Europe: Leading the Way in Sustainable Innovation?
You could mistakenly believe, judging by all the press about US cleantech, renewable energy, and green business ventures, that the hub for all things green and innovative is the US. Far from it. If Enviu, from which I learned and wrote about Happy Shrimp has their way, Europe will step forward strongly as a leader in fostering, developing, and supporting innovative sustainable ventures.
Enviu, together with 8 other innovation labs from Spain, Denmark, Poland, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands is soon to be launching the NEXT Europe Alliance. The launch is set for the upcoming iFest, the business inspiration fest in Spain where there will be, “ideas and energy to solve the issues of the near future.”
Europe’s top sustainable innovation labs? An overview
All of the labs could be the subject of an article each, but aside from the universal thread of a focus on innovation, each one has a different place at the table:
