Our Sustainability Strategy for the Bildungscampus in Heilbronn

The Bildungscampus in Heilbronn relies on the "Road to Zero Waste" (RTZW) concept for its waste management.

The International Breakfast at the Mensa features authentic breakfast specialties as diverse as the campus itself.

„In the professional world, we often see women in leadership roles or as experts through the same narrow lens. I want to show the immense strength, diversity, and uniqueness that lies within every woman.“ - Eva-Maria Gebhardt
 

My Story - Beyond Labels.

Learning authentic recipes directly from international students – made possible by our Co-Creation Cooking Workshop.

Sustainability and flexibility are core pillars of our campus development. To make commuting by bike even more attractive, we have specifically upgraded the infrastructure at the Bildungscampus.

AI at the Bildungscampus in Heilbronn: With "Sorting Susi" into the future of automated recyclables separation

Every perspective matters. Every background enriches. Together, an atmosphere of openness and appreciation is created at the Bildungscampus.

Celebrating differences. Strengthening community. Shaping the future.

The Bildungscampus Heilbronn is sending out a clear signal for inclusion and health promotion. With the start of the pilot phase for the new period product dispensers, we are taking an important step towards an even more liveable and needs-oriented campus.

Get ready: the global Orange The World campaign is starting!

From the International Day to End Violence against Women on 25 November until the Human Rights Day on 10 December 2025, people and organizations around the world will be setting a powerful sign for an end to violence against women and...

On May 27, the Diversity Day 2025 took place at the Bildungscampus in Heilbronn - organized by the Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences as part of the nationwide action days of the Charta of Diversity.

As part of the campaign, it became clear how colorful the Bildungscampus really is!

On behalf of the Dieter Schwarz Foundation, Schwarz Campus Service GmbH & Co. KG builds and manages all properties around the educational campus in Heilbronn. We have been a proud member of the Heilbronn WIR Pact since 2025. The WIR Pact is an initiative to strengthen the local community and promote a sustainable, liveable and prosperous Heilbronn. It creates an alliance between the city administration, companies, educational institutions, associations and other organizations.
For the Bildungscampus, joining the pact underlines its commitment to Heilbronn and the city's sustainability goals.
 

As part of this year's European Green Week, the Bildungscampus in Heilbronn provided exclusive insights into various sustainability topics on campus. The event, organized in collaboration with the Fraunhofer IAO, presented various sustainability-related research projects and invited active...

International Women's Day is an opportunity to draw attention to equal rights and gender justice. We therefore invite you to visit a special exhibition in our campus library (LIV) throughout March.

Since July 31, 2024, we have been a partner of the industry initiative fairpflichtet and support professional exchange and discussion of sustainability issues in the events industry. As part of this effort, the event management team aims to make a significant contribution to the development of a sustainable educational campus.

At the “SDG Lab Heilbronn” event, organized by TUM Heilbronn and UNGSII, representatives from all over the world came together to talk about the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.

In cooperation with the AStA Heilbronn University, a blood donation event was organized for the German Red Cross in the Forum. Students and employees of the Bildungscampus as well as all volunteers were able to donate. In total, we were able to get almost 100 people to donate blood - including more than 1/3 of new donors.

A new home has been created for our lizards in front of Parkhaus Ost. This offers optimal conditions: Piles of stones, open areas and small caves are important elements for basking, hiding, hunting and breeding. The small hunters are beneficial insects, as they eat pests such as aphids, mosquitoes and snails.
The active phase of the animals extends from April to October. Please observe the animals calmly and at a distance.

Around 13 million people live in Germany and face new challenges every day. On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we want to draw attention to the needs of people with physical or mental disabilities. The topic is already firmly anchored on our campus in structural terms and, with the...

To promote cycling mobility, a total of 24 BikeBoxes have been installed on the Bildungscampus. These provide a safe and weather-protected place to store bicycles and e-bikes. For removable e-bike batteries, you can also rent small BatteryBoxes on the Bildungscampus Ost. Both types of boxes have charging facilities. We hope this will encourage people to switch to (e-)bikes.

The Bildungscampus is receiving support for the planning of a local heating network powered by renewable energies - federal funding for efficient heating networks (BEW). This lays the first foundation stone for a greenhouse gas-neutral heat supply for the Bildungscampus.
 

For the expansion of the Bildungscampus, we are planning to create building resource passports for our new buildings. This will include recording the Greenhouse gas emissions of the buildings over their entire life cycle (i.e. operating emissions and emissions generated during construction and demolition). The passports thus form a basis for optimizing the environmental impact of our new buildings.

Together with the German Stem Cell Donor Center (DSSD), a typing campaign was organized at the Bildungscampus.
During the campaign, students and employees were able to be typed - by providing a saliva sample - and be included in the stem cell donor database. DSSD representatives were also on hand to provide information.

At the UBI dialogue forum in Berlin, organised by the Business and Biodiversity Initiative, the Bildungscampus West was one of the first districts to be awarded the DGNB pre-certificate ‘biodiversity-promoting outdoor spaces’ in platinum. This highest level of certification recognises the planning of the campus. 

Together with the Regional Competence Center “Resource Efficiency”, we systematically reviewed our energy consumption values as part of the KEFF+ check. The goal was to identify key consumers and initiate efficiency measures if necessary.

A drip irrigation system was installed to irrigate our flowering meadows, which controls the water requirement using sensors. The research project is accompanied by the Fraunhofer IAO to find out how much drinking water consumption can be reduced through drip irrigation.

To strengthen automotive e-mobility, the public parking garages on the Bildungscampus will be equipped with e-charging stations. In the future, up to 15% of the total parking spaces will have an e-charging station.

The photovoltaic systems are installed to generate renewable energy for electricity and heat demand. They will be installed on the roofs of the buildings on Bildungscampus Ost, Mitte and Nord.