💯4Revs Innovations

This is a collection of 100+ outstanding sustainability innovations from the 4Revs database. Most of them have been referenced in the Handbook. Note that while many of the companies and projects listed below are initiated in a specific place, they practically operate globally; or aim to scale to a global level. To read more extensively about each of them, please refer to the original database on SalesForce.

In Africa:

Majik Water: Turning air into drinking water (Kenya), researched by Ibe Nkechika Perpetua

Taka Taka Solutions: Leveraging the value of waste for a circular economy, researched by Felix Iziomoh

Replenish Africa Initiative (RAIN) Water for Schools program by The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC)

EcoFix(K): Sustainable Production of biofuel, fertilizer and livestock feed, researched by Juliet Ndianekwu

Flying Food: Edible insects to fight malnutrition and hunger, researched by ABIODUN BOLANLE DEMEHIN

Gjenge Makers: Build alternatively, affordably and sustainably, researched by Felix Iziomoh

AgriProtein: Redefining livestock protein

Urban Cultivation: South Africa’s complete indoor farming solution

NetZero's Ancient Wonder Material: Biochar, researched by Ibe Nkechika Perpetua

In Asia:

Sustainable Bagasse Packaging: Reducing Plastic Packaging with Upcycled Agricultural Waste, researched by SURYAKUMAR APPU

Eco Wave Power: Modular and Scalable Wave Energy

Sustainable batteries: Material and technological innovations in Asia

Agri House: Tackling food security through sustainable insect-based protein

Abillion - Driving the global transition to a plant-based diet, researched by Aravind Kannan

Evoware: Alternative natural materials to single-use plastic in Indonesia

Sustainable Beer: Australia’s value chain approach to make beer sustainable

Methane in Asia: Solutions for rapid climate action through methane reduction

Last-mile deliveries: Making e-commerce sustainable and economic for consumers

SOSBio: Efficient and Eco-Friendly Fertilizers

SOLshare: Driving renewables in Bangladesh by monetizing solar energy for all

Insect-based Protein Management: Sustainable Future of Animal Feed

Singapore Food Innovation: Creating Home-grown Food Security

Passive urban farming as a service is strengthening India’s food security

Farm It Forward: Hyperlocal food production through community engagement

Agri-fintech in Asia: Improving smallholder farming and food security

Green and Seed: Sustainable Rice Cultivation

Sustainable Aquaculture: Protein availability and preserving marine environments

Desert Control: A Solution for Rapid Reclamation of Desert Land

iGrow: Offsetting Indonesia’s Palm Oil Problem by offering farmers alternatives

OneCrop: Sustainable farming that grows crop yield and tackles "white pollution"

Agri-tech in Asia: Adopting digital tech for sustainable agriculture

WI.Plat: Improving water security through leak detection using IoT and AI

WOTA: Making Water Accessible During Crises

Future of Farms: Hydroponics

In Europe:

NESTE

Nant de Drance: A giant Swiss water battery stabilizing the European energy grid, researched by Ilaria Brambilla

Independent: The first carbon-negative biorefinery in the Europe

Polar Night Energy: Cheap sand used as high-temperature thermal energy storage

ULEMCo: A Hydrogen solution for heavy duty vehicles

Sharely: A scalable model for circular consumption platforms?, researched by Anamaria Georgescu

Nokia’s steps towards a circular economy, researched by Ilaria Brambilla

The Role of Microalgae in Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy, researched by Ilaria Brambilla and Anamaria Georgescu

UK’s Water security: Investing in ecosystem health for clean water

DyeCoo Technology: Waterless Textile Dyeing

Treedom: Greening the planet, one tree at the time, researched by Ilaria Brambilla

Triodos Bank: Ethical banking and innovative financing, researched by Noemi Salantiu

Valldaura Complex: Environmental architecture tech district in Barcelona, researched by Ilaria Brambilla

The Energy Cooperative: Clean and community based energy, researched by Camelia Gui

Too Good To Go: Leading marketplace for surplus food,researched by Noemi Salantiu

BIOTREM – wheat bran based, bio-based tableware and packaging, researched by Camelia Gui

3Bee : A high-tech beehive to save the bees and the beekeepers, researched by Ilaria Brambilla

Ghent en Garde: Europe’s leading urban food policy, researched by Winnie Poncelet

Infarm: The Farming-as-a-Service Revolution, researched by Daniella-Louise Bourne

Solar Foods: Making food from thin air - protein based on CO2, researched by Winnie Poncelet

SCOOP: The Sustainable Food Cooperative, researched by Taylor Smythe

Circular business model to reduce energy consumption and alleviate poverty, researched by Winnie Poncelet

BedZED: The UK’s first large-scale eco-village

The Great Bubble Barrier: A Solution to Waterborne Plastic Pollution

Fairphone: World’s only sustainable mobile phone, researched by Camelia Gui

The Re-Wind Network & Co.: Repurposing wind turbine blades, researched by Noemi Salantiu

BC Materials: Using clay and ancient tech to transform modern construction, researched by Winnie Poncelet

Roscomar: Trainers at the front of the race to sustainability

Room for the River: Controlled flooding for flood control

Forest gardens: Natural food production using perennial plants and permaculture

Cool Farm Tool - Carbon accounting for farms

SafetyNet Technology: A tool for selective fishing

BeePlanet Factory: A second life for EV batteries

UK Agrirobot Companies: More (AI) Power to the Farmers, researched by Milena Marinkovic

Entocycle: Sustainable protein for animal feed

Small Robot Company: Data-driven farming for the 4th agricultural revolution

Life Dop: Parmigiano Reggiano and Grana Padano made sustainable

DND Biotech: Restoring soil fertility through bio-based technologies

Amsterdam City Doughnut: A roadmap for a thriving City in a thriving planet, researched by Camelia Gui

RotorDC: Preserving the value of construction materials, researched by Winnie Poncelet

In Latin America:

Jungle Project: Using Breadfruit to Create Regenerative Food Forests, researched by Natalia Gomez (N. America)

The Water Fund in Mexico City

The ancient Puquio wells of Nazca, Peru: rethinking climate resilience glocally

“Cidades Sem Fome”: Food security and social inclusion through urban agriculture

Public policy and Circular Economy: Mexico´s new General Circular Economy Law

Moving from earth-neutral to earth-positive: a water-positive strategy

Reshaping our future by harvesting mushrooms: Improving our health and economy

Vegan or traditional leather: The inspiring dilemma of an Argentinian shop owner

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): A LATAM overview

Circular Business Model: Product Life Extension

From LATAM to the world: Tackling circularity through Industrial Symbiosis

Funding NGOs with NFTs: Ecological nonsense or a good idea?

Electric vehicles: How is the LatinAmerican region preparing for this megatrend?

Planting corals: The importance of supporting alternative causes

NotCo’s food technology 2.0: Making plant-based food using machine learning

Food for the Future: how upcycling & engineering can ensure food sustainability

Nangú: Reclaiming degraded farmland to revert climate change, researched by Christopher Brosse

AMADA: Women agroecological poultry farming network

From LATAM to the world: How can we tackle the food crisis?

A blueish development in action: Blue Economy projects and their impact in LATAM

Replacing single-use plastic: Innovative materials from agricultural waste

Mexico City’s Water Fund: Creating a Resilient Water Future

In North America:

As You Sow: Change Corporations for Good, research by Taylor Smythe

Epic Cleantec: Onsite Water Reuse

Floating Photovoltaic Arrays: A new approach to renewable energy production? Researched by Ellen Lamont

VESTA: Coastal Carbon Capture

US Solar: Responsible & Sustainable Solar Energy researched by Katie Conlon, Ph.D.

Kiss the Ground: Shifting Towards Regenerative Agriculture

Recirculating Farms Coalition: Redefining Water

How 3D Printing can Decarbonize & Localize the Building Sector

Material Connection: Identifying the right material, researched by Katie Conlon, Ph.D.

CTrees: high-tech satellite monitoring for all the world’s trees, researched by Katie Conlon, Ph.D.

Reclaiming, Rebuilding & Re-envisioning the Construction Sector Through Circular, researched by Katie Conlon, Ph.D.

Micronutrients- A macro concern for human health and the environment, researched by Katie Conlon, Ph.D.

Reuse: Circular economy & responsible materials use, researched by Katie Conlon, Ph.D.

The Green Bank Network, researched by Taylor Smythe

Zero Foodprint: Supporting regenerative agriculture practices

Polyface Farm: Livestock management based on permaculture principles, researched by Taylor Smythe

Austin Materials Marketplace: Waste to Resource, researched by Katie Conlon, Ph.D.

“Peecycling”: using urine to produce renewable fertilizer, researched by Natalia Gomez

Water Quality Trading: Ｏffsetting effluent release impacts with tree planting

Grassland Sequestration – A Natural Carbon Sink, researched by Ellen Lamont, Ph.D.

Fibershed: Regional fiber systems that build soil & protect the biosphere, researched by Erin Upton, Ph.D.

Carbon Marketplaces: Indigo Carbon, Nori, & Truterra, researched by Taylor Smythe

NetZero Mycelial Orbs: Turning greenspaces into carbon sinks, researched by Ellen Lamont, Ph.D.

Carbon-Negative Concrete: Cheaper and cleaner building material, researched by Ellen Lamont, Ph.D.

Ocean Power Technologies: Wave Power Generation & Digitization

Vertical Farming in Urban Areas

Regenerative Ocean Farming

‘Carbon Farming’: How taking better care of the soil could reduce greenhouse gas

GreenWave Model: Regenerative seaweed and ocean farming, researched by Taylor Smythe

Regen Network: Platform for Ecological Regeneration

TEEBAgriFood Framework: A systems-based approach to natural capital

Ramen Spirit: Dreams do come True, researched by Katie Conlon, Ph.D.

Sand Recovery: Reusing and recycling spent industrial sand

Algaewheel®: Algae-based wastewater treatment mimicking nature, researched by Katie Conlon, Ph.D.

Tap in the Sky – SOURCEing Clean Water from Air

Cooling Data Centers: Curbing Carbon Emissions with New Cooling Technology

Hempcrete: A Sustainable, energy efficient alternative to Traditional Construct

Global

Floating Photovoltaic Arrays, researched by Natalia Gomez

Conservation Agriculture: Agriculture: Improving Food Security, Biodiversity, and Farmer Livelihoods in the Global South, researched by Aravind Kannan

Sustainable food coating technologies: From prawns to nanoparticles

Circular trends on e-devices: Upcycling, biomaterials & new business models

A Meatless Future: Can lab grown meat deliver on its promise?, researched by Noemi Salantiu

NOTPLA “We make packaging disappear”: Magic with seaweed-based materials, researched by Winnie Poncelet

Forest Cities: Combating carbon dioxide emissions from buildings & urbanization

The Miyawaki method: Growing forests within a decade

Riversimple Rasa Hydrogen Car, researched by Ibe Nkechika Perpetua