Social (Business) Innovations
Recyling Supermarket
NochMall in Berlin is a second hand store selling furniture, households, clothing, toys, etc., also offering companies to display their sustainable products. Besides Nochmall organizes upcylcing workshops, repair cafes and other sustainable events.
https://www.nochmall.de/about
Borrow bar
In a "borrow bar" in Cologne, Germany, you can borrow several (electronic) devices for free. It is open once a week and run by volunteers:
https://katalog.leihbar-koeln.org/l/muelheim
Circular Fashion
New Optimiste in Amsterdam has created a refundable system for clothes using organic material and employing refugees:
https://newoptimist.nl/pages/about
ArmedAngels in Cologne sells sustainable fashion, which is fair trade certified:
https://www.armedangels.com/de-de
Avonte in Cologne uses clothing waste for creating pyjamas:
https://avonte.de
Reuse of packages
Algramo in Chile has created an innovative system for reusing plastic packages with regards to consumer products (food, breverages, ...):
https://algramo.com/en/
Water
Grameen Veolia in India provides solutions in terms of watermanagement, i.e. recycling wastewater for industries
https://www.veolia.in
Sanitation
German social business Goldeimer provides sustainable services round toilets: providing toilets for festivals (using no chemicals and turning all biomass to humus), toilets for campers, sustainable toilet paper and exploring how to reduce the waste of napkins.
https://goldeimer.de
Bikes
Roetz bikes in Amsterdam recycle discarded bikes and employ marginalized people offering an apprenticeship programm to become a bike technician:
https://roetz-bikes.com
Plastic
http://sbi.ibk.me/11.html
NochMall in Berlin is a second hand store selling furniture, households, clothing, toys, etc., also offering companies to display their sustainable products. Besides Nochmall organizes upcylcing workshops, repair cafes and other sustainable events.
https://www.nochmall.de/about
Borrow bar
In a "borrow bar" in Cologne, Germany, you can borrow several (electronic) devices for free. It is open once a week and run by volunteers:
https://katalog.leihbar-koeln.org/l/muelheim
Circular Fashion
New Optimiste in Amsterdam has created a refundable system for clothes using organic material and employing refugees:
https://newoptimist.nl/pages/about
ArmedAngels in Cologne sells sustainable fashion, which is fair trade certified:
https://www.armedangels.com/de-de
Avonte in Cologne uses clothing waste for creating pyjamas:
https://avonte.de
Reuse of packages
Algramo in Chile has created an innovative system for reusing plastic packages with regards to consumer products (food, breverages, ...):
https://algramo.com/en/
Water
Grameen Veolia in India provides solutions in terms of watermanagement, i.e. recycling wastewater for industries
https://www.veolia.in
Sanitation
German social business Goldeimer provides sustainable services round toilets: providing toilets for festivals (using no chemicals and turning all biomass to humus), toilets for campers, sustainable toilet paper and exploring how to reduce the waste of napkins.
https://goldeimer.de
Bikes
Roetz bikes in Amsterdam recycle discarded bikes and employ marginalized people offering an apprenticeship programm to become a bike technician:
https://roetz-bikes.com
Plastic
http://sbi.ibk.me/11.html
