Essen is not only the third greenest city in Germany, but also the "European Green Capital 2017". And rightly so. The city has 9.2 percent green space, 718 green spaces and large representative parks, 1,750 hectares of near-natural recreational forest, a nature reserve of European standing and around 300 kilometers of well-developed cycle paths. And the green transformation continues: the renaturation of the Emscher will be completed in 2020, the presentation of the results of KlimaExpo.NRW will take place in 2022 and the region will host the International Horticultural Exhibition in 2027.
The city is also setting a further example for more ecology and sustainability with the award it received in 2013 as a FairTrade city. Green meetings and therefore the environmentally friendly and sustainable organization of events and the corresponding range of event locations are also becoming increasingly relevant for the event industry and the partners of EMG - Essen Marketing GmbH. Mobility, energy and climate play just as important a role as resources, catering and communication.
