The Sustainability Check is a dialogue-oriented instrument for assessing the sustainability of municipal projects. It maps the three areas of sustainability (ecology, economy, society) as well as the framework conditions and long-term effects of municipal projects. The Sustainability Check provides pointers and food for thought: How sustainable is a municipal project? How can it become more sustainable?
The S!-Check primarily serves as a tool for a better understanding and holistic decisions of a concrete measure. It is not meant to be a final assessment of the sustainability of a project. Rather, it is a basis of discussion of the different dimensions of sustainability. The S!-Check is also a reflection and communication tool and can be used well for comparing several projects or project versions.
The impact of a project is assessed in the individual areas with the help of the respective guiding question and shown in colour. Red stands for an inhibiting effect and green for a promoting effect. A weak impact can be represented by a coloured circle. If no effect is to be expected, this is represented by a grey dot. If no statement can be made (e.g. because information relevant to the answer is missing), this is noted with a black dot in the field for comments. The decision of the processing team is made transparent and comprehensible by brief comments in the form.
After all questions have been answered, a coloured overall picture of the impacts of a project is created.
