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Sustainable planning

Practical tips for the sustainable planning of your event in Berlin

Berlin's Senator for Economic Affairs Ramona Pop at Berlin questions 2021 at San Gimignano Lichtenberg

Sustainable planning - this is how it's done!

The search for innovative solutions for Green Events in Berlin begins with the question of what sustainability actually means in practice for event planners and companies.

The Federal Environment Agency explains the term with a simple principle of action from forestry: anyone who uses natural resources should ensure that future generations can still benefit from them. This means that event organizers are encouraged to use resources responsibly and to pay attention to environmentally friendly and efficient concepts.

overview fields of action of the Sustainable Event Guidelines

Sustainable Event Guidelines and Supporter Patch

Use the guidelines as a planning document to develop and implement your events in a clearly structured and sustainable way. With the help of the Supporter Patch you can show your participants and stakeholders that you organise ecologically, socially and economically.

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11 tips for sustainable event planning

Infographic

Sustainability starts with the little things! Our infographics show you the aspects you can tweak during planning to devise an event more sustainably. Here you can find great suggestions to become sustainably creative.

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Infografik Sustainable Meetings Berlin mit Highlight auf CO2 Emissionen durch Catering

Planning components

Here you will find further information on the fields of action of the Sustainable Event Guidelines and learn more about how you can plan your event more efficient:

C02 made from green grass

General: Measure and offset CO2 emissions

Mountains in sunshine, in foreground digitized globe with sustainable symbols

General: Best Practices German Logistics Congress

Blog Berlin Meetings, Barrierefreie Hotels Berlin, Rollstuhlfahrerin an der Rezeption

General: barrier-free meetings

con|temporary christmas weekend, Kooperationspartner Deutsche Bahn, ICE Zug

Transportation: Deutsche Bahn event ticket

Berlin WelcomeCard am Fahrtkartenautomat kaufen

Transport: Berlin Welcome Card

Technologiepark Berlin Adlershof

Venue: Berlin's Future Places

MEET+CHANGE - Integrative Werkstatt Berlin Pankow mit kreativen Sitzmöglichkeiten

Venue: MEET & CHANGE

Historic gate

Sustainable conference hotels in & around Berlin

Detail of a buffet with desserts

Catering: sustainable MICE-Catering

Mülleimer mit Lebensmittelresten von oben

Catering: avoid food waste

Rental furniture made of euro pallets

Equipment: this is how sustainable Berlin's event outfitters perform

reduce reuse recycle concept.

Equipment: waste prevention & material recycling

people doing a workshop in a MEET+CHANGE Location

Framework program: Legacy - Impact on the destination

Fahrradlenker im Gegenlicht

Supporting program: City tour with a difference

Portrait of people in green t-shirts forming wavy line in field

Sustainable Partner: our sustainable service providers

Gründerin des Zero Waste Berlin Festival

Sustainable Meetings Berlin helped me since the first moment on my project. They have been open to support and provide help to create Zero Waste Berlin Festival. Berlin is becoming a vibrant sustainable hub, and sustainable entrepreneurs like us need the city on our side.

Coral Ruz Founder, Zero Waste Berlin Festival

Foto: Laptop mit grünem Bildschirm und dem Schriftzug Responsibility

Green encyclopedia for event planners

What is sustainability? What does Sustainable Event Management mean? What is the aim of the CSR Reporting Commitment? You can find these and other terms related to sustainability in our green encyclopedia for event pl

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Your contact for sustainable event planning

Berlin Convention Office, Teamfoto, Kyra Gragert

Kyra Reiter

Marketing Manager Conventions
Sustainable Meetings Berlin

kyra.reiter@visitBerlin.de
+49 (0)30 26 47 48 - 329