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Sulfotools: how sustainable chemicals can disrupt an industry

While the chemical industry generally has a bad reputation in the world of circularity, Sulfotolls is challenging this trend, developing more sustainable and efficient ways to produce chemicals.
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By |2022-09-20T12:48:57+01:00February 9th, 2022|Chemicals, Stories|Comments Off on Sulfotools: how sustainable chemicals can disrupt an industry

Outlander Materials: ditching our plastic addiction

As single-use plastics are still commonly used for packaging, Outlander materials aims to put an end to this trend with a new circular material: Unplastic.
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By |2022-09-20T12:59:46+01:00January 20th, 2022|Biomass & Food, Stories|Comments Off on Outlander Materials: ditching our plastic addiction

ReefSystems: Bringing life back to the oceans

Human maritime activity has been detrimental to marine biodiversity with multiple ecosystems at risk of disappearing. ReefSystems aims to reverse this trend, making maritime construction and marine species coexist.
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By |2022-01-07T11:53:15+00:00January 7th, 2022|Stories|Comments Off on ReefSystems: Bringing life back to the oceans

UPP! Upcycling Plastic: going beyond recycling

Too often, people associate the circular economy with recycling, forgetting other crucial aspects of circularity. UPP! Upcycling Plastic allows businesses to recycle plastic waste while ensuring that their clients learn how to adopt truly circular business practices.
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By |2021-12-20T16:41:34+00:00December 20th, 2021|Construction & Materials, Plastics, Stories, Waste Management|Comments Off on UPP! Upcycling Plastic: going beyond recycling

British Chambers of Commerce Frontrunners dinner

On November 3rd, 2021 key decision-makers of the private sector gathered for a circular dinner organized by the British Chambers of Commerce as a part of the BCC campaign ‘Chambers Unite for a Greener Future’. The international network of chambers hosted multiple events during the COP26 around global climate leadership.
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By |2021-12-02T11:33:20+00:00December 2nd, 2021|Stories|Comments Off on British Chambers of Commerce Frontrunners dinner

Ritswand: A sustainable spin of office space innovation

Having a sustainable workplace has become an essential part of any business' CSR strategy. Ritswand has understood this need, going above and beyond to offer great circular office space solutions, turning any workplace environment into an innovation powerhouse.
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By |2021-12-01T13:14:08+00:00December 1st, 2021|Stories|Comments Off on Ritswand: A sustainable spin of office space innovation

Circular IQ: data-driven circularity

Measuring the environmental impact of a business is notoriously challenging considering the multiple actors involved in goods and services provision. Circular IQ helps companies reach their circular goals by providing data-driven insights into all areas of business value creation.
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By |2021-11-30T12:31:30+00:00November 2nd, 2021|Stories|Comments Off on Circular IQ: data-driven circularity

Nine ways for circular businesses to set up shop on the island of Curaçao

The island of Curaçao is about to embark on a great journey that will make its economy flourish for many years to come. Do you want to know what is happening and how they are designing their future using the principles of the Doughnut Economy? We asked Juan Carlos, advisor to the CTO Innovation Team of the City of Amsterdam, to elaborate on this in an article. Read his recommendations here!
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By |2022-03-07T07:26:22+00:00September 21st, 2021|Stories|Comments Off on Nine ways for circular businesses to set up shop on the island of Curaçao

Co-Create Dakar: A story of cross-cultural collaboration

In 2021 Co-Create My City, an initiative by de ROV Netherlands brought Dutch and Senegalese students, together in an innovation bootcamp to co-develop circular and innovative solutions for real and concrete circular challenges of the city of Dakar.
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By |2022-09-07T15:52:42+01:00September 21st, 2021|Stories, Waste Management|Comments Off on Co-Create Dakar: A story of cross-cultural collaboration