NIRGENDWO Environmental Education & Cultural Site in Wriezener Park
Event location
The Environmental Education Centre and Cultural Venue in Wriezener Park
NIRGENDWO is located in an urban green space. Our special focus is on respect for the habitats of flora and fauna, nature conservation, recreation and individual aspects of leisure activities, such as low-threshold cultural and environmental education programmes, and communal gardening in the beds around the locomotive shed. For many residents, the daily networking with the non-profit project, as well as visiting the gardens in the sense of preventive health care, is relaxing and important. Non-public, non-cultural and commercial events therefore only take place at NIRGENDWO to a limited extent and under special conditions.
Sustainable venue - Sustainable events
Are you on the lookout for an urban location for small to medium-sized events with sustainable principles and ideas for implementation? NIRGENDWO is the perfect platform for workshops, summer receptions, incentives, corporate events, dinners, screenings, launch events, exhibitions and much more. We are open to hearing your ideas!
Please note that events at NIRGENDWO are designed to be completely vegan and use disposable plastic-free material, and there is a night-time curfew of 0:00 am to protect the flora and fauna. Furthermore, the place aspires to ensure a sustainable character and implementation at all events. This begins with the decoration and design, continues with the catering and the people involved, and extends to the content and programming. The mission of NIRGENDWO is to inspire everyone in their interaction with and experience of our evolved urban nature oasis. We love to make people aware of the flora and fauna and their needs in the city and to give them concrete tips and information that they can actively implement at home or at work for a green and sustainable Berlin. For more information and inspirational ideas for your event, click here (only available in german).
Commitment to sustainability
Since the year 2013, we have been developing the former locomotive shed and the surrounding green space in Wriezener Park into an open environmental education and cultural venue. It is a great place for peaceful encounters and action for the common good. It is also a place for community urban gardening projects with residents from the neighbourhood and with cultural activities and events for the whole family.
We are committed to a mindful and sustainable approach to people and nature and to the resources available to us in our daily work. Fair wages are just as much a part of this as plastic-reduced and energy-saving catering. We see ourselves as a place that respects and protects every form of life equally, is completely vegan and is part of the edible city and nutrition education. We are a place that spreads the awareness for a respectful and mindful treatment of every form of life in all our offerings to participants, guests and visitors.
Conference rooms
- max. room dimension up to 77m²
- 1 Event space total
- max. room height up to 5m
- Exhibition space from 0 to 77m²
- suitable for up to 130 participants
Equipment in event spaces
- Audio system
- Full darkness
- In-house technical personnel
- Natural light
- Projection technology
- WiFi in event spaces
Downloadable material about the location
Sustainability performance
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Leader
Obligation criteria
- Governance - Integrating a sustainability strategy
- Governance - Implementing sustainability goals
- Governance - Sustainable business development management
- Compliance - Observing laws and guidelines
- Compliance – Integrating a code of conduct
- Compliance - Active incident management for breaches of compliance
- Data Privacy – Ensuring data management meets the statutory requirements
- Corporate culture – Communicating the sustainability vision statement
- Risk analysis - Structured risk management
- Shareholders - Transparent information on shareholder structure and participations
Optional criteria
- Transparency - Public sustainability reporting
Environment Leader
Obligation criteria
- Energy – Use of renewable energies
- Carbon emissions – Auditing carbon footprint
- Carbon footprint - Travel management system to cut carbon emissions
- Carbon footprint - Mobility management strategies to reduce carbon emissions
- Energy – Managing energy saving and efficiency
- Emissions and environmental pollution control - Avoidance of noise, light, etc.
- Waste – Systematic waste avoidance, sorting, and recycling
- Environmental management – Environmental management system in place
- Environmental management – Increasing energy efficiency of facilities
- Environmental management – Safe treatment of hazardous materials
- Environmental management – Reducing water consumption
- Environmental management – Eco-friendly furnishings for premises and locations
- Environmental management – Using eco-friendly consumables
Optional criteria
- Environmental management – Putting green office strategies into place
- Environmental costs – Carbon offset for projects and business activities
Society Leader
Obligation criteria
- Employee satisfaction – Promoting employee loyalty and motivation
- Work-life balance - Flexible working time models and CSR catalogue
- Occupational health and safety measures - Safeguarding productivity
- HR strategy – Supporting staff development and training
- HR plan – Strategic HR management
- HR strategy – Appraisal interviews and incentive system in place
- Diversity - Management of diversity and equal opportunities
- Diversity - Ensuring the workplace is free from discrimination
- Training and further training – Promoting professional and personal development
- Training and further training – Developing skills in sustainability
- Suggestion scheme – Strengthening sustainable processes
- Dialogue - Involving stakeholders groups
- Accessibility – facilitating participation
Optional criteria
- Diversity - Integrating not-for-profit organisations
- Social commitment - Regulating donations and sponsoring
- Social commitment - Supporting company volunteer programmes
Business Leader
Obligation criteria
- Quality – Introducing structured quality management
- Quality – Establishing a structured complaints management procedure
- Quality – Regular dialogue with stakeholders to improve quality
- Risks – Established risk analysis of products and projects
- Innovation – Expanding the sustainable service portfolio
- Innovation – Sustainable product and innovation management
- Security – Establishing a user safety process
- Budget discipline – Structured bid and invoicing management
- Remuneration policy – Equitable remuneration structure
- Suppliers – Aligning the supply chain along sustainable lines
- Suppliers – Monitoring sustainability criteria in the supply chain
Optional criteria
- Resources – Efficient purchasing of sustainable products and services
- Financing – Ecological and ethical financial participation
- Memberships – Transparent information on association memberships
Location & Connection
NIRGENDWO Environmental Education & Cultural Site in Wriezener Park
Helsingforser Str. 10, D-10243 Berlin, Friedrichshain