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Metabolic
Metabolic
https://www.metabolic.nl/

Metabolic’s overarching mission is to transition the global economy to a fundamentally sustainable state.

A new economic model is necessary: one that ensures the wellbeing of all people and allows organizations to thrive without transgressing the safe boundaries of the earth’s natural systems. And we don’t have much time. Metabolic advises governments, businesses, and NGOs on how to adapt to a fast-changing global context, while creating disruptive solutions that can dramatically shift how the economy functions. We crunch data, provide strategies and tools, build pilots, and create new ventures that develop scalable solutions to critical problems. Core to achieving our mission is the transition to an economy that is regenerative and ‘circular’ by design.

Case studies and reports

Last Updated November 24, 2021

Analytics to see the city as an urban mine - Amsterdam

A joint research project by TU Delft, Waag Society, CML Leiden Univers...

Business case

Amsterdam

Last Updated November 24, 2021

PUMA: Prospecting the Urban Mines of Amsterdam

The majority of metals are consumed within the construction sector. Me...

Article / Report

Amsterdam

Last Updated September 23, 2021

Circular Charlotte: Towards a zero waste and inclusive city

The city of Charlotte, North Carolina has launched a circular economy ...

Policy case

Charlotte

Last Updated April 6, 2021

A Framework for Circular Buildings - indicators for possible inclusion in BREEAM

This report provides a general framework for circular buildings and pr...

Article / Report

Last Updated April 6, 2021

Material flows, environmental impact and energy consumption in residential and non-residential construction

The report (1) identifies materials flows, environmental impact, and e...

Article / Report

Netherlands

Last Updated July 5, 2022

Urban materials mining in Philadelphia

The US city of Philadelphia funds innovative pilot projects through th...

Policy case

Philadelphia

Last Updated November 24, 2021

Circular area development in the Achtersluispolder

Housing availability and affordability in the Netherlands is a well-kn...

Article / Report

Zaanstad

Last Updated January 12, 2022

Developing a monitoring framework to track progress

The city of Amsterdam and its Metropolitan Area, together with Metabol...

Policy case

Amsterdam

Last Updated April 21, 2022

Circular Principles and Indicators

REFLOW activities associated with urban metabolism, material flow anal...

Article / Report

Amsterdam , 5+ More

Approved by curator

Last Updated August 18, 2022

Circular Rotterdam by 2030: harnessing social, economic and environmental benefits of the circular economy

A report released as part of the City of Rotterdam’s ambitious bid to ...

Article / Report

Rotterdam