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What is Sustainable Berlin?

With Sustainable Meetings Berlin, we and our strong network of partners are placing the focus on delivering sustainable events and congresses. Our shared vision: to establish Berlin as one of the most sustainable global metropolises for business events and the MICE industry.
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Sustainable Berlin: Your Benefits

Our goal is to make Berlin one of the most sustainable venues worldwide – together with partners and event planners like you. 
To support you, we offer the industry-developed certification programme “Sustainable Berlin”, practical guides, hands-on workshops, a platform featuring certified suppliers, and one-to-one advice for sustainable business practices. Our experts will support you every step of the way – for events that make an impact. 

As an event planner, you’ll also benefit from a wide range of advantages offered by the Sustainable Berlin initiative. 

 

  • Certified partners at a glance: Use the Berlin Convention Finder to discover certified and reliable partners with sustainability credentials – such as sustainable conference hotels, event venues, service partners, and programme providers.
  • Personal advice & recommendations: Our Sustainable Berlin team will support and guide you throughout your sustainable event in Berlin.
  • Strong partner network: Benefit from our powerful partner network of passionate companies committed to continuously developing Berlin’s sustainable MICE industry.
  • Practical tools for planning: Make use of the free Sustainable Event Guidelines to organise your event sustainably across 13 fields of action. The CO₂ calculator also helps you keep your event’s environmental footprint in view.

What others say about us

We were thrilled to partner with visitBerlin for the BCD M&E SEROTONIN Event 2024. Their support and sustainable solutions aligned perfectly with our vision, helping us achieve our sustainability goals and earn the Sustainable Berlin Patch. Sustainability is a collective effort that thrives on partnerships like this.

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What Defines a Sustainable Partner?

 All partners certified by Sustainable Berlin undergo an audit based on a comprehensive catalogue of criteria. This catalogue aligns with internationally recognised standards and aims to establish a sustainable, future-ready MICE industry that acts responsibly – ecologically, socially, and economically.

As an event planner, you benefit from Sustainable Partners who demonstrate sustainable practices in four key areas: Ecology, Social, Economy and Governance, Risk & Compliance. 

1. Governance, Risk & Compliance

This area focuses on responsible corporate governance at all levels. It includes, for example, a code of conduct for all staff that takes into account the interests of all stakeholders (e.g. clients, employees, suppliers, shareholders, investors). Compliance with legal and industry-specific regulations is a basic requirement. In addition, companies define their own ethical principles and actively incorporate them into their governance strategy. 

2. Responsible Business Conduct

Beyond financial responsibility, companies act in socially and environmentally responsible ways. This includes offering sustainable products and services while also meeting their social responsibilities. Examples include fair wages, transparent cost structures, and forward-looking business models that benefit future generations.

3. Environmental Protection within the Organisation

This area focuses on environmental management and the concrete measures being implemented. It assesses which activities, products and services have an environmental impact and how companies are reducing emissions and waste, as well as managing hazardous materials responsibly. All of these aspects form part of the auditing process.

4. Social & Societal Responsibility

Sustainable action also means acting responsibly towards society. This wide-ranging area includes staff development, effective diversity management, and making a positive contribution to civil society – for example, through donations or Social Days in schools, nurseries, care homes or hospices.

Our Sustainable Partners at a Glance

More than 70 Berlin-based partners share our vision of making the capital one of the world’s most sustainable venues. They have implemented ambitious and far-reaching sustainability management systems, which are certified annually through external audits.

Discover sustainable partners
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Organise Sustainable Events – Tips & Guides

Want to plan your event sustainably? We’ve compiled everything you need for sustainable event planning: practical tips, the Sustainable Event Guidelines and useful tools such as the CO₂ calculator, which lets you easily estimate your event’s emissions.

Plan your sustainable event now
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Become a Sustainable Partner

Are you a supplier in Berlin’s MICE industry and want to actively contribute to our sustainable initiative? Then become a Sustainable Partner! Get certified by us and showcase your sustainability management – visibly and credibly. Find out more about the certification process and the funding programme available through the Kongressfonds for sustainable events in Berlin. 

Become a Sustainable Partner – free of charge
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Contact for Sustainable Berlin

Would you like to make your event more sustainable? We’ll be happy to offer you personalised advice on climate-friendly venues, Green Meeting options and sustainable services.

Kyra Reiter

Senior Marketing Manager Conventions

Kyra Reiter

Kyra Reiter


Senior Marketing Manager Conventions

Kyra Reiter

Kyra Reiter is the driving force behind the Sustainable Berlin initiative at the Berlin Convention Office. Since 2013, she has passionately brought together hotels, venues, agencies and caterers to make Berlin’s events sector more sustainable. With expertise and enthusiasm, she supports event organisers on their journey towards environmentally conscious formats. Her Master’s degree, completed in 2017, underlines one central theme: for Kyra, sustainability is more than just a trend – it’s a personal mission. Berlin is the stage on which she makes change happen.