Sustainable
Tourism Development 
in the LEIPZIG REGION

On December 8, another VerantwortungsGewusst webinar will take place. The free online workshop on the topic "Cooking more sustainably – delicious, economical, and responsible" is primarily aimed at food service businesses and provides practical strategies for greater sustainability in the kitchen. The focus is on the responsible use of resources as well as innovative approaches to combining enjoyment and cost-effectiveness. Participants receive well-founded guidance for a sustainable everyday kitchen routine.

Since June 2025, Leipzig’s network of eco-friendly transport alternatives has been growing further: Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe has put 15 new large mobility stations into operation, with three more to follow shortly. The stations combine public transport, car, bike and e-scooter sharing as well as electric charging infrastructure and, in some cases, taxi stands. A total of more than 200 locations are now available across the city. In addition, smaller mobility points are planned for residential and commercial areas in the future. The expansion programme by the city and LVB aims for around 400 stations by 2030. New in the offering: Since 1 June, the Halle-based company “JETZT mobil” has been active as the second regional car-sharing provider at 64 locations.

On 13 May 2025, Leipzig Tourism and Marketing, together with the Leipzig Region Tourism Association, invited partners to the 3rd Partner Meeting – this time at the Old Crane Works in Naunhof. The mobility of participants was supported with an event ticket from MRB. The focus was on the status of strategy implementation, new measures for 2025, and inspiring good-practice examples from the city and region. The day was rounded off with intensive networking and a guided tour of the listed Crane Works, which itself serves as a model for sustainable event venues. As part of the Partner Meeting, the brochure on the sustainable tourism strategy was presented for the first time – offering practical guidance for sustainable tourism development in the coming years.

On March 13, 2025, the participation workshop "Stadt-Land-Küche: For a Future-Proof Gastronomy in Saxony" will take place in Leipzig. The workshop aims to increase the share of regional and organic-regional products in Saxony’s gastronomy, promoting a sustainable and future-oriented cuisine that excites guests. The event is aimed at stakeholders from commercial, individual, and quick-service gastronomy, as well as representatives from administration, politics, and the food sector in Leipzig, the districts of Leipzig, and Northern Saxony. In addition to an interactive workshop, there will also be insights into businesses as well as the free advisory program offered by Stadt-Land-Küche. Registration for the event is possible until March 12.

Leipzig was nominated for the European Mobility Award and is now among the three finalists. The city impressed the jury with a series of measures to promote climate-friendly mobility. One key initiative was the car-free day on the inner city ring, implemented as part of European Mobility Week. The award ceremony will take place at the end of March 2025 in Brussels. Then it will be decided whether Leipzig will actually win the award.

The CO2 calculator "E-Tool Kultur" was honored at this year's "eku Future Award 2024 for Energy, Climate, Environment."

The web-based emissions calculator is a cooperative project of the cities of Leipzig and Dresden and is the only one nationwide specifically tailored to cultural institutions. After registration, it is available permanently and free of charge to all cultural institutions across the country.

Leipzig enjoys sustainability! Under this very motto, the highlight of the “Allerlei to go” ideas competition took place on 27 November 2024: the award ceremony for the best and most innovative ideas submitted on the topic of reusable solutions. The aim of these projects was to establish and/or showcase reusable solutions in the take-away sector. The event was organized by BUND Leipzig under the direction of Leipzig's municipal waste management service. Winners were selected in two categories: “Civil Society” and “Businesses.”

Since the 1980s, protecting the waters and landscape in and around Leipzig has been a central focus of many environmental efforts. To pursue this goal even more intensively, a new milestone has now been reached: the founding of the Central German Water Forum.

On November 14, 2024, nearly 60 experts from various associations came together to discuss different topics based on the overall tourism economic concept for Central Germany. Regular exchange sessions will follow.

Experience and enjoy regional delicacies from various destinations in Germany all in one place? That is exactly what the Land- und Genussmarkt in Berlin invited visitors to do in September 2024. The destination LEIPZIG REGION took advantage of this great opportunity and participated with four regional manufactories from the network “Leipzig loves Regional”. From enticing coffee varieties from the ELSTERMÜHLE coffee roastery, to sweet and savoury spreads from the Kern & Stein Manufactory, to magnificent artisan crafts from the Claudia Biehne porcelain studio and exceptional leather goods from the Rothöll manufactory, the Leipzig region has plenty to offer.