A circular economy for space

With more than 10,000 tons of waste into orbit, it’s time to change. Instead of just seeing a threat, Orbit Recycling recognizes the value of debris, it’s recycling potential. By introducing the concept of a circular economy, Orbit Recycling supports the sustainable exploration of the Moon. Dangerous debris is transformed into valuable material, without the … Continued

MIT Climate Pathways Project

2024-25 Scale-up project   Presentation of the project The MIT Climate Pathways Project leverages interactive simulations to advance the adoption of evidence-based climate policy among leaders in both the public and private sectors. These interactive simulations include the En-ROADS and C-ROADS climate solution simulators, co-developed with Climate Interactive.   Research on general audiences has found … Continued

Le label “Qualité Sonore”

Our project consists in an international label “Sound Quality” in partnership with Universal Music, the Écouter/Voir Foundation, IRCAM Amplify and UNESCO. After the adoption of resolution 39C/59 at UNESCO on the importance of sound and its good practices, La Semaine du Son has created a label that aims to limit excessive sound compression, regardless of … Continued

Sustainable Growth via Responsible Capital

Illicit forest economies and environmental crime are taking a heavy toll on the environment, as well as on the lives and livelihoods of those who dwell in the Amazon. The Igarapé Institute addresses these issues by not only shedding light on the ecosystem of environmental crime in the region, but also by strengthening governance and … Continued

Space – Mission Assurance Platform

Digantara is taking the first steps towards sustainable space and enabling circular space economy through its pioneering platform Space – Mission Assurance Platform aka Space – MAP. Digantara is developing a two-pronged system to address the difficulties of space operations and situational awareness. Space-MAP will serve as a one stop solution for all space operations … Continued

Local participation for security & resilience

The Sahel region has experienced a convergence of challenges. The security situation has deteriorated significantly; the region is considered one of the most vulnerable to climate change worldwide and this dynamic is amplified by rapid population growth which increases the pressure on resources. The FREXUS project has been designed to support the peaceful resolution of … Continued

Joint Environment Venture for South Asia

2022-23 Scale-up project   Overview  The project has enabled cross-border collaboration toward transformative solutions to South Asia’s environmental crisis: melting glaciers, unprecedented floods, and unbreathable air. Long-standing political conflict in the region hinders joint solutions to these shared challenges. Convened by world-leading peacemakers, the platform stood out by its ability to work across the India-Pakistan … Continued

African farmers as climate entrepreneurs

2022-23 Scale-up project   Overview  This project aims to prove viable business models for African smallholder farmers to adopt a range of climate-smart interventions, whose carbon impact is tracked, validated and translated into revenue that can either go to the farmers or towards subsidizing the costs of new technologies or of driving adoption of new … Continued

Use Space Debris as a Space Resource

CisLunar Industries is a space technology company building in-space metal processing systems that enable the transformation of space debris into valuable space resources to fuel the emerging in-space industrial revolution. The CisLunar Industries Modular Space Foundry (MSF) is a low-mass, low-cost, modular metal processing system that receives metal feedstock and processes it into basic metal … Continued

PREZODE: Preventing Zoonotic Disease Emergence

2022-23 Scale-up project   Overview  PREZODE (Preventing ZOonotic Disease Emergence) is an international and multi-actor initiative supported by the Quadripartite to improve prevention, early detection, and resilience to rapidly respond to emerging infectious diseases of animal origin through a One Health cross-sectorial approach. PREZODE is a dynamic platform for sharing innovative knowledge, and a resource … Continued