12.1 Sustainable consumption and production patterns
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The Competence Centre for Sustainable Consumption (KNK) was set up in 2017 to support the implementation of the National Programme on Sustainable Consumption (NPNK). The following partners work closely together within the KNK:

• Federal Environment Agency (UBA), 
• Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE),
• German Aerospace Center (DLR), 
• German Cooperation for International Cooperation GmbH (GIZ),
• Competence Centre for Sustainable Procurement (KNB).

The tasks of the KNK include the management of the program implementation of the NPNK, the provision of information services and scientific support. The overall goal is to raise public awareness for sustainable consumption, to facilitate an exchange between all social actors and to promote synergies in the implementation of the National Programme on Sustainable Consumption.

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 National Programme on Sustainable Consumption was adopted by the Federal Government in 2016. It formulates approaches for the implementation of the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development from the consumer and product perspective. It aims to contribute to reconciling consumption patterns and lifestyle with ecological and economic limits. The national programme identifies and defines objectives, principles of action, fields of action, and implementation strategies in order to systematically expand and promote sustainable consumption in its various facets.

The implementation of circular economy and especially the closure of cycles for raw materials requires collaboration beyond national borders. Therefore, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research promotes the joint transnational calls of the pan European R&I programme ERA-MIN. Partners of transnational consortia should provide a significant contribution to the transnational added value of collaboration. The scope of the joint calls is to promote research addressing thematic areas of the circular economy (sustainable exploration, extraction and processing technologies, recycling, substitution of critical raw materials).The implementation of circular economy and especially the closure of cycles for raw materials requires collaboration beyond national borders. Therefore, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research promotes the joint transnational calls of the pan European R&I programme ERA-MIN. Partners of transnational consortia should provide a significant contribution to the transnational added value of collaboration. The scope of the joint calls is to promote research addressing thematic areas of the circular economy (sustainable exploration, extraction and processing technologies, recycling, substitution of critical raw materials).