{"id":5950,"date":"2025-07-11T12:51:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T10:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jugendherbergen-im-rheinland.de\/newsblog\/?p=4381"},"modified":"2025-10-30T11:06:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:06:51","slug":"der-djh-rheinland-veroeffentlicht-seine-erklaerung-zum-deutschen-nachhaltigkeitskodex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jugendherbergen-im-rheinland.de\/familien2026\/en\/2025\/07\/11\/der-djh-rheinland-veroeffentlicht-seine-erklaerung-zum-deutschen-nachhaltigkeitskodex\/","title":{"rendered":"The DJH-Rhineland publishes its declaration on the German Sustainability Code"},"content":{"rendered":"

The youth hostels in the Rhineland are leading the way: as the first regional association of the German Youth Hostel Association, the Rhineland regional association has produced a comprehensive sustainability report - in accordance with the criteria of the German Sustainability Code (DNK)<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. This code is a cross-industry standard for sustainability reporting in Germany and was developed by the German Council for Sustainable Development on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. The aim is to make the sustainability performance and efforts of companies and organisations visible, transparent and comparable.<\/p>\n

The DNK Declaration 2023 of the DJH Rhineland regional association was successfully published in 2025. It was created under the leadership of the management with the support of a corporate consultancy and documents how sustainability is practised in the 32 youth hostels in the Rhineland, from strategy to practical implementation.<\/p>\n

Why a sustainability report?<\/h2>\n

Protecting nature and conserving resources are voluntary commitments that have been enshrined in the statutes of the DJH Rhineland regional association for over 100 years and guide its actions. From now on, its commitment will be mapped in a structured way on the DNK platform and communicated clearly and comprehensibly.<\/p>\n

Sustainability as a strategic goal<\/h2>\n

Since 2023, the DJH Rhineland Regional Association has been pursuing a comprehensive sustainability strategy as a fundamental objective of the association. This strategy is continued year after year in a derived process. Continuous data collection creates the basis for this and makes future developments measurable. All further strategic and operational measures within the organisation are aligned with this. The Sustainability Code report categorises the areas of business activity that are particularly closely linked to sustainability into three areas:<\/p>\n