The German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE) has developed a "Werkstatt N" quality label which will, in future, be awarded every year to 100 projects and project drafts from up and down the country. To this end, the Council bestowed its first "Werkstatt N" quality label awards on 45 projects and project drafts for a sustainable Germany during its annual conference which was held in Berlin on 27 September 2010. In the opinion of the Council, the people behind the initiatives demonstrate both resourcefulness and commitment in their approach to showing how sustainability ideas can be turned into deeds and added value for the benefit of society.

In 2011 more initiatives which can already display concrete examples of sustainable activities will be invited to submit their applications online at www.werkstatt-n.de for a "Werkstatt N-Projekt 2011" award. Those currently in the idea-forming or drafting stage of their project may apply for a "Werkstatt N-Impuls 2011" label. From all submitted entries, the jury comprising members of the Council and experts from RNE's head office will select those projects and project drafts most suited to receiving the award.