Themed »Bidding instead of forbidding«, it helps companies which have neither sufficient financial nor human resources for the introduction of a sustainable management, the implementation of an appropriate environmental management system as also a check of their legal situation. Business processes and office routines are analysed, optimization potential - i.e. through a more efficient usage of resources - is shown. The resulting cost saving contributes - as it does the higher legal certainty - also to safeguarding the companies' competitiveness.

Awarding
In addition, topics of sustainable development are dealt with - as for example personnel development and options for a social commitment. A board decides on awarding the companies with the project logo. The network produced already many successful projects.