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Urban Mining Scan IBA’27 Stuttgart
Metabolic partnered with IBA’27 to analyze material flows, showcasing urban mining’s potential to drive circular…
- Built environment
Shaping the path forward: fostering the transition to regenerative agriculture with OP2B
Insights, opportunities, and tracking efforts toward a regenerative agricultural future: OP2B’s Five-Year Progress Report.
- Agrifood
Urban Mining Scan for the Province of South Holland
Explore how South Holland applies urban mining to optimize material flows, build circular value chains,…
- Cities and Regions
Unlocking the circular potential of Utrecht’s waste management centers
Explore how Metabolic helped Utrecht advance a circular economy by turning municipal waste into valuable…
- Cities and Regions
TIMBERHAUS: Transforming the European construction industry
How sustainable wood construction will help the EU Built Environment reach its climate targets.
- Institute
Nature-inclusive solar parks in the EU
Exploring nature-inclusive solar parks, this project highlights how EU policies can evolve to support biodiversity-friendly…
- Agrifood
Systems Transformation Hub
The Systems Transformation Hub unites experts to integrate systems thinking into European policymaking, addressing policy…
- Institute
Portfolio Impact Scan for the Built Environment
Portfolio Impact Scan for the Built Environment Analyzing scope 1, 2 and 3 for construction…
- Cities and Regions
LandShift: Transforming Land Use for Climate-Resilient Rural Communities
LandShift, with contributions from Metabolic Institute, is transforming land use across Europe by developing innovative,…
- Institute
Assessing progress toward the 30×30 target for ocean conservation
Explore Metabolic’s latest report on ocean protection. Learn why only 2.8% of marine areas are…
- Agrifood
Promoting circularity in Dutch healthcare
The PROMEZA tool, developed by Metabolic, helps healthcare providers measure and reduce medical material consumption.
- Healthcare
Working Towards Improved E-Waste Collection Systems in the MRA
Exploring innovative approaches to boost e-waste collection rates across key streams in the Amsterdam Metropolitan…
- Cities and Regions
Recycling: measuring potential reductions in environmental impact
Recycling: measuring potential reductions in environmental impact Using Metabolic’s Circular Intervention Impact Calculator (CIIC) to…
- Industries
Spatial needs and requirements for the circular economy in the North Sea Canal area
Spatial needs and requirements for the circular economy in the North Sea Canal area A…
- Cities and Regions
A circular and carbon-neutral Groningen
Exploring the spatial impacts of transitioning to a circular and carbon-neutral economy in Groningen through…
- Cities and Regions
Data-driven impact investment opportunities in circular textiles
Mapping the flows of materials in the Dutch textiles industry, Metabolic identified leverage points to…
- Industries
Resource Consumption and Circular Businesses in Utrecht
Metabolic's project in Utrecht assesses material flows and circular economy opportunities. This detailed study identifies…
- Cities and Regions
Accelerating Systemic Urban Transformations with Circular PSP
Metabolic's AI-powered platform helps cities assess their circular economy baseline and develop tailored action plans,…
- Cities and Regions
Urban Mining in Parkstad: Building Circular Value Chains
Explore how Parkstad Limburg leverages urban mining to transform material flows, driving successful circular value…
- Cities and Regions
Towards Circular and Self-Sufficient Wadden Islands
Discover how the Wadden Islands are transitioning to a circular economy through Material Flow Analysis…
- Built environment
Building a Net-Zero Future in Rotterdam: Paris Proof Tool for Construction
Partnering with Rotterdam, Metabolic's Paris Proof Tool charts pathways for net-zero urban development using circular…
- Cities and Regions
Pioneering Science-Based Targets in Healthcare
Erasmus Medical Center (Erasmus MC), a major European university medical center, aims to significantly reduce…
- Industries
Analysing excess materials in port regions for valorization
Discover how Skagen, Eigersund, and Zwolle port regions are leading the charge in sustainable material…
- Cities and Regions
Enabling the circular economy through legal innovation with Circulaw
CircuLaw platform advances the circular economy by identifying and utilizing legal frameworks to foster sustainable…
- Cities and Regions
Leading sustainable transformation in healthcare: the case of Erasmus MC
In collaboration with Erasmus Medical Center, Metabolic conducted a comprehensive study to transform the Intensive…
- Industries
Playbook for Place-based Transition Funds
In collaboration with the Peace Department and Open Earth Foundation, Metabolic developed a playbook that…
- Finance
Material consumption of the Dutch Construction Sector – a series of research on building within planetary boundaries
Material consumption of the Dutch Construction Sector – a series of research on building within…
- Built environment
Materiaalvraag: The environmental impact of utility building construction in the Netherlands
Explore Metabolic's 'Materiaalvraag' project, pioneering sustainability in Dutch utility construction...
- Built environment
Portland’s Clean Industry Hub
With this Clean Industry Assessment and Roadmap, Metabolic helped Portland, Oregon transition to decarbonized and…
- Cities and Regions
Het Nieuwe Normaal: A complete framework for circular construction
Het Nieuwe Normaal: A complete framework for circular construction Presenting a universal language and a…
- Built environment
Harnessing digital technologies for the circular economy
Harnessing digital technologies for the circular economy An analysis of barriers and opportunities for digital…
- Institute
Impact scan for timber construction in Europe
Discover the transformative power of timber construction in Europe, from a study with Built By…
- Built environment
HEMA’s journey to climate neutrality by 2050
Following the GHG Protocol, we calculated HEMA’s first carbon footprint, with scope 1, 2, and…
- Industries
Mapping food waste flows across Guelph and Wellington
Examining food waste is the first step to close loops and develop Canada's first circular…
- Agrifood
Digital Product Passports and the Circular Economy
Barriers and opportunities of data sharing tools in the chemical, electronics, construction, and apparel sectors.
- Circular Economy
Sustainability masterplan for Sample in Amsterdam North
This development will enable circular building design and be a blueprint for the building sector.
- Built environment
Materiaalvraag: The environmental impact of residential construction in the Netherlands
Recommended strategies to reduce the use of materials, CO2 emissions, and environmental impact.
- Built environment
NetZeroCities
NetZeroCities is helping 112 Mission cities overcome the current structural, institutional and cultural barriers they…
- Institute
Circular Innovation Collective
The Circular Innovation Collective aims to create a thriving innovation ecosystem that actively tackles the…
- Circular Economy
Nature Action Tracker: monitoring actions and outcomes for nature
Nature Action Tracker: monitoring actions and outcomes for nature How can we track what actions…
- Agrifood
Healthy soil, healthy food: Agrana’s new framework for sustainable fruit cultivation
Metabolic and reNature created for Agrana Fruit the first-ever holistic framework guiding regenerative farming practices…
- Agrifood
Nature-based Solutions Policy Tracker
Tracking Nature-based solutions in policies worldwide to enhance climate & nature action.
- Agrifood
Alpro’s Regenerative Agriculture Journey
Alpro’s Regenerative Agriculture Journey Supporting farmers in their transition to regenerative practices Alpro has long…
- Agrifood
SoTecIn Factory: New solutions for Europe’s seven industrial value chains
SoTecIn Factory: New solutions for Europe’s seven industrial value chains Driving industrial value chains’ circular…
- Ventures
Value at Risk in the Global Blue Economy
Value at Risk in the Global Blue Economy How a system dynamics model can measure…
- Finance
The Aquaponics Greenhouse at De Ceuvel
The aquaponics greenhouse promotes circular urban agriculture, educational outreach, and new technologies.
- Agrifood
Fresh: Building ventures for system change
A venture-building program and startup studio, Fresh Ventures is on a mission to transform the…
- Ventures
Nature-based Solutions Policy Tracker
An AI approach to tracking policy-making to enable NbS worldwide
- Agrifood
Determining ecological thresholds for dairy farming
Pilot for setting science-based targets for nature within a Dutch dairy landscape
- Agrifood
Sustainability strategy for PepsiCo
Assessing the impact of PepsiCo’s food and drink production on water, biodiversity, and land degradation…
- Circular Economy
Circular strategies for mitigating surging critical metal demand
Examining the critical metals needed for the renewable energy transition and identifying strategies to reduce…
- Products and Services
Building a circular strategy for Water Authority Rijnland
Identifying leverage points and potential measures for a circular water board, based on a data-driven…
- Water
Zero Plastic Waste Thailand
A guide for future strategic development among government and the private sector towards a more…
- Circular Economy
Dayrize
Creating a scoring system to compare products on the sustainable marketplace: Dayrize.com.
- Products and Services
Circular Electronics Landscape Assessment
Outlining system hotspots, barriers, opportunities, and interventions for a circular electronics industry.
- Circular Economy
Circular Cities Program Poland
Uncovering actionable insights and systemic strategies to drive the transition to a circular economy in…
- Cities and Regions
CENTRINNO: Heritage as a catalyst for a new industrial revolution
Developing solutions for sustainable urban regeneration of post-industrial districts in nine European cities.
- Institute
Circular Innovation Ecosystem
Identifying both barriers and opportunities for leveraging finance to achieve the circularity goals of the…
- Finance
Circular area development in the Achtersluispolder
Transforming an industrial site into a circular, energy-neutral, mixed-use neighborhood.
- Cities and Regions
New strategy for raw material management in the Southern Region of Denmark
Striving for sustainability across the entire value chain
- Cities and Regions
Mapping the flow of textiles in the Central Region of Denmark
Identifying public solutions for a more circular textiles system.
- Cities and Regions
Recycling Unpacked
Exploring the potential for a fully circular beverage packaging sector in the US: focusing on…
- Circular Economy
The alternative materials tool
Developed with WWF Singapore, a science-based software tool that guides businesses towards the most sustainable…
- Metrics & Tools
Towards a circular agri-food system in the Baltic
Analyzing nitrogen and phosphorus flows in the Baltic Sea catchment area to identify key opportunities…
- Agrifood
Improving purchasing procedures for circular IT
This guide for Rijkswaterstaat evaluated purchasing criteria for IT equipment, aiming to reduce environmental impacts…
- Technologies
Hychain: Analysis of hydrogen technologies for production
Improving the implementation of green hydrogen by evaluating supply chain technologies for industrial production and…
- Industries
A waste analysis of the Capital Region of Denmark
Mapping material flows and environmental impacts to identify hotspots and circular opportunities in the Danish…
- Cities and Regions
DLT4EU: Using blockchain technology for public good
Piloting a European ecosystem of distributed ledger technologies for social and public good.
- Metrics & Tools
Circular Boulder: Pioneering towards a zero waste and climate neutral city
Co-creating a vision and roadmap for circularity in collaboration with the U.S. city of Boulder.
- Cities and Regions
Assessing all materials consumed for building in the Netherlands
Mapping the Dutch construction sector with the goal to become 100% circular by 2050, analyzing…
- Cities and Regions
Systems modeling for measuring financial risks to ocean assets
Exploring sustainability pressures and financial risks to the Blue Economy with WWF, using a systems…
- Finance
One Planet Approaches: A guide to setting science-based targets
Produced with WWF, a quick reference guide for organizations beginning the journey towards setting science-based…
- Metrics & Tools
REFLOW: Designing circular resource flows in European cities
Creating a blueprint for the management of critical urban flows, fast-tracking the transition toward circular…
- Institute
FOODE: Creating sustainable food systems for European cities
Prototyping citizen-centered urban agrifood systems, to plant the seeds for the sustainable food solutions of…
- Institute
Critical metal demand for electric vehicle production
Analysis of critical metals demand for electric vehicles, and recommendations on how to make the…
- Energy
Ecological footprint of the Dutch Custodial Institutions Agency
Analyzing the ecological footprint of the Dutch Custodial Institutions Agency (DJI), to realize efficiency and…
- Metrics & Tools
EIT Climate-KIC: Food Value Chains Strategy
Helping Europe’s largest public-private climate innovation initiative tackle carbon emissions and climate resilience in the…
- Agrifood
Circular Dordrecht: Identifying circular business cases for the city
A material flow analysis of Dordrecht's construction and manufacturing sectors, to identify circular opportunities and…
- Cities and Regions
PlastiCity: Replicable models to increase plastic recycling
Working with partners to map waste flows and develop new value chains, to increase plastics…
- Cities and Regions
Strategies for smart integrated decentralised energy systems
Analyzing Smart Integrated Decentralised Energy (SIDE) systems to realize the renewable energy transition by increasing…
- Energy
Eindhoven Internationale Knoop XL: Circular area development
Creating a circular urban development plan for the Internationale Knoop XL district in the Dutch…
- Cities and Regions
Measuring climate-neutral and circular public procurement
In line with Dutch policy ambitions, Metabolic was commissioned by Rijkswaterstaat to map various instruments…
- Metrics & Tools
REPAiR: Geo-design tool for urban waste and resource management
A new geo-design tool - REPAiR reveals local, spatially specific challenges of waste and resource…
- Industries
Vitens: Circularity in drinking water production
Mapping the material flows and waste valorization strategies of Spannenburg - Vitens' biggest production facility…
- Water
Critical metal demand for the renewable energy transition
Analyzing the supply chain dynamics of wind turbines and solar panels to identify whether current…
- Energy
Alpro: Setting science-based targets for nature
This pilot project pioneered development of science-based targets for plant-based food and drink producer Alpro’s…
- Agrifood
Guidelines for achieving circularity in regional value chains
Developing a roadmap for building circular value chains across multiple regions in Europe, focusing on…
- Cities and Regions
Circular Charlotte: Becoming a zero waste and inclusive city
A circular vision and strategy to help North Carolina's City of Charlotte - the first…
- Cities and Regions
Analyzing the textile materials flows of Taiwan
A detailed analysis of Taiwan's textile flows, informing a holistic vision and progress roadmap for…
- Textiles
Circular DGTL festival: Analyzing waste, water, and energy flows
For a second year running Metabolic teamed up with DGTL to map the festival's material,…
- Cities and Regions
Circular Rotterdam: New jobs in a zero waste economy
A circular economy strategy for Rotterdam, informing the city's efforts to create 3,500 to 7,000…
- Cities and Regions
Monitoring circularity in the Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam
Developing a monitoring framework to track progress towards a circular economy in the Metropolitan Region…
- Cities and Regions
Circular North-Netherlands: A vision and roadmap for a circular economy
A vision and roadmap for transitioning to a circular economy in the provinces of Groningen,…
- Cities and Regions
Industrial symbiosis between the steel and chemicals industries
Assessing the implications of CO recycling for Europe, specifically with regards to reducing carbon emissions…
- Industries
Circular Vlieland: Sustainability on the Frisian Islands
Metabolic and partners analyzed the material, water, nutrients and energy resource flows of Vlieland island…
- Cities and Regions
City of Amsterdam: Circular building tendering for sustainable innovation
Metabolic and SGS Search have developed circular tendering procedures that are helping municipalities, developers and…
- Built environment
Circular tendering for new social housing projects
Metabolic and SGS Search developed a set of key performance indicators for housing through a…
- Built environment
Circular Amersfoort: Urban mining potential in the built environment
An analysis of material flows in Amersfoort, to help inform the municipality's goals to close…
- Built environment
Circular Amsterdam: Spatial analysis for effective city planning
Spatial analysis to examine how Amsterdam's circular economy goals and achievements can be strengthened by…
- Cities and Regions
DGTL Festival: Zero waste strategy
Helping DGTL festival to transition to becoming waste-free, and creating tools other festivals can adopt…
- Cities and Regions
A circular vision for Northeast Brabant’s food system
Working with the Dutch province of Northeast Brabant to explore dynamics within regional agriculture activities…
- Cities and Regions
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