Insightsfrom ten years of analysis
Insights are citable figures, findings and recommendations from New Economy reports — life-cycle assessments (LCA), social cost-benefit analyses (MKBA), CO2 footprints and carbon sequestration — each linked to the project in which it was calculated.
The IPO steering group on the circular economy convenes six times a year to learn from one another, about both the process and the substance of the projects.
Twelve provinces align their policy and projects within the IPO steering group on the circular economy.
Kraak de Crisis came into being at the start of the coronavirus crisis in 2020, as an initiative to emerge…
Three winners emerged from the final of Kraak de Crisis and each received funding to take their initiative further.
Eleven of the most promising startups and projects went through to the bootcamp at Kraak de Crisis and pitched in…
Kraak de Crisis directed its search for promising initiatives along three trends: CO₂ reduction, caring for one another, and a…
More than 290 initiatives signed up for Kraak de Crisis, one of the largest crowdsourcing campaigns in the Netherlands at…
The calculation model values the reduction of societal costs at €3,000 per case: less formal support because a food initiative notices and helps informally.
The calculation model values health gains at €50,000 per QALY, the ZonMw reference value for a quality-adjusted life year in…
The calculation model values the safety-net function of a food initiative at €1,750 per case prevented.
The calculation model values activation and development at €3,500 per volunteer per year, standing for the value of volunteer work…
The calculation model values avoided CO₂ emissions at €250 per tonne, based on the social cost of carbon.
Every kilo of food that would otherwise be lost counts for €2 in the calculation model, valuing what an initiative…
The calculation model values structural access to food at €2,790 per household per year, expressing what a reliable year-round food…
The calculation model values the saving in the wallet at €2.63 per meal: the market value of the food provided minus the participant's own contribution.
A food initiative can use the calculation model for €0: the instrument is free and publicly available, as an editable…
The calculation model distinguishes five types of food initiative: a distribution point, a social restaurant, a food connection place, urban…
Across eight impact categories, the food initiative calculation model works out the societal value of an initiative in euros per…
The combined societal value of thirty-two food initiatives in Amsterdam-Noord comes to roughly €15 million a year.
Alongside initiator the province of Zuid-Holland, the approach was developed by three implementing partners: Squarewise, Van Vieren and New Economy.
The Neighbourhood Passport starts with a quick scan based on CBS data from 2019, supplemented by a deeper layer using…
The learning and development programme ran from December 2021 through April 2022, with the province of Zuid-Holland, three municipalities and the guiding partners.
The approach puts three instruments at the disposal of municipalities: the Neighbourhood Passport, the Neighbourhood Agenda and the Societal Impact…
Three municipalities took part in the learning and development programme: Schiedam, Delft and Vlaardingen, working on recognising, prioritising and linking…
Through the Societal Impact Analysis, 20 linked tasks were identified that create social, economic and ecological added value for a…
The development of the platform ran through three visible phases: the launch, a presentation during Dutch Design Week, and public…
The cabinet system is assembled from four building blocks: frames, shelves, boxes and covers. Every configuration is adjustable, extendable and…
As its ecological starting point, the platform pursues restoration through raw materials that are 100% biobased and biodegradable.