PARTNER SPACES
Give something back to nature and society with the insect-friendly greening of your company premises.
Motivation
The insect population is constantly declining dramatically. The natural habitat is dwindling, yet the six-legged creatures are particularly valuable for an intact ecosystem. We have been experts in creating insect-friendly areas for over 12 years.
INSECT-RESPECT offers landowners individual advice and design, creation and maintenance of insect paradises, as well as media support and documentation.
With an INSECT-RESPECT certified habitat
- provide a habitat and food supply for many different animal species
- Contribute to local biodiversity
- actively encourage insects, as well as many other animals and plants
- Ensure the compensation of exhaust gases
- sensitize visitors to natural values
- enhance the aesthetics of your site
- show a positive attitude towards people and insects
Properties
ECOLOGICAL
Promote regional biodiversity and take an active role in combating insect mortality and raising awareness of the value of insects.
INSECT-RESPECT areas are optimally adapted to the regional ecosystem and climatic conditions. In 2025, various external monitoring projects proved that our areas have a very high level of biodiversity and represent optimal intact insect biotopes. In addition, four endangered insect species on the German Red List were identified.
SOCIAL
INSECT-RESPECT has the expertise to create insect-friendly habitats. Where possible, the work to create the green spaces is carried out by the users of the sites. This is an attempt to create a connection to the area and thus make a valuable contribution to the users’ understanding of nature. Encourage your employees, their wealth of knowledge and their connection to nature. You can also strengthen your employees’ interpersonal skills by working together on our hands-on construction sites.
ECONOMIC
Promote your attractiveness as a company and save the cost of the time-consuming mowing and watering of conventional lawns. INSECT-RESPECT areas only require maintenance every six months and do not require any artificial irrigation.
Procedure
Area examples
Social design as a driving force.
We want to make the world a little more empathetic and sustainable. Our activities are based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. We consciously put ecology and social issues before the economy. Our motivation is to shape society: to do as much good as possible.
In total, we have already created areas in six different countries, here is a selection:
ROSSMANN, Malsfeld, 2025
Our joint project with Rossmann began in July: the first area at a Rossmann logistics center was transformed into a diverse, insect-friendly habitat. This was followed in the fall by two more areas, which became a true insect paradise. After an inspiring impulse from our landscape gardener Helge Jung about the value of near-natural structures, the employees took up shovels and seeds themselves. With a great deal of commitment, new INSECT-RESPECT areas were created that will provide insects with food, nesting sites and protection in future.
KPMG, Bielefeld, 2024
n November, we created a veritable paradise for insects on the KPMG site in Bielefeld! After a presentation by our landscape gardener Helge Jung on the value of insect-friendly habitats, we set about redesigning the area. The new INSECT-RESPECT area was created together with the dedicated employees of KPMG.
HALFAR SYSTEM GMBH, Bielefeld, 2022
Back in 2019, bag manufacturer Halfar worked with INSECT-RESPECT to green a roof area as a compensation area. In 2022, another paradise for insects was created on part of the company premises in Bielefeld. Together with Halfar employees, a local biotope for insects was created.
CAPTRAIN, Bremen, 2022
In September 2022, Farge-Vegesacker Eisenbahn GmbH (FVE) – a company of the Captrain Deutschland Group – renaturalized more than 400m2 of its operating area in an insect-friendly way. The area was awarded the world’s first quality seal for a new approach to insects, INSECT-RESPECT. Captrain is thus setting an example against the sealing trend and making a contribution to biodiversity.
DIERING, Deppendorf, 2022
In the village where the transformation of the Reckhaus family business and the birth of INSECT-RESPECT took place in 2012, a certified insect-friendly habitat was created in 2022. By implementing the INSECT RESPECT concept, the area has become a paradise for insects and supports the local ecosystem.
SCHOOL WAID, Mörschwil, 2023
Andreas Jakob, who has been passionately involved in landscape gardening with his company for over 14 years, is one of 30 gardeners that INSECT-RESPECT trained this year in Switzerland through our Insectemy. In September 2023, he set up the first Swiss INSECT-RESPECT partner site with the Waid school near St. Gallen. At the same time, the schoolchildren took part in the approximately 1,200 m2 hands-on site and were educated about the value of insects by Andreas Jakob and our team.
IKEA, Băneasa, 2025
On March 1, 2025, INSECT-RESPECT opened its second insect-friendly area in Romania together with IKEA. The area is characterized by a high plant diversity and thus offers optimal conditions for the food supply of insects. In addition, the special climate was taken into account, creating a unique area.
IKEA, Timisoara, 2023
On June 7, 2023, the first INSECT-RESPECT insect-friendly space in Eastern Europe was opened together with IKEA Romania. This step underlines IKEA Romania’s growing awareness of insects and is one of our largest partner spaces to date. We applaud the team at IKEA Romania for their commitment and decision to work towards a sustainable and insect-friendly environment.
IKEA, Piancenza, 2024
On April 5, 2024, the first INSECT-RESPECT partner space in Italy was opened together with IKEA! A true paradise for insects was created on an area of around 1800 m² near Milan in Piancenza. The hands-on construction site ensured that over 30 IKEA employees enthusiastically prepared the area and learned more about the value of insects and the threats they face.
IKEA, Belgrade, 2024
On May 16, 2024, the first INSECT-RESPECT partner area in Serbia was opened together with IKEA! A paradise for insects was created in Belgrade. At the opening event, the international management team symbolically scattered flower seeds to underline the commitment to biodiversity and the cooperation with INSECT-RESPECT. This is the third area that we have realized in partnership with IKEA.
Hörmann, Illinois, 2025
The first INSECT-RESPECT area in the USA was created in the fall of 2025. In the city of Montgomery in the state of Illinois, the area around a Hörmann plant was designed to be insect-friendly. Hörmann is a family-run German company based in Steinhagen and is known worldwide for its high-quality doors, gates and access systems. The company has been an INSECT-RESPECT partner for many years, and we have already realized several areas for Hörmann in Germany.
A diverse paradise for insects has now been created on the company premises in Montgomery – with numerous hiding places and a rich supply of food, so that it will soon be buzzing with activity. The insect biotope is perfectly adapted to the regional conditions and was created in collaboration with a local landscape gardener.
Proven to be a paradise for insects
Monitoring results 2025
In 2025, we used three different monitoring systems on one of our product areas to gain a comprehensive and meaningful picture of insect diversity on site. In 2021, we designed a flat roof in an industrial area near Römerstein-Böhringen in southern Germany to be insect-friendly. A total of 1,163 different insect species were identified, four of which are on the German Red List. The diversity of insects corresponds to that of a German forest. Overall, the results indicate a species-rich and functionally intact insect biotope. The complete results can be found here.
We also examined our partner area in Romania in 2025 and found it to be a paradise for insects. Here are the results.
Impressions of INSECT-RESPECT surfaces
