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      The I4N marketplace connects start-ups, SMEs, corporates and investors and fosters collaboration among them. Financial due diligence, NbS assessments based on the IUCN Global Standard™ for NbS as well as co-creation and innovation workshops are conducted. [more]

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      NRP 73 aims at generating scientific knowledge about a sustainable economy that uses natural resources sparingly, creates welfare and increases the competitiveness of the Swiss economy. [more]

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      If we want to preserve our planet for future generations, business must be part of the solution. The "Green Business Award" honors Swiss companies that combine ecological innovations with economic success. [more]

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  • April 1, 2025 VARO becomes Europe’s second-largest producer of green fuels
  • March 11, 2025 Solvias receives top rating from EcoVadis
  • March 10, 2025 Bühler and xFarm join forces for sustainable agriculture
  • February 14, 2025 SUSI Partners sells wind farms
  • December 13, 2024 Hydrogen becomes part of the Swiss energy strategy

All articles: Innovative 4 Nature

The Innovate 4 Nature (I4N) Marketplace for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) connects start-ups, companies and investors to scale NbS.

The purpose of I4N is to scout, screen, match, assess and accelerate investments into NbS to announce 100+ certified Nature-based Solutions by 2030.

Thus, I4N provides support to finance and accelerate NbS creating nature-positive impact in the focus areas of Sustainable Management of Ecosystems, Nature as Infrastructure and Planet-compatible Cities, Productive and Regenerative Agriculture as well as Nature-positive Energy and Extractives System.

Chemolex
Innovative 4 Nature

Chemolex turns river waste into new resources | I4N Award Winner 2024

May 14, 2025 Business Sustainability Today

Chemolex is tackling pollution at its source — the river. Based in Kenya, the company is dedicated to deliver impactful, science-driven solutions to address plastic […]

ALIEN Limited
Innovative 4 Nature

ALIEN Limited turns an invasive threat into a business opportunity

April 26, 2025 Business Sustainability Today

ALIEN Limited, a Geneva-based initiative, is addressing one of Switzerland’s most pressing ecological challenges: the rapid spread of invasive quagga mussels in freshwater lakes. Through […]

Rrreefs I4N Award winner 2024
Innovative 4 Nature

rrreefs restors reef ecosystems | I4N Award Winner 2024

April 14, 2025 Business Sustainability Today

rrreefs is a science-driven startup focused on restoring coral reefs using modular, 3D-printed clay structures. Founded in response to the accelerating collapse of reef ecosystems, […]

Savimbo
Innovative 4 Nature

Savimbo empowers indigenous communities to preserve forests | I4N Award Winner 2024

April 9, 2025 Business Sustainability Today

In 2022, Savimbo started in the Colombian Amazon, born directly out of the urgent need to stop deforestation and create a viable alternative to destructive […]

I4N Purpose, presented by Andre Hoffmann
Innovative 4 Nature

Why and how can Innovate 4 Nature change the economic system? André Hoffmann explains ..

January 20, 2025 Business Sustainability Today

In this video, André Hoffmann, President of Innovate 4 Nature (I4N), talks about the urgent need to fundamentally change our economic system. He outlines a […]

I4N Award and Day
Innovative 4 Nature

The Innovate 4 Nature DAY & AWARD, presented by Barbara Dubach

January 18, 2025 Eva Tabernig

In this video, Barbara Dubach, Managing Director of Innovate 4 Nature (I4N), explains why the I4N initiative was launched and what the aims of the […]

i4n-innovate-4-nature
Innovative 4 Nature

Innovate 4 Nature (I4N) | Marketplace for Nature of the Future

September 9, 2022 Katharina Reblitz

Innovate 4 Nature (I4N) seeks nature-based solutions for conservation or renaturation projects as a marketplace. These are scientifically evaluated to interest companies and investors. […]

Majbritt-Byskov-Bridges Co-Founder Alver World SA
Innovative 4 Nature

Innovate 4 Nature Marketplace: Majbritt Byskov-Bridges | Co-Founder Alver World SA

September 9, 2022 Katharina Reblitz

Behind Alver is the idea to help a sustainable and natural way of eating with the right products to the breakthrough. The name “Alver” in Old Norse language means something like “elves”. […]

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  • VARO becomes Europe’s second-largest producer of green fuels

    Baar ZG/Stockholm – VARO Energy is acquiring 100 percent of the share capital of Preem. The fuel producer has 80 percent of Sweden’s refinery capacity. This makes VARO the second-largest producer of renewable fuels in [...]
  • Solvias receives top rating from EcoVadis

    Kaiseraugst AG – Solvias has been awarded an EcoVadis badge for its commitment to sustainability for the first time. The biotech company ranks in the upper range of more than 100,000 evaluated companies. (CONNECT) Solvias [...]
  • Bühler and xFarm join forces for sustainable agriculture

    Uzwil SG/Manno TI – Bühler and xFarm Technologies have signed a far-reaching agreement to monitor supply chains in the agricultural industry. The aim of the partnership is to collect data and practices that increase sustainability [...]
  • SUSI Partners sells wind farms

    Zug – SUSI Partners has sold inland wind farms built in France and Finland. With the sale of a total of six wind farms, the Zug-based investment manager has sold 60 percent of its SUSI [...]
  • Hydrogen becomes part of the Swiss energy strategy

    Bern – The Federal Council has adopted a mission statement and objectives for its future strategy for hydrogen as an energy source. This should create the framework for hydrogen to contribute to a fossil-free energy [...]

The objectives of NRP 73

Circular Economy

Insights

The acquisition of scientific knowledge to better understand and promote a sustainable economy
Circular Economy

Dependencies

Understanding the dependencies and uncertainties resulting from the selected measures and instruments
Circular Economy

Areas of Action

The identification of future fields of action and recommendation of specific application areas
Circular Economy

Risks

The identification of opportunities and risks against the backdrop of a globally connected Switzerland

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