Members of the Bundestag, the Berlin House of Representatives and the District Assembly found out more on a neighbourhood walk through Marzahn. They learned a lot about the planned construction project at the Marzahn S-Bahn, visited Flexim and the B.I.G. The walk was organised by the IHK Berlin as part of its current Sustainability Week. This week-long series of events is dedicated to the various dimensions of sustainability, which include economic stability and a company’s social commitment in addition to environmental protection.

Tom Lüders introduced B.I.G. and explained our efforts in the area of social sustainability, in particular our approach to collegial leadership and self-organisation, which is still by no means the norm for most companies. We also presented two innovative start-ups on our campus that are developing pioneering solutions for agriculture: Escarda and Lite+Fog. Escarda enables herbicide-free farming on a large scale through the use of laser technology and artificial intelligence. Lite+Fog focusses on vertical plant cultivation and thus multiplies the area under cultivation.