First meeting of the steering group

Beckum sets out on the path to a sustainability strategy

The town of Beckum is one of 10 model municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia taking part in the "Process Chain Sustainability NRW" project and is developing an integrated sustainability strategy that combines social, economic and ecological objectives.

6 February 2024 by Sandra Berges
Group picture with sustainable goals
  • Important goals in view: The steering group for the creation of the Beckum sustainability strategy poses for a group photo before the first meeting.

The first meeting of the steering group in Beckum's Ständesaal has now been launched. The steering group with representatives from companies, political groups, the municipal community and the town of Beckum will develop the content of the sustainability strategy and, together with two project managers from the Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Agenda 21 NRW e.V. (LAG 21 NRW), work out the five fields of action for which goals, guidelines, values and measures are to be developed.

With the help of a "gallery walk", the participants had the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the ten fields of action available for selection, which are derived from the 17 global sustainability goals specifically for municipalities, and then cast their vote for five fields of action.

During the event, the members of the steering group voted in favour of the following fields of action: sustainable administration, good work & sustainable management, climate protection & energy, sustainable mobility and resource conservation & climate impact adaptation.

The sustainability strategy will now be developed with these areas of action in the upcoming meetings of the steering group.

The aim of the project is to contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at municipal level. The "Process Chain Sustainability NRW" project runs until the end of 2024 and ends with the adoption of the action programme by the Beckum City Council.

The project is being implemented by LAG 21 NRW on behalf of the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MUNV).