Sustainability

Supermarché in Berlin-Kreuzberg is a shop for ecological fair trade fashion with a huge selection of fair organic jeans and green produced basics. On around 100 sqm, you'll find over 50 sustainable fair fashion brands and their own label, Hirschkind.

Located on Engeldamm in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Blumental is a light-filled coffee house with plant-based cuisine, spoiling its guests from morning till night: Brunch here is vegan-vegetarian and homemade, with highlights such as pink pancakes with sour cherries or the carrot-salmon sandwich, all following a zero-waste principle.

More than just vegetables grow in the Botanical People's Park Blankenfelde-Pankow: The farm gardens in Volkspark Pankow combine community gardening with ecological learning on a historic garden site from 1909. Those who lease a plot here get sustainable cultivation, fresh harvest, and a piece of green deceleration in Berlin's northeast.

Wildling Shoes Berlin combines minimalist shoe designs with sustainable production.

Paper & Tea offers exquisite teas, accessories, and gift items. Only whole-leaf teas and high-quality herbal teas from sustainable cultivation are offered.

On Alte Schönhauser Straße in Mitte, a shop is hidden that turns everyday objects from all over the world into something special. o.k. International has been curating household goods and home accessories since 1997 that are sometimes practical, sometimes poetic, and always a little different from what is known in this country.

In Potsdam-Bornim, not far from Sanssouci Palace, lies the cradle of the modern perennial garden: Foerster Stauden combines over 115 years of breeding history with an unparalleled assortment. Anyone looking to buy hardy perennials, grasses, and ferns directly from the producer won't find a closer source anywhere else in Germany.

Superfood bowls, cold-pressed juices, and a holistic self-care philosophy: Daluma on Weinbergsweg in Berlin-Mitte is the go-to place for anyone who wants to eat mindfully at lunchtime without sacrificing taste. For even better value, check Too Good To Go in the evenings.

The Neukölln tea shop on Weserstraße specializes in single-origin teas from fair and direct trade. They can be tasted on site alongside coffee specialties.

In the heart of Kollwitzkiez, surrounded by historic buildings and the weekly organic market at Kollwitzplatz, The Organic Hairstudio has carved out its own niche as a natural hairdresser in Prenzlauer Berg. Owner Luise Siemens works with products that are 98 percent natural, delivering true master hairdresser quality without chemical compromises.

In Kreuzberg, Prinzessinnenstraße, furniture with a story is created: UpCycle Berlin produces handmade custom design furniture from old Berlin construction wood that would otherwise end up in incineration. Sustainable living and individual furnishing truly come together here.

Those looking for professional natural cosmetics advice in Prenzlauer Berg will find exactly what they need on Schönhauser Allee. Since 1991, Tiaré has stood for certified natural cosmetics, a wide organic range, and professional cosmetic treatments under one roof.

Located in Neukölln, directly on Hermannstraße, Isla Coffee has been a staple for specialty coffee and sustainable trendy breakfast for years. This zero-waste café combines vegetarian brunch culture with a consistent ecological ethos, without losing sight of enjoyment.

On the former Prinzessinnengarten site at Moritzplatz in Kreuzberg, a non-commercial, self-organized neighborhood and inclusion garden has been created. Those who garden here do so according to the principles of permaculture - collaboratively, democratically, and open to all.

If you don't want to compromise for your child, Schöneberg is the right place for you: The children's furniture store KLEIN-HOLZ has been focusing on pollutant-free, grow-with-me children's furniture made from high-quality materials for over 40 years. Not an anonymous furniture store, but an owner-managed specialist shop with genuine advice and personality.

Located by Mauerpark in Prenzlauer Berg, The Juicery Berlin has been the go-to spot for cold-pressed juices, superfood smoothies, and Açaí bowls made from purely organic ingredients for years. Small, focused, and no-frills, this classic juice bar stands for healthy living that doesn't taste like deprivation.

Where planes once took off, vegetables now grow: The Allmende Kontor on Tempelhofer Freiheit in Neukölln is Berlin's best-known community garden, an intercultural meeting place, and a green learning space all at once. Spread over 5,000 square meters, it shows how urban gardening truly works in a major city.

On Saturdays, Südstern in Kreuzberg transforms into one of Berlin's most beautiful weekly markets: around 35 vendors, organic produce directly from the farm, street food, and natural wine, nestled between the Neo-Gothic Garrison Church and the lively hustle and bustle between the Gräfe- and Bergmannkiez.

The Berlin Environmental Calendar offers daily updated leisure and educational activities related to nature and the environment. With over 10,000 events annually, the platform invites you to discover Berlin's nature and set sustainable New Year's resolutions.

Berlin's first intercultural community garden has been located in Köpenick since 2003, directly on the Wuhle hiking trail in Dammvorstadt. On approximately 4,000 square meters, people from over 20 nations garden together, grow vegetables and fruits, and demonstrate that community gardens in Berlin can do more than just produce greenery.

Those in Berlin without a garden who still want to garden can find an opportunity right on their doorstep: the tree pit. Berliners in districts like Mitte, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, or Treptow-Köpenick are transforming the small strips of earth around street trees into blooming miniature gardens - making a tangible contribution to more greenery in the neighborhood.

At the Püppikram beauty salon in Berlin Friedrichshain, individual needs take centre stage.

Frea on Torstraße in Mitte is the world's first 100% vegan zero-waste restaurant.

Lovely Day - Clean Beauty Store, a young Berlin natural cosmetics label, has been offering sophisticated, vegan care "made in Berlin," handmade and sustainably packaged in glass, since 2016.

The Good Bank restaurant in Berlin's Mitte impresses with its Infarm concept, focusing on sustainability and offering healthy dishes with the best ingredients.