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• State Secretary of Finance Dr Silke Schneider: "The Competence Centre is an important partner for districts and municipalities in sustainable procurement".
• State Secretary for the Environment Dr Dorit Kuhnt: "With this service offer for municipalities, the state is creating the best conditions for a more sustainable administration at all levels."

Since 17 December 2019, the "Competence Centre for Sustainable Procurement and Awarding" (KNBV) has been supporting municipalities and other public administration bodies in Schleswig-Holstein in taking sustainability into account. The tasks range from paperless procurement processes and PVC-free office supplies to electric service vehicles including a charging station concept or sustainable services such as plastic-free, fair and regional catering. The KNBV provides advice, information and support on all questions relating to these processes, products or committee and public relations work. Interested municipalities and other public administration bodies will find competent answers for concrete projects as well as a wide range of training courses and events.

State Secretary for Finance Dr. Silke Schneider explained: "Especially in public administration, resource protection and sustainability play a central role. In this respect, the Competence Centre is an important partner for the municipalities. In this centre, we bundle expertise and practical support in the challenge of procuring sustainable products economically as well."

State Secretary for the Environment Dr. Dorit Kuhnt said: "The federal and state governments are committed to the Global Sustainability Goals. In this context, the state is creating the best conditions for a more sustainable administration at all levels with this service offer for municipalities. In doing so, the competence centre is intended to make it easier for those responsible to be transparent and thus make better decisions."

In future, the tasks of the KNBV will include a.o.:

• Product-related advice on specific procurement measures as well as on profitability calculations in the context of sustainable procurement and as preparation for committee decisions
• News and tips on sustainable procurement
• Market survey on sustainable products and services
• Operation of a joint website as a "networking platform" for all participating agencies, including contact form, "suggestion box" and calendar of events for sustainable issues and further training opportunities.
• Specifications on sustainable products

Also:

• Planning and implementation of joint actions and information events
• Further development of overarching "sustainability standards" of the Land and municipalities, together with interested departments, especially in districts and cities
• Focus topics such as e.g. "e-Mobility in (small) municipalities".
• Publications in the media of the municipal state associations
• Maintaining contacts with NGOs and business organisations (IHK, HWK, etc.)

The competence centre, based in Kiel, is initially limited until the end of 2021.
Further information
www.knbv.de

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