Future-Proof Incubators: Between Work and Innovation
According to a recent global study,(1) incubators and accelerators that are connected to universities alone created over 70,000 jobs between 2017 and 2018, generating a revenue of $3.2 billion ...
The Blue Revolution Playground
“To have a real impact and solve the most pressing problems, we need entrepreneurs.” This is the mantra that has been repeated for years by Siemen Cox and Wouter Veer – the creator...
Cupclub, the Startup Providing Cups as a Service
Name: CupClub Sector: Product as a service in the packaging sector Plus: Reusable packaging service for beverages Characteristics: Cupclub helps shops reduce throwaway packa...
ecoBirdy: New Toys from Recycled Plastic
Name: ecoBirdy Sector: New materials and products from recycled materials Plus: Furniture and designer objects for children made with recycled plastic waste Characteristics: ...
InStock Recovers 500 Tonnes of Food
Name: InStock Sector: Catering Supplies from salvaged food Plus: InStock transforms food surplus into products served in restaurants, catering companies and food trucks Character...
Evoware, the Algae Based Packaging that Disappears
Name: Evoware Sector: New bioplastic materials Plus: Biodegradable and edible packaging for food and other products made from algae Characteristics: Design and product...
Re-designing the Future
According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation “A circular economy is one that is restorative and regenerative by design.” The big challenge for innovators and pioneers is to desi...
Cleaning Our Oceans? No Lack of New Ideas
Over the past few years, a trending environmental issues has been that of marine litter. It is a problem affecting many countries around the world. Contrary to what usually occurs, marine litter is ...
In Singapore the Air-con Runs as a Service
Everything started around eight years ago when Kaer’s CEO, Justin Taylor, sat down with the chairman and senior directors to begin a conversation on how to innovate the company and generate ad...
Growing Bricks from Bacteria with bioMASON
Name: bioMASON Plus: Construction materials grown from bacteria at room temperature Sector: New Materials Characteristics: bioMASON employs natural microorganisms for the production of ind...
W.r.yuma: Spectacles from Plastic Bottles and Dashboards
Name: W.r.yuma Plus: Products from recycled materials Sector: First ever 3D printed sunglasses from plastic waste Characteristics: Old car dashboards, plastic bottles and fridge ...
Winnow: Saving Food by Analysing Waste
Name: Winnow Plus: Technology for tracing and reducing food waste by monitoring rubbish bins Sector: Technology Characteristics: Winnow identifies different categories of bi...
STRATA, the Modular Furniture System
Name: STRATA Plus: Modular furniture system for landlords Sector: Circular business model – New design Characteristics: A new modular furniture system for landlords an...
The Indian Way towards Zero Waste
The Saahas Zero Waste model comes from Bangalore, India’s technological capital. It concentrates on partnerships with large companies, Extended Producer Responsibility and recycling to formali...
Upcycling our Buildings
In architecture it is possible to combine aesthetics, sustainability, quality and harmony with the surrounding environment. Out of Denmark emerges the example of Lendager Group, an architecture firm...
Closing the Circle is Just One Option
Photo by Mirjam Verschoor Two Germans in the kingdom of the Netherlands. A great big slice of the Dutch circular economy is based on the vision of Thomas Rau and ...
Jeans for Rent
Swedish label Filippa K has been one of the leading companies in sustainable, circular fashion since 1993. As its founder, Filippa Knutsson, claims “inspired by my needs, I have created a bran...
Fair Smartphones
Can we build a smartphone that is made to last, without having to choose between quality and production-chain ethics? There is no doubt in the Dutch Fairphone offices: the answer is yes. For a numbe...
Of This House Nothing Will Go to Waste
Building and refurbishing buildings through a closed-loop marketplace based on surplus and reusable materials, this is the idea behind Enviromate. Created by Reiss Salustro-Pilson and Nigel Van Wass...
Recycling is Better than Mining
Karmenu Vella, the European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, has recently defined Umicore as “great example of a company that has completely reinvented itself to m...