Projectswith proven impact
Applied research, market explorations and impact analyses for the regenerative economy, with the figures and lessons that follow from them.
Sequestration, revenue models and regional objectives.
To the insights →Societal value of healthy food.
To the insights →Urban mining, value retention and biobased.
To the insights →Circular factsheets and LCAs for the manufacturing industry.
To the insights →Every project delivers concrete, verifiable outcomes, from societal value in euros to avoided emissions. The key findings are gathered below by theme.
What the projects demonstrate
Key figures and lessons from completed projects, organised by theme. Each insight refers to the underlying analysis.
Interactive Climate Opportunities Map Gelderland
Interactive Climate Opportunities Map for Gelderland with 30 SMART climate solutions up to 2030, across five domains.
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Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map 2025
Map layer accompanying the 2025 Snapshot and Reflection for Gelderland. The page connects the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map 2023-2024 as…
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Climate Opportunities Gelderland
Industry
Sector analysis: industry in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map. Reduction and sequestration potential of four climate solutions, from energy efficiency…
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Carbon sequestration
North Holland
Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in North Holland across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to nitrogen,…
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Carbon sequestration
Gelderland
Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in Gelderland across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to biodiversity, nitrogen…
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Carbon sequestration
Utrecht
Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in Utrecht across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to biodiversity, nitrogen…
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Food Initiative Calculator
Calculate the Social Value of a Food Initiative
Free New Economy calculator for food initiatives to estimate impact and social value across eight categories, available in Excel and…
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Food Hubs and the Strength of Voedselcirkel Amsterdam
Analysis of Voedselcirkel Amsterdam as an urban food hub: about 245.6 tonnes processed, about 210.7 tonnes redistributed and about €823,000…
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Healthy neighbourhood kitchens
around €1 million of value per location
Impact analysis of Mensa Mensa as a neighbourhood-kitchen concept for a healthy and accessible food environment. The analysis is included…
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Why the Exploratory SCBA Shows Their Necessity
Exploratory SCBA of 32 food initiatives in Amsterdam-Noord, with about 1,900 households reached, about €15 million in indicative annual social…
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Jaarbeurs
Towards a Climate-Neutral Food Chain
New Economy calculated the CO₂ impact of Jaarbeurs' sustainable hospitality for the UFI Sustainability Award 2022. The measures that green…
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Indicative Social Cost-Benefit Analysis for De Plaetse Zuid
Indicative SCBA of De Plaetse (Zuid) on the site of De Kleine Aarde in Boxtel: an investment of €3.5 million…
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Circular procurement
reusing timber in hydraulic engineering
Analysis for DIMCO and Rijkswaterstaat on the high-value reuse of released timber in the renovation of fender and guide works…
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Cost and Material Savings Through Value Retention
Report on cost and material savings through value retention, the Refuse strategy and circular choices in the built environment.
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Quick Scan
Circular Bicycles
RVO-commissioned quick scan into circularity in the bicycle sector: extending lifespan, better repairability, standardisation, and the material trade-off around electric…
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Handbook for a Circular Business Park
A practical roadmap for entrepreneurs, municipalities and park management to make business parks circular, future-proof and executable, built on seven…
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Target-Setting Programme for Circular Consumer Goods
New Economy supported the target-setting trajectory of the Transition Agenda for Consumer Goods with an impact analysis of five product…
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Sustainable Port Development for Port of Zwolle
Research with Stec Groep, Panteia and Defacto into the sustainable development of Port of Zwolle: three transition pathways to a…
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Industry
Sector analysis: industry in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map. Reduction and sequestration potential of four climate solutions, from energy efficiency…
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North Holland
Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in North Holland across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to nitrogen,…
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Gelderland
Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in Gelderland across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to biodiversity, nitrogen…
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Utrecht
Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in Utrecht across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to biodiversity, nitrogen…
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Carbon sequestration
Natural carbon sequestration represents roughly €31 billion in societal value per year in the Netherlands, rising to €429 billion by…
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Climate Opportunities Gelderland
Snapshot & Reflection 2025
The Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot and Reflection 2025 shows progress since the 2023-2024 map, including implementation, traction, remaining reduction potential…
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The industry page for the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025 covers emissions, reduction potential, landfill gas capture, CCS, CCU and…
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Ride-Check CO₂-eq Reduction Management
New Economy mapped the CO₂-eq impact of Ride-Check for reference year 2022 using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The baseline forms…
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Circular Business Parks in Groningen
Data analysis of residual flows at fifteen Groningen business parks based on national waste data. Circular potential of almost €50…
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Climate Solutions for Gelderland
Industry and business cause 41% of Gelderland's non-energy emissions, almost entirely from landfills. Landfill gas capture, recycling and composting deliver…
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Circular Revenue Models for the Manufacturing Industry in Overijssel
New Economy analysed common manufacturing products in Overijssel for material use, critical resources and circular revenue models, including factsheets within…
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Circular UPS Systems
Factsheet on the circular revenue models of UPS systems: the critical role of neodymium (37% of eco-costs at 4% of…
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Mobility in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025
The mobility page for the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025 covers rising emissions and implementation routes for zero-emission vehicles, cleaner…
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Circular Bicycles
RVO-commissioned quick scan into circularity in the bicycle sector: extending lifespan, better repairability, standardisation, and the material trade-off around electric…
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Mobility
Sector analysis: mobility in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map. Reduction potential of four climate solutions, from electric vehicles to cycling,…
View the opportunity mapRide-Check CO₂-eq Reduction Management
New Economy mapped the CO₂-eq impact of Ride-Check for reference year 2022 using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The baseline forms…
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an integrated neighbourhood approach for municipalities
One integrated neighbourhood approach in which tasks are linked so every intervention delivers multiple returns — 21 linked tasks, three…
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Three linked tasks decide how much room a neighbourhood keeps for living: cycling and walking infrastructure, shared mobility and the…
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Report on cost and material savings through value retention, the Refuse strategy and circular choices in the built environment.
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Climate Action Recap Gelderland
Built Environment, 2025 Snapshot
The built environment page for the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025 covers emissions, realised potential and the remaining task for…
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Built Environment
Sector analysis: built environment in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map. Reduction potential of nine climate solutions, from heat networks to…
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Dura Vermeer
Mapping Scope 1, 2 and 3 for CSRD
Best practice on the full CO₂ footprint of Dura Vermeer, including scope 1, 2 and 3, as a basis for…
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Biobased Design
Biobased Design is a regenerative design practice focused on modular, repairable and open-source products made from biobased materials and local…
View the dossierSustainable Port Development for Port of Zwolle
Research with Stec Groep, Panteia and Defacto into the sustainable development of Port of Zwolle: three transition pathways to a…
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North Holland
Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in North Holland across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to nitrogen,…
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Gelderland
Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in Gelderland across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to biodiversity, nitrogen…
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Utrecht
Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in Utrecht across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to biodiversity, nitrogen…
Read the reportCarbon sequestration
Natural carbon sequestration represents roughly €31 billion in societal value per year in the Netherlands, rising to €429 billion by…
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Park om de Hoek 2.0 | Neighbourhood green space and co-creation
Park om de Hoek 2.0 explores how neighbourhood green spaces can become social infrastructure: places for climate adaptation, biodiversity, health,…
Read the reportIndicative Social Cost-Benefit Analysis for De Plaetse Zuid
Indicative SCBA of De Plaetse (Zuid) on the site of De Kleine Aarde in Boxtel: an investment of €3.5 million…
Read the reportCarbon sequestration
North Holland
Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in North Holland across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to nitrogen,…
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Gelderland
Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in Gelderland across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to biodiversity, nitrogen…
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Utrecht
Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in Utrecht across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to biodiversity, nitrogen…
Read the reportCarbon sequestration
Natural carbon sequestration represents roughly €31 billion in societal value per year in the Netherlands, rising to €429 billion by…
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Agriculture and land use
2025 snapshot
The agriculture and land use page for the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025 covers emissions, remaining reduction potential and transition…
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Agriculture and Land Use
Sector analysis: agriculture and land use in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map. Reduction and sequestration potential of six climate solutions,…
View the opportunity mapBiobased Design
Biobased Design is a regenerative design practice focused on modular, repairable and open-source products made from biobased materials and local…
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Timber Construction as a Climate Solution for Gelderland
The built environment causes only 1% of Gelderland's non-energy emissions, but is the only sector where sequestration exceeds reduction: timber…
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Wesselink Isolatie
Baseline Measurement Shows Net CO₂-Negative Insulation
A baseline measurement for Wesselink Isolatie shows that biobased insulation is net CO₂-negative: the CO₂ savings from use are almost…
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Start Page
An Overview for the New Economy
The New Economy Start Page brings together inspiration and examples of companies taking a different approach, already forming part of…
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Future-Proof Building
Sharing Knowledge, Experience and Networks in Construction
New Economy's Future-Proof Building platform brings together knowledge, experience and network on climate, health and circularity in construction.
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Fairm: Baseline Measurement and Hotspots of Biobased Mycelium Insulation
For startup Fairm, New Economy mapped the climate impact and hotspots of producing biobased mycelium insulation as a baseline measurement.
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Energy in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025
The Energy domain in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025 shows emissions trends, remaining climate potential, grid congestion and implementation…
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Climate Opportunities Gelderland
Energy
Sector analysis: energy in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map. Reduction and sequestration potential of seven climate solutions, from rooftop solar…
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an integrated neighbourhood approach for municipalities
One integrated neighbourhood approach in which tasks are linked so every intervention delivers multiple returns — 21 linked tasks, three…
View the dossierThe neighbourhood energy system
Four linked tasks shape a neighbourhood's energy system: grid capacity, energy reduction, generation on homes and collective generation — the…
View the dossierSustainable Port Development for Port of Zwolle
Research with Stec Groep, Panteia and Defacto into the sustainable development of Port of Zwolle: three transition pathways to a…
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Strategic Roll-Out and Analysis of Drawdown Climate Opportunities
As a partner of Drawdown Europe, New Economy translates global climate solutions into regional strategies for greenhouse gas reduction and…
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Circular Business Cases in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
Construction and Demolition Waste
Exploration of urban mining for construction and demolition waste in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: around €688 million in annual material…
Read the reportCircular Revenue Models for the Manufacturing Industry in Overijssel
New Economy analysed common manufacturing products in Overijssel for material use, critical resources and circular revenue models, including factsheets within…
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Circular Reuse of Timber from the Urban Mine in North Holland
For the province of North Holland, New Economy explored circular reuse of timber from construction and demolition: EUR 200 million…
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Factsheet on the circular revenue models of UPS systems: the critical role of neodymium (37% of eco-costs at 4% of…
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Circular Salt Spreader
Factsheet on the circular revenue models of salt spreaders: material value, supply risk of critical materials, and the highest chain…
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High-Tech Radar Systems
Factsheet on the circular revenue models of high-tech radar systems: components hold ~1,000× more value per kg than raw materials,…
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Recent work
Recent projects for businesses, products and regions, often innovative in nature.
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Market explorations, baseline measurements, LCAs, social cost-benefit analyses and impact analyses for businesses, products and regions, always substantiated with impact.
Are the results public?
For many projects, reports and key figures are publicly available online, summarised per project with the main outcomes.
How does an insight come about?
Each insight is a verifiable figure or a lesson from a completed project, with a reference to the underlying analysis.
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