Case studies

We will continue to add new case studies. See also our publications page for book and journal references

Africa

Agricycle: Global dried fruit

Argentina

Rosario Garden Project: urban regeneration seeds hope

Australia

KeepCup

Canada

Ocean Ag startup ALORA unveils ‘the most salt-tolerant terrestrial plants on the planet’

Colombia

Waterlight: Electricity from sea water

Egypt

Baladi Home and Studio Meem: promoting artisan entrepreneurship in Egypt

Basata Eco-Village

Eco Nubia’s Cultural Renaissance

Egyptian University ‘Chito-Shrimp’ feeds multiple sustainability projects

Dr Laila Iskander and the Zabbaleen

SEKEM: 21st century Harmonious Enterprise

England

1st Hotels

Aduna spreading Baobab love

Billi London: biodegradable tights/pantyhose

Bloom & Wild

A Pioneer’s Rise and Ethical Dilemma: A Cautionary Tale of The Body Shop

Ceilán – natural skincare with purpose

Chelsea Rock – disrupting the diamond business?

Crystal Doors Fostering Sustainability and Community Growth

Denbies Wine Estate

Divine Chocolate that empowers

Electric Daisy Flower Farm

Fast Fashion and the reGain app conundrum

Feeling good addressing surplus (Food Supermarket)

Firefly Gren Fuels

Flexi-Hex: packaging that protects the planet

Float8: sustainable and cost-effective solutions to land shortage

Fuel Hub

Gingsters sustainability journey

Greggs Winning Hearts

HISBE – supermarket rebels

HOP – edible insect food

House of Baukjen

Kindling Farm

LabCycle – revolutionising the recycling of Laboratory Plastic Waste

Lettus Grow: Vertical Farming

LittleLeaf Organic Cotton

London Christmas Tree Rental

Love Cocoa and H!P Chocolate

MarinaTex: translucent bioplastic

MMPA: The Inspiring Story of the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association

Notpla: plastics from seaweed

Nuddy: One gal. One shower. One big idea.

Ocean Ag startup ALORA unveils ‘the most salt-tolerant terrestrial plants on the planet’

Oddbox: Transforming Waste into Food Wellness

Offploy CIC: Empowering Ex-Offenders for Better Futures

ORB: The National Organisation for Responsible Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Oxwash: shrinking environmental costs and impacts

Petit Pli – sustainable clothes that grow

Riding the Wayve for sustainable, accessible, and safer mobility

Rodda’s clotted cream cultivates community spirit and charity

RNCM: Harmonising Innovation: The RNCM Shaping Tomorrow’s Musical Entrepreneurs and Changemakers

Saltaire: 19th century Harmonious Enterprise

Shop Appy

Sustainable Suitehearts: Mr & Mrs Smith Craft Luxury Hotels with a Conscience

Tap Social: Brewing Change Through Beer, Baking & Second Chances

TerraWaste

Tevva Motors: Innovative solution to the Global Pollution Problem

The Birth of the Chemical Industry in Widnes

The Library of Things

The Wellbeing Farm – journey to B-corp

TOAST ale beer from bread

Tred: The Millennials Lead The Way

Too Good To Go

Vivobarefoot’s regenerative steps

Washed-Up Cards: Turning the Tide on Plastic

The Wellbeing Farm – journey to B-corp

XO Bikes

ZeLoop – the app that rewards for not littering#

Zero Carbon Guildford

Finland

Kääpä Biotech: Nature-Inspired Medicinal Mushrooms

France

Avallen Spirits: The Planet-Positive Spirit Brand with moral purpose

Germany

Tobias Trubenabacher: wind-powered street lighting

Water powered lights

Ghana

Gyapa Enterprises Wood burning cooking stoves

Holland

OLIO, the app driving a food share revolution

Stella Vita –  world’s first solar powered mobile home

India

Phool and Fleather: India’s transformative biomaterial company

Nexus Power’s bio-organic fast-charge batteries

Nostos Homes sheltering the displaced

Ananas Anam & Pinatex

Sudiksha Knowledge Solutions

the August Co. fashioning a better future

Iraq

Divya – The Washing Machine Project

Kenya

Gjenge Makers: Build Alternatively, Build Affordably, Build Sustainably

Olarro Lodge

Sanergy & the Power of Systems Thinking

Malaysia

BoomGrow

Mexico

Avocado Power: Biofase’s Bioplastic Revolution

Morocco

Argan oil harmonious ventures

Nepal

Gandaki Urja fuels Nepal’s green economy

Latika Golyan demonstrates the need for graduate entrepreneurs in Nepal

Portal Bikes new age cargo bike

Norway

Overfishing and the Norwegian “solution”

Scotland

Entrepreneurship Education in Schools: The Celtic Fringe leads the way

Loch Fyne Oysters: Empowering Communities, Restoring Oyster Waters

Pawprint

Sierra Leone

Optim Energy – piezoelectric energy harvesting

Singapore

B1G! -Small is beautiful

Sweden

Agood Company Turning Profits into Environmental Protection

Billi London: biodegradable tights/pantyhose

Modvion

Volta Greentech – reducing cow methane omissions

Tanzania

Gongali Model Company: Clean Drinking Water

Ukraine

Effa – Ukrainian eco-business inspires

USA

Aquacycl’s Vision: Pioneering the Transformation of Water Treatment

Bee-Downtown

Takachar transforming waste biomass

Wales

Agood Company

Antur Cymru: business support

Bargoed Farm Caravan and Camping site

Bee1’s Trailblazing Path Fostering Climate Awareness in School

Be Heard:  The Journey of Rebecca Bowyer

The Bombus Artisanal Ethos

Breaking the Cycle: Inside Out Support Wales’ Mission for Social Change

Burns Pet Nutrition Ltd. and Parc y Bocs

CAT and Dulas Engineering

Caws Cenarth: a Harmonious Enterprise

Cilgwenyn Raw Local Honey

Cymbrogi Futures

Dafen Primary School – Entrepreneurial projects bring joy and value

Deri Reed’s Culinary Journey for Community and Planet

EntreCompEdu Creating value through the SDGs

Empowering Echoes: Tales from The (Pop) Factory

Entrepreneurship Education in Schools: The Celtic Fringe leads the way

Flawsome! Wonky, Wonderful and Wise on Waste

Gwinllan Hebron Vineyard’s rare organic wine

Hiut Deim Company, the sustainable denim pioneers

Inside Out Support Wales’ Mission for Social Change

Love Zimbabwe in the Heart of Cymru

Melin Tregwynt: The Revival of Welsh Wool Production and Sustainability

Modest Trends: Muslim fashions

Nature Friendly Farming, Esgairllaethdy Farm, Myddfai

n-ergy’s Impact: Education, Peace, and Reintegration

Oasis Cardiff

Oseng-Rees Reflection: Sustainability Education & recycling of glass bottles

Purple Shoots: the “Grameen” Bank of Wales

Resolution at Work: From Conflict to Collaboration

Ride Dyfi – cycling tours

Riversimple, driving change

Sea inspiration for education and eco-tourism

Sustainable Sips

Syrian Dinner Project

TCG: recycling medical plastics

Thrive Group Wales Empowering Women with Enterprise

Tir Glas: A Sustainable Haven for Bees

The Harmony Project

The Power of Petals: The Daffodils’ Role in Combating Global Warming

The Sustainable Studio

TLC: Harmony Kite Mark for Wellness Tourism

TLC RESET Tourism

Urban-Vertical, The Micro Green-Grocer

Watson & Pratt’s: where shopping is social & produce is local

Welsh Luxury Hamper Co. showcasing local businesses

Welsh Manumit Coffee Roasters – freedom through coffee

Welsh Mountain Cider

Western Solar: Affordable Sustainable Social Housing in Wales

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