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D. Schostok
passed on to the state government from a strongly independent perspective, which
were previously discussed intensively and in an open internal exchange among the
actors (i.e. without representatives of the state). There also appears to be greater
flexibility regarding the members, since decisions on admission or resignation may
not be justified (party) politically, but quickly and exclusively in terms of content
and work organisation. Furthermore, the organisation of a Sustainability Advisory
Council via a third institution is not tied to election cycles. Especially regarding
the long-term impact cycles of sustainable development, this has an advantage, e.g.
with regard to questions of intergenerational justice and the challenge of long-term
thinking (Steurer 2010, p. 37). The positive effect that the “Third Party” approach
can have on the organisation and coordination of Sustainability Advisory Councils
is also confirmed by the results of the impact analysis. The results clearly show the
added value of the TEAM Sustainability for the development of NRW’s sustainability
strategy.
The results suggest that scientific organisations and in particular interdisciplinary
institutions and universities can and should take on a coordinating and organising
role for Sustainability Advisory Councils within a governmental sustainability architecture. In this way, they can play an active role as co-developers of the governmental
sustainability strategy and thus contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development
Goals.
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D. Schostok
passed on to the state government from a strongly independent perspective, which
were previously discussed intensively and in an open internal exchange among the
actors (i.e. without representatives of the state). There also appears to be greater
flexibility regarding the members, since decisions on admission or resignation may
not be justified (party) politically, but quickly and exclusively in terms of content
and work organisation. Furthermore, the organisation of a Sustainability Advisory
Council via a third institution is not tied to election cycles. Especially regarding
the long-term impact cycles of sustainable development, this has an advantage, e.g.
with regard to questions of intergenerational justice and the challenge of long-term
thinking (Steurer 2010, p. 37). The positive effect that the “Third Party” approach
can have on the organisation and coordination of Sustainability Advisory Councils
is also confirmed by the results of the impact analysis. The results clearly show the
added value of the TEAM Sustainability for the development of NRW’s sustainability
strategy.
The results suggest that scientific organisations and in particular interdisciplinary
institutions and universities can and should take on a coordinating and organising
role for Sustainability Advisory Councils within a governmental sustainability architecture. In this way, they can play an active role as co-developers of the governmental
sustainability strategy and thus contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development
Goals.
References
Becker FG (2011) Grundlagen der Unternehmensführung. Einführung in die Manage-mentlehre.
Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin, Germany
Bertelsmann Foundation (ed) (n.d. a) Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien erfolgreich entwickeln.
https://www.bertelsmann-Foundation.de/de/unsere-projekte/abgeschlossene-projekte/nachha
ltigkeitsstrategien-erfolgreich-entwickeln/. Last accessed 20 Apr 2018
Bertelsmann Foundation (ed) (n.d. b) Monitor Nachhaltige Kommune. https://www.bertelsmannFoundation.de/de/unsere-projekte/monitor-nachhaltige-kommune/. Last accessed 20 Apr 2018
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NRW_EN.pdf. Last accessed 20 Apr 2018
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