Germany throws away 1/3 of all food every year - that's over 300 kilograms per second. It’s not just food wasted during production, but more so the food being thrown out in our homes, in our restaurants, and in our supermarkets. But which opportunities are there to avoid this waste or transform it into something useful? Join us at this event to learn how Berlin startups are addressing this issue, how local-level policy can help, and how each of us…

Traffic is increasing in our cities as ever more people move to cities and have mobility requirements. Individual motorised traffic takes up a lot of space, creates more emissions and noise that are bad for both our mental and physical health, and of course, the climate. A transportation transition to sustainable modes of transport is needed: public transport, cycling, walking, e-mobility, inter-modal interconnectivity and sharing systems. However, the question is how will this be possible? How do we enable sustainable transport modes…

  We are living in a digital era in which technology is offering infinite possibilities. Technology is helping us to solve problems worldwide but it also sets up lots of challenges and problems. Moreover, digital transformation is converging with sustainability, being seen as a way to help to achieve the Agenda 2030. However, while technology and innovation can be key factors of progress, they can have undesired implications such as increase of inequality, exposure of personal privacy, consumerism etc. The…

Urban biodiversity plays a key role for the health of our cities, the quality of life and the fight against the climate change. Biodiversity is the diversity of life, diversity of ecosystems, variety of species, diversity of genes. It is also the diversity of interactions within and between these and it does not just exist outside our cities, but also inside, in front of our door, between and with us. More than we perceive it in everyday life. By 2050,…

Can we save the world by throwing away our things? Is minimalism a way to fight climate change, pollution and over consumption? Is it the ultimate path to personal happiness? Minimalism as a philosophy looks to remove unnecessary attachments to materialistic objects that keep our lives and homes cluttered. It also claims to make you a lot happier through focussing on the things you truely value. As a core aspect (or sometimes a side effect), the reduced consumption and clarity that come…

Do you want to make Berlin sustainable? We think it can’t be done alone, so we are inviting you to an evening of guided networking with a twist!

GreenBuzz Berlin & 360 Agency Berlin are an inspiring conference around the impact of marketing on the 19th of October at Forum Factory Berlin: ARTE MAGAZINE will be moderating, 360 AGENCY BERLIN supporting exclusively sustainable brands, will introduce their vision and initiative. WEF with Claudio Cocorocchia from the World Economic Forum in Switzerland will share a survey from his department (shaping the future of communication) which demonstrate that there is an increasing need of respecting online users data privacy from…

           This special edition of Sustainability Drinks will mark the opening of this year's OSCEdays. Join us and our inspiring speakers to exchange about Circular Cities. There will be no more waste in the city of tomorrow. What sounds like an utopian vision will be explored during this year’s OSCEdays from June 29-July 2. OSCE stands for Open Source Circular Economy and pursues the idea of ​​a sustainable future in which less garbage is created and the…