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The rapid development of technology makes ‘e-waste’ one of the fastest-growing waste streams. E-waste compensation addresses this market mismatch, providing a great starting point towards more sustainable use of technology.

The world consumes 350 million tons of plastic every year. Much of it ends up on landfills or gets incinerated. Europeans alone generate 25 million tons of plastic waste, of which only 30% is reused or recycled. Dutch company PlasticRoad wants to help to reduce this waste by building bicycle paths made from recycled…

Who would have thought coffee grounds could be circular? In fact, they are ideal as a fertile substrate for growing oyster mushrooms. Rotterdam-based rotterzwam collects the coffee grounds from local pubs, large corporations and restaurants. They cultivate the mushrooms and sell the produce to customers in the…

Early in the pandemic the International Labour Organization predicted half the world’s workforce stood to lose their jobs immediately. In Uganda social enterprise Eco Brix teamed up with Dutch high tech company TMC to produce mouth masks to fight unemployment, poverty and COVID.

For centuries, the Netherlands has been famous for its dykes and reclaimed land, now the country is giving its polders back to the water.

As the world population grows so does demand for high quality, nutritious food. Farmed fish satisfies growing demand and meets environmental criteria.

To raise awareness about the great urgency required to address water-related challenges, the Netherlands had launched the We Value Water campaign.

Water as Leverage is a Dutch-founded public-private partnership (PPP) programme which is inclusive and multidisciplinary, but what makes it stand out is the involvement of financial institutions right from the start.

How can we tackle the challenges of too much, too little and too dirty water. Many water challenges are man-made and the problems arising from it can only be tackled collectively. This is why we want to take action on and around World Cleanup Day, with our NL Waterway Cleanup.

Scarce resources such as water are increasingly under pressure. New irrigation and fertigation methods can help us make the best of limited water resources and allow farmers to grow more crop per drop. A Dutch-Colombian partnership increases water efficiency in Colombia’s palm oil industry.