Sustainable and innovative. By conviction.

• We make more out of less! By reducing the number of corridor carpets and reusing them, we conserve resources.
• Together with our partner Meplan, we are offering the stand model “Wood” and thus opportunities for sustainable stand construction.
• We reward the most sustainable trade fair presentation and encourage our exhibitors to take part in the IFAT Environmental Leadership Award.
• We produce our forums and the future platform experience.science.future. with sustainable, resource-saving materials.

• The easy access to public transport allows you to get to IFAT in an environmentally friendly way.
• IFAT’s special Event Ticket for Deutsche Bahn: our support for a low-emission trip.
• You can refuel your electric car at 50 charging stations available on the exhibition grounds.
• At certain locations, you can fill your returnable cups at our drinking water dispensers free of charge.
• “We separate for you.” We achieve more sustainability by separating the waste of the IFAT visitors.

• We use FSC-certified recycled paper for our printed advertising materials.
• That‘s why we print our materials in a climate-neutral way.
• That’s why we are reducing our print circulations and are constantly optimizing our digital advertising media.
• We deliberately cooperate with printing companies that subordinate to the principle of sustainability.
• Leave the printed products in the collection containers at the exit to make them available to other visitors.

• Our CO2 calculator from ClimatePartner. Compensate your CO2 emissions for your journey by plane or car with selected climate and environmental protection projects.
• IFAT is an official supporter of the Alliance for Development and Climate of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
• Milk and sugar packages as well as disposable plastics are taboo: our catering suppliers are obligated to buy from local supply chains.

• Use IFAT’s special Event Ticket from Deutsche Bahn to keep your CO2 emissions as low as possible.
• Compensate the CO2 emission of your journey by an appropriate climate and environmental protection project. Our CO2 calculator will help you.

• Only take sustainable or environmentally friendly giveaways with you from the fair.
• Return your general information materials at the exit so that other visitors can reuse them.
• Refrain from using disposable plastics! With your own drinking cup, you can use the IFAT drinking water dispensers free of charge.

Travel in a climate-friendly way or support a climate and environmental protection project. Our CO2 calculator will help you.

• Join us in implementing the principle of sustainability. Sustainable stand construction makes a valuable contribution to the environmental-friendly use of resources—for example with the stand model “Wood” from our partner Meplan.
• Restrict your equipment material such as carpets.
• Offer your visitors regional or fair-trade products and do without disposable plastics.
• Prevent waste and use sustainable giveaways.
• Rely on digital information materials and limit the production of print materials.

And why not also support the Alliance for Development and Climate of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development to contribute to global climate protection?