Landesverband Nachhaltiges Sachsen e.V. (LVNS)

The Landesverband Nachhaltiges Sachsen e.V. (LVNS) is a civil society and non-partisan alliance that has been consolidating and strengthening the commitment to sustainability in Saxony since 2018. The association consists of a variety of civil society organizations, businesses, and engaged individuals who are committed to sustainable development in the region.

• Networking and connection: The LVNS provides a network that promotes professional and strategic exchange, creates synergies, and enables new collaborations, especially between civil society actors, politics, administration, business, and other societal areas.
• Consultation and cooperation: The association advises actors at the local and regional levels and organizes participatory exchange formats to promote sustainable development.
• Educational and consulting offerings: Various events, competitions, and consulting and educational offerings are conducted to provide impulses for sustainable development and create opportunities for exchange and discussion[3].

The main mission of the LVNS is to consolidate and strengthen the commitment to sustainability in Saxony. The association sees itself as a voice and representation of sustainability activists and as a contact and cooperation partner for the state government and state politics as well as for multipliers from other societal areas.

The LVNS stands for a holistic understanding of strong sustainability, based on the 17 global sustainability goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. The values of the association include networking, support, and cooperation, with the aim of promoting a vibrant culture of engagement and open discourse[1].

• Sustainable economy: The association promotes an economic system that conserves resources, respects planetary boundaries, and focuses on human well-being. Projects for practical resource protection are made visible and activists in this field are networked.
• Sustainable regional and municipal development: Municipalities are supported in implementing global goals through local action, and citizens are involved in this process.
• Strengthening activists in rural areas: The association supports the networking of sustainability actors in the rural areas of Saxony to become effective together.
• Climate protection and energy transition: The energy transition and climate protection are at the center, especially in the coal exit regions in Lusatia and the Central German region.
• Sustainable nutrition and agriculture: Climate- and environmentally-friendly regional value chains for healthy nutrition and strengthening the local economy are promoted.
• Engagement, civil society, and democracy: A vibrant culture of engagement, open discourse, and the preservation of democratic values is seen as the foundation for sustainable development[1].

Since 2022, the LVNS has been a partner for Saxony in the network of Regional Networks for Sustainability Strategies (RENN). This network connects activists from all societal areas to promote sustainable development in the regions and support the implementation of the 17 global sustainability goals[3].

• 1 - https://nachhaltiges-sachsen.de/verband/
• 2 - https://www.nachhaltigkeit.sachsen.de/nachhaltigkeitsstrategie-2018-4294.html
• 3 - https://nachhaltiges-sachsen.de
• 4 - https://nachhaltiges-sachsen.de/mitglieder/
• 5 - https://bne-sachsen.de/materialien/liste-nachhaltige-unternehmen-in-sachsen/