IKEA Packaging Innovation Program
SEP - DEC 2021
Circular
Community | Our ecosystems | Circular
Impact Hub Circular Ecosystem
Only 9 percent of the global economy is currently circular, while adopting circular principles now could bring Europe net benefits of EUR 1,8 trillion and carbon emission reductions of 450 million tonnes by 2030. That is why Impact Hub Amsterdam hosts events, builds communities, and runs acceleration programmes around circularity.
Through our Investment Ready Program, for example, more than EUR 15 million has already been invested in circular startups. To further accelerate the transition from a linear to a circular economy, we work together with partners such as ING Foundation, Province of Noord-Holland, and CIRCL.
In our Circular Ecosystem, we bring together and strengthen relationships between impact entrepreneurs, investors, consumers, corporates, government, and other organisations. Together, we spur innovation and co-create a circular economy. Also working on the transition towards a circular economy? Join our Ecosystem!
Projects
Are you revolutionising packaging? For IKEA of Sweden, we are scouting pioneers for the Packaging Innovation Program. Apply and get a chance to work with IKEA on your sustainable packaging product or solution!
Business Model Challenge | Circular Edition
SEP - DEC 2021
You have the green dreams – we hand you the business tools. Join the ranks of 350+ alumni and apply for our Business Model Challenge incubator! In three months, you will finetune your business plan, strengthen your entrepreneurial skills, and expand your impact business network in a blended, on & offline programme.
Circulair Ondernemen in Noord-Holland
1 January 2021 - 8 Feb 2022
Provincie Noord-Holland en Impact Hub Amsterdam werken samen om het circulaire ecosysteem in de provincie te versterken. Gedurende 2021 faciliteren we iedere maand expertsessies, netwerkevenementen of masterclasses om aan de slag te gaan met circulariteit.
CIRCO Hub Noord-Holland
VARIOUS DATES
Vanaf 21 juli 2021 is Impact Hub Amsterdam officieel ook de CIRCO Hub Noord-Holland. CIRCO versnelt de ontwikkeling naar een circulaire economie, met design als motor. Door middel van CIRCO Tracks stellen we jou als MKB in de gelegenheid om binnen jouw bedrijf aan de slag te gaan met een circulair product of dienst en…
WDCD No Waste Challenge
Apr 2021 - Jan 2022
What Design Can Do (WDCD) launched the No Waste Challenge, in partnership with IKEA Foundation. Designers and creatives from around the world are invited to submit their innovative solutions to reduce waste and rethink the current production and consumption cycle. Winners receive a prize fund and a 6-month accelerator programme co-created with Impact Hub Amsterdam!
Investment Ready Program
OCT 2020 - MAR 2021
During this 5-month accelerator (now in its 7th year!) powered by the ING Nederland Foundation, we’ll help you review your business model, strategy, team as well as craft a funding plan to grow your sustainable business. At the programme’s concluding Demo Day, you’ll pitch your plan to our network of impact investors!
20 January
15:00 TO 18:00
Circular Ecosystem Meetup | Water in de circulaire economie
Om dieper in te gaan op de rol van water in de circulaire economie, organiseren we samen met de provincie Noord-Holland een meetup.
8 February
15:00 TO 17:00
Inspiratietour | Water | Week van de Circulaire Economie
De circulaire economie en watergebruik. Hoe kunnen we duurzamer omgaan met water in het productieproces?
8 February
15:00 TO 17:00
Inspiratietour Bouw
De voordelen, uitdagingen en mogelijkheden voor bedrijven om het meeste uit de circulaire bouweconomie te halen.
Stories
13 April
Bouwen aan een Circulaire Modeketen
We interviewden drie belangrijke spelers binnen de textielsector die hebben bijgedragen aan een circulaire modeketen en bespraken wat er nodig is om het circulaire ecosysteem van de provincie Noord-Holland te versterken.
18 March
Meet the Circular Entrepreneurs | Investment Ready Program 2021
The Investment Ready Program, whose main partner is ING Netherlands Foundation, is our five-month accelerator for circular impact entrepreneurs with scalable solutions to global problems. We guide a cohort of selected participants through a systematic review of their business strategy, model, and team before they craft a validated growth and investment plan. We do this to help them attract the right investor and secure funding that matches their growth ambitions. This year, the Investment Ready Program went international!
5 March
4 Lessen uit het RE:SILIENCE-programma
Om impact entrepreneurs te helpen om hun veerkracht te versterken hebben Impact Hub Amsterdam, Goldschmeding Foundation en Amsterdam Impact het RE:SILIENCE-programma ontwikkeld en eind 2020 aangeboden aan ruim 20 circulaire ondernemers. Het programma bestond uit een combinatie van peer-to-peer intervisiesessies, masterclasses over businessmodellen, sales, growth hacking, finance en team, en individuele mentorgesprekken. We verzamelden de vier belangrijkste lessen rondom veerkracht die naar voren kwamen uit het programma.
8 December
Closing the Loop creëert waarde uit afval
Joost de Kluijver is al een lange tijd werkzaam in de mobiele telefonie sector. De telefoon is een icoon geworden van technologische vooruitgang, stelt hij. Met zijn bedrijf Closing the Loop voorkomt Joost dat telefoons na een aantal jaar trouwe dienst op de vuilnisbelt terechtkomen.
30 November
Meet the Circular Entrepreneurs | Investment Ready Program 2020
The Investment Ready Program, whose main partner is ING Netherlands Foundation, is our five-month accelerator for circular impact entrepreneurs with scalable solutions to global problems. We guide a cohort of selected participants through a systematic review of their business strategy, model, and team before they craft a validated growth and investment plan. We do this to help them attract the right investor and secure funding that matches their growth ambitions. Read on to meet the IRP alumni of 2020!
Partners
