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Partners explained

What do partners do?

Partners may engage with the NEB initiative and Community by engaging in and/or supporting various types of activities (sometimes depending on the type of entity), for instance:

  • Acting as amplifiers of the NEB initiative, spread opportunities, learnings and policy updates through their channels to boost NEB activity on the ground;
  • Participating in dedicated Community consultations by providing specialised insights based on their unique practitioner perspectives;
  • Organising within the Community around collective priority topics and developing a team to propose and launch a NEB LAB;
  • Partners that represent businesses or public authorities may leverage their resources to host or sponsor NEBLab projects;
  • Establishing a Local Chapter —a decentralised physical hub focusing on the topic of the NEB from a more specialised perspective, at either the village/city, regional or national level;
  • Generally collaborating with citizens and institutions to achieve more beautiful, sustainable, inclusive living experiences;
  • many more activities are possible as long as they are concrete and contribute to achieving the objectives of the New European Bauhaus.

Please note that the partners’ commitments are not subject to financial support.

How to become a partner

  1. Commit to the values of the European Union and the guiding values and principles of the New European Bauhaus initiative. Candidates confirm their commitment in the initial part of the application.
  2. Introduce the applicant entity, specify primary fields of activity, geographic location and other descriptive information.
  3. Explain honestly and concretely the motivation for joining the NEB Community. This includes describing alignment with the initiative and expectations for engagement. The quality and detail of the responses in this section play an important role in determining eligibility. They should also be consistent with the general description of the entity or ensure to draw the necessary links if the entity is less NEB aligned by default. As long as an entity can demonstrate precisely how they intend to take up the NEB values and principles, they do not need to be fully NEB-aligned from the start.
  4. Acceptance & public display of information
    If the application is successful, the entity becomes a New European Bauhaus Partner and the logo and commitment provided in the application become public on the official website. A more detailed description of the entity’s activities and contact information also provided in the application get published on the private Community platform, open only to Community members.

Apply to become a  partner  

How are Partners selected?

The call for Partners of the New European Bauhaus is permanently open. The European Commission screens the applications to check the proposed activities' scope, quality, and alignment.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible to become a NEB Community member, applicants must:

  1. Be a legally registered entity and able to provide official documentation to substantiate this status. Applications on behalf of individuals will not be accepted;
  2. Demonstrate support for the NEB initiative and/or alignment with NEB values and principles as defined in the NEB Compass;
  3. Maintain a publicly accessible digital platform (e.g. website) that offers an informative overview of the entity and is consistent with the responses provided in the submitted application that describe the entity and its NEB alignment;
  4. Belong to one of the following categories:
    1. Company/business
    2. Umbrella organisation
    3. Non-governemental organisation / non-profit organisation
    4. Public authority
    5. Academic/research institution;
  5. Have no known history of public allegations, in particular regarding academic or environmental misconduct, involving the entity or any affiliated organisations;

Exclusion criteria

NEB Community members must maintain alignment with NEB values and principles and especially must:

  1. NOT claim to work for or speak on behalf of the European Commission or the New European Bauhaus initiative or unit. Membership does not constitute a professional affiliation with the European Commission;
  2. NOT imply that your entity’s views, activities or initiatives are officially endorsed by the European Commission or the New European Bauhaus initiative due to your membership in the NEB Community;
  3. NOT use their role as a NEB Community member to seek undue advantage, including for personal or commercial promotion or profit, or to benefit from your role in contexts unrelated to advancing the NEB initiative and its objectives;
  4. NOT use their title for deceptive or misleading communication nor engage in activities or practices that portray their organisation as more environmentally friendly or inclusive than it is;
  5. NOT engage in academic, professional or legal misconduct.

 

Revocation of membership: NEB Community members who, in the sole discretion of the European Commission, are found to be non-compliant with the above requirements or otherwise fail to maintain alignment with NEB values and principles, will have their membership status revoked.