Municipalities Archive

Economy for the Common Good: Marburg-Biedenkopf district takes on pioneering role

7. January 2026/by Corsus

The district administration of Marburg-Biedenkopf is the first district administration in Germany to successfully complete a common good report in accordance with the criteria of the Economy for the Common Good (GWÖ). The district is thus sending a strong signal for transparent, responsible administrative action. The process was professionally advised and accompanied by Dr Anke Butscher, certified GWÖ consultant at corsus GmbH.

Resilient municipalities – Resilient in times of change

5. November 2025/by Corsus

Climate crisis, demographic change, pandemics, energy insecurity and social polarisation present local authorities with complex challenges today. With resilience, local authorities can remain capable of acting even in difficult times.

Ibbenbüren sets an example for North Rhine-Westphalia by exploiting new opportunities for sustainable procurement – corsus provides support through training

5. November 2025/by Corsus

In October, corsus held a training course on sustainable procurement in Ibbenbüren.

EU omnibus bill halted: Political dynamics slow down simplification of CSRD and CSDDD

29. October 2025/by Corsus

The political debate surrounding the so-called EU Omnibus, the negotiations to simplify the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), from the perspective of corsus.

Anke Butscher is a certified sustainability manager and auditor for community and regional development in accordance with ISO 17024

20. August 2025/by Corsus

Anke Butscher is a certified sustainability manager and auditor for community and regional development in accordance with ISO 17024

Sustainability strategy for the district of Plön, supported by corsus, adopted

13. August 2025/by Corsus

The district of Plön has unanimously adopted a comprehensive sustainability strategy that shows ways for social, ecological and economic development in the interests of the people in the district and beyond. Together with OCF Consulting, corsus has intensively supported the development of the sustainability strategy over the past two years and advised the district on this.

corsus moderates workshop to develop Hamburg’s nutrition strategy

9. July 2025/by Corsus

corsus moderated a workshop on the development of Hamburg’s food strategy as part of the Hamburg Sustainability Week on 4 June 2025.

corsus at the municipal congress „Now more than ever! – Sustainable development works!“ 2025 in Berlin

2. July 2025/by Corsus

corsus discussed approaches to digitalising sustainability reports and anchoring sustainability in the municipal budget at the municipal congress on 26 June in Berlin under the motto ‘Now more than ever – sustainable development works!’.

Four parishes of the Northern Church in Germany live sustainability and the common good

21. May 2025/by Corsus

The parishes of Nieharde, Witzwort, Oldenswort and Husum celebrated the successful completion of their Common Good Balance Sheet with Nora Steen, Bishop of the Schleswig and Holstein diocese, on 14 May 2025 at Christian Jensen Kolleg in Breklum. The parishes were the first in northern Germany to spend a year working out their contributions to the common good with the advice of Dr Anke Butscher and Gerd Lauermann.

International Day for Biological Diversity: Effective protection of biodiversity is more important than ever!

14. May 2025/by Corsus

22 May is the International Day for Biological Diversity. Biodiversity Day was established to emphasise the importance of biodiversity for society and the economy and to raise awareness of the need for nature conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources. In 2025, the motto of the day is ‘Harmony of nature and sustainable development’ – a fitting motto for the work of many corsus projects.