In Germany, around one in six euros is spent by the public sector (federal, state and local authorities). With this procurement volume of over €350 billion per year – or around 13% of the gross domestic product – the public sector has a decisive share in the demand for sustainable products and services. Slightly more than half of this expenditure is accounted for by municipal institutions. The switch to fair sustainable procurement holds great potential here.
On 23.04.2022, the members of the steering group met for their first meeting. 38 stakeholders from urban society and politics from the fields of social affairs, ecology, economy, governance, culture, integration, international affairs and science are working on developing an integrated sustainability strategy for Flensburg until 2023. The steering group is acting in an advisory capacity and is developing new municipal guiding principles as well as strategic and operational goals for Flensburg’s future direction.
corsus is moderating a project on the future of a peatland area in the district of Minden-Lübbecke. The aim is to bundle the interests of local stakeholders and to incorporate them into a common vision, drawn up as a basic principle.
In June 2021, the Flensburg City Council decided to update an urban development strategy based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the New Leipzig Charter – the tranformative power of cities for the common good.
corsus accompanies the entire development of the strategy “Flensburg 2030” on behalf of the Service Agency Communities in One World (SKEW) within the framework of the program “Globally Sustainable Communities Schleswig-Holstein”.
Four questions to Julius Wenzig on the project “Climate Campaign for the Manufacturing Industry ” for the Hamburg Ministry for Economics and Innovation (BWI).
What are the consequences of the changes on planning and life in cities?
In the newly published book “Die Stadt nach Corona” (The City after Corona) by Doris Kleinlein and Friederike Meyer, the two editors asked architects, urban planners and other actors from academia and practice to venture an outlook on the city after Corona. Friederike Meyer interviewed Anke Butscher and Bárbara Calderón Gómez-Tejedor about the common good economy in municipalities and new values in urban development.
The annual congress is the leading event of the DVNW (Deutsches Vergabenetzwerk) Akademie GmbH on questions of public procurement and public procurement law. This year, it took place again in Berlin on Friday the, 5th of November. The Procurement Day addresses representatives of public contracting authorities, private sector companies, the legal system, politics and science related to the topic.
The seven facilities and the central administration of the Diakonieverbund Schweicheln have had themselves assessed in a joint peer review process according to the values of the Economy for the Common Good (ECG).
corsus was commissioned by SKEW to support the city of Aschaffenburg together with Julia Pfinder in the preparation of the sustainability report according to BNK.
The city of Stockelsdorf starts its common good balance sheet with a kick-off workshop involving its administration.
