12.1 Sustainable consumption and production patterns
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Whether it's food, mobility or clothing, consumption as a cross-sectional issue encompasses all areas of our everyday lives. In accordance with that, many ministries and stakeholders are involved in promoting sustainable consumption in Germany. The Competence Center for Sustainable Consumption was established to support their cooperation, the networking of activities, and the exchange and provision of knowledge. Subordinate authorities of several participating ministries work closely together in the Competence Center, and the office is located at the Federal Environment Agency.

On 27 January 2011 in Berlin, Germany SAVE FOOD was introduced to the public by the partners Messe Düsseldorf and the FAO. SAVE FOOD puts the issue of global food losses onto the political and economic agenda. Together with members from business, politics and civil society, SAVE FOOD aims to drive innovation, promote interdisciplinary dialogue and initiate debate in order to generate solutions to reduce food waste, across the entire value chain "from the field to the plate".

The German Partnership for Sustainable Mobility (GPSM) is serving as a guide for sustainable mobility and green logistics solutions from Germany. As a platform for exchanging knowledge, expertise and experiences, GPSM supports the transformation towards sustainability in developing and emerging countries. It serves as a network of information from academia, businesses, civil society and associations.

The CSR Award of the Federal Government is intended to honour outstanding examples of social responsibility and motivate imitation: The prize is awarded to companies that implement exemplary fair business practices and employee-oriented human resources policies, use natural resources sparingly, protect the climate and the environment, get involved locally and also assume responsibility in the supply chain.

Companies based in Germany were able to apply in three different size categories and two special award categories for the 2020 round of the competition. Each participating company receives an individual evaluation for the continuous improvement of its own CSR commitment. The CSR Award of the Federal Government is an essential measure of the National CSR Strategy of the Federal Government. Within the Federal Government, the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) is in charge.

Innovations are essential for the entire agricultural sector to strengthen its competitiveness. In order to utilise and bundle the great potential of ideas from industry and science, the programme for the promotion of innovation of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) was published in July 2006. The aim is to support technical and non-technical innovations in all areas of agriculture and the food industry. The focus is on the use of the latest scientific findings for the development of internationally competitive products, processes and services.

The innovation promotion programme focuses on application-oriented and product-oriented research and development and thus on the research categories "Industrial Research" and "Experimental Development". The main addressees of the innovation funding are commercial enterprises and research institutions, which usually work together to realise innovations.

The funding areas are diverse and have grown steadily since the innovation funding programme began. In addition to research and development projects from the various areas of plant production, agricultural technology and livestock farming, the central focal points of safe food and healthy nutrition round off the current funding range.