2016 | society | The association Sanktionsfrei eV, Berlin | Development of practice- oriented , practical and nationwide available assistance for Hartz4 recipients to avoid sanctions |
| politics | The Changing Cities eV association (formerly the Lebenswerte Stadt eV network), Berlin ( bicycle referendum ) | Implementation of a nationwide "legal hackathon " for innovative, collaborative legal development within the framework of referendums | |
| administration | The University of Economics and Law together with the University of Technology and Economics , Berlin | Development and establishment of a joint, innovative and new BA / MA course "Public and Nonprofit Management" | |
| economy | The start-up BioInspiration GbR, Eberswalde | Product development of a filament for 3-D printers based on plants | |
| 2015 | society | The association Mein Grundeinkommen eV , Berlin | Experimental research project to verify the effects of unconditional basic income |
| politics | The Liquid Democracy eV association, Berlin | Development of the Adhocracy platform for participation in decision-making processes | |
| administration | The city Weilheim i.OB . | Anchoring the concept of public participation as the 4th pillar of sustainability | |
| economy | The company TRIGEMA Inh. W. Grupp eK , Burladingen | Product line in terms of the circular economy, the cradle-to-cradle |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Public list on the registration of associations and their representatives , accessed on October 24, 2019 under number 724.
- ^ Federal Association for Sustainability: 6-component model for sustainability. Retrieved September 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Federal Government | Statement by the Federal Association for Sustainability on the government draft of the German Sustainability Strategy. July 31, 2016, accessed October 24, 2019 .
- ↑ z. E.g .: INEBB - Integration of Sustainable Development in Vocational Education and Training: Vocational Training for Sustainable Development - Pilot Projects 2015-2019. Federal Institute for Vocational Training | Federal Ministry of Education and Research, accessed on October 24, 2019 .
- ↑ z. E.g .: Arche-Metropolis-Europa-Expedition for sustainability. Pulszeit eV for applied arts, education and science, accessed on September 29, 2018 .
- ^ Federal Association for Sustainability: The "Federal Sustainability Award". Retrieved October 24, 2019 .
- ↑ forum-csr.net: Sustainability Award 2015 "Federal Sustainability Band"
- ^ Rainer Fröhlich / handwerksblatt.de: Responsible craft awarded. October 23, 2019, accessed October 24, 2019 .