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Publications by New Economy

New Economy publications are public evidence products: reports, calculation models, opportunity maps, factsheets and project pages that translate regenerative transition work into usable knowledge.

The archive covers climate strategy, carbon removal and sequestration, circular economy, food systems, the built environment, manufacturing, CO₂ accounting, social cost-benefit analysis and regenerative product development.

New Economy in brief

Expertise at a glance

New Economy is a regenerative strategy and impact practice based in Amsterdam. Its publications combine practical project experience with quantified analysis: carbon accounting, life-cycle assessment, eco-costs, material-flow analysis, social cost-benefit analysis, circular business models, climate opportunity mapping and programme development.

10+ yearsof transition analysis, calculation models and applied regenerative strategy
30 SMARTclimate solutions structured in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map
€31bnestimated annual societal value of natural carbon sequestration in the Dutch market exploration
36 Mtonindicative annual CO₂ sequestration potential across methods such as afforestation, regenerative agriculture, biobased construction and biochar

What this page is about

This page is the English publication hub for New Economy. It is designed as an expertise page, not only as a file list. It connects public reports, source models and factsheets to the underlying methods, project pages, insights, services and solution routes.

Evidence layer

Citeable facts from the archive

These examples show the type of quantified knowledge contained in the publication archive. Each fact links to a project page where the context, method and source material can be followed.

Carbon€31bn per year

Natural carbon sequestration was estimated to represent approximately €31 billion in annual societal value in the Dutch market exploration.

Source: carbon sequestration market exploration
Carbon€429bn to 2050

The same exploration estimates cumulative societal value up to 2050, linking sequestration to nature, agriculture and circular material use.

Source: carbon sequestration market exploration
Climate30 solutions

The Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map structures climate action into thirty SMART solutions across energy, mobility, buildings, industry and land use.

Source: Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map
CSRDScope 1, 2 and 3

The Dura Vermeer case maps emissions across direct operations, purchased energy and the value chain for CSRD reporting.

Source: Dura Vermeer footprint case
LCA70% CO₂

In the JOYinCARE case, baseline measurement and life-cycle assessment identified around 70% CO₂ reduction potential for a healthcare product.

Source: JOYinCARE LCA case
SCBA3.2 benefit-cost

A standard Mensa Mensa location was calculated at roughly €1.03 million in social benefits against roughly €0.33 million in costs: a benefit-cost ratio of 3.2, and about 4.9 from a public perspective.

Source: Mensa Mensa impact analysis
SCBA€15m per year

A social cost-benefit analysis of 32 food initiatives in Amsterdam-Noord estimated about €15 million in annual social value at a €1.7 million budget, reaching around 1,900 low-income households.

Source: food initiatives SCBA, Amsterdam-Noord
Circular€688m per year

Secondary materials from construction and demolition waste in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area represent an estimated €688 million in annual value potential.

Source: circular business cases MRA, construction and demolition
Circular€144m per year

Electronic waste in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area represents an estimated €144 million in annual value, assessed across five material streams for collection, recycling and reuse.

Source: circular business cases MRA, e-waste
Manufacturing2–3× value

Circular routes can create roughly two to three times more regional value than the linear sales model in the Overijssel manufacturing analysis.

Source: circular manufacturing analysis, Overijssel
ManufacturingUp to 1000×

In high-tech manufacturing products, components can hold up to 1,000 times more value per kilogram than raw materials, making refurbishment and remanufacturing more relevant than low-grade recycling.

Source: circular manufacturing analysis, Overijssel
Core expertise

Methods behind the publications

The publications are based on applied methods rather than generic sustainability claims. This makes them easier to cite, compare and reuse in policy, strategy and implementation work.

CO₂ footprinting

Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, value-chain analysis and reduction logic.

Life-cycle assessment

Product impact, material choices, environmental costs and design options.

Social cost-benefit analysis

Public value, avoided costs, health, social resilience and local benefits.

Circular business models

Reuse, repair, lifetime extension, residual streams and circular revenue models.

Climate opportunity mapping

Sector portfolios, SMART measures, implementation gaps and transition pathways.

Regenerative strategy

From harm reduction to restoration, resilience and positive value creation.

Latest layer

Recent publications and dossiers

Recent public outputs focus on carbon sequestration, food hubs, social cost-benefit analysis, value retention in the built environment, circular manufacturing and neighbourhood-scale transition work.

Calculation model

Food Initiative Calculator

Free calculation model for the social value of a food initiative, as an Excel or Google Sheets tool.

Market exploration of carbon sequestration in the Netherlands
Market exploration

Carbon sequestration

Report, Carbon Sequestration House, policy brief and opportunity map on carbon sequestration in the Netherlands.

Handbook

Handbook for a Circular Business Park

Practical roadmap for entrepreneurs, municipalities and park management to make business parks circular, future-proof and executable, built on seven pillars.

Design research

Park om de Hoek 2.0

Design research and toolkit for neighbourhood green space in Amsterdam: co-creation, financing, stewardship and process design.

Concept

Co-Operate

Community Land Trust, circular business models, steward ownership and long-term neighbourhood finance.

Quick scan

Quick Scan: Circular Bicycles

RVO quick scan on circular bicycles: lifespan extension, repairability, parts availability and material choices.

Searchable

Publications searchable and expandable

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77 publications
2026PublicationCircular procurement: reusing timber in hydraulic engineeringCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

Analysis for DIMCO and Rijkswaterstaat on the high-value reuse of released timber in the renovation of fender and guide works in the south of the Netherlands.

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Insights from this publication
Rijkswaterstaat aims to work fully circular by 2030Insight
New Economy’s contribution to the circular tender from March 2020Insight
Circular renovation of guide works at 6 bridges and locksFigure
2026PublicationInteractive Climate Opportunities Map GelderlandClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Interactive Climate Opportunities Map for Gelderland with 30 SMART climate solutions up to 2030, across five domains.

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Insights from this publication
Climate Opportunities Map Gelderland: target horizons 2025, 2028 and 2030Insight
Climate Opportunities Map Gelderland: reduction potential more than one and a half times the taskInsight · Potential
Province of Gelderland: 7,500 kton CO₂-eq reduction task for 2030Figure · Potential
2026PublicationGelderland Climate Opportunities Map 2025Climate and strategy
What this publication answers

Map layer accompanying the 2025 Snapshot and Reflection for Gelderland. The page connects the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map 2023-2024 as the potential layer with the 2025 progress picture: realised reduction, implementation pace and the remaining gap towards 2030.

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Insights from this publication
Smarter transport Gelderland: 100 to 500 kton CO₂-eq reduction potential in 2030Figure · Potential
Gelderland regenerative scenario: approximately 79% emission reduction towards 2030Figure · Regenerative
Gelderland fully ambitious scenario: approximately 77% emission reduction towards 2030Figure · Potential
2026PublicationClimate Opportunities Gelderland: IndustryClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Sector analysis: industry in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map. Reduction and sequestration potential of four climate solutions, from energy efficiency to biobased construction, using the Drawdown methodology.

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Insights from this publication
Energy efficiency can cut up to 950 kton CO₂-eq per yearFigure
Biobased construction Gelderland: 16,000 homes store 0.72 Mt CO₂ and give farmers a raw-material roleInsight · Opportunity
Steer towards quantified CO₂ storage in biobased building materialsOpportunity · Recommendation
2026Calculation modelFood Initiative Calculator: Calculate the Social Value of a Food InitiativeFood and environment
What this publication answers

Free New Economy calculator for food initiatives to estimate impact and social value across eight categories, available in Excel and Google Sheets.

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Insights from this publication
Food initiative calculation model: €3,000 per case in avoided societal costsFigure · Saving
Food initiative calculation model: €50,000 per QALY in health gainsFigure
Food initiative calculation model: €1,750 per case prevented through the safety-net functionFigure · Prevention
2026ReportFood Hubs and the Strength of Voedselcirkel AmsterdamFood and environment
What this publication answers

Analysis of Voedselcirkel Amsterdam as an urban food hub: about 245.6 tonnes processed, about 210.7 tonnes redistributed and about €823,000 in annual social value.

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Insights from this publication
Warm relationships need reliable logisticsChallenge · Insight
Food value also becomes household budgetInsight · Saving
Volunteers carry the hub and build capacityInsight
2026Impact analysisImpact Analysis of a Healthy and Accessible Food Environment – Mensa MensaFood and environment
What this publication answers

Impact analysis of Mensa Mensa as a neighbourhood-kitchen concept for a healthy and accessible food environment. The analysis is included as an attachment to a Dutch government letter to Parliament on agriculture, food security and nature.

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Insights from this publication
Affordability is more than the checkout priceInsight · Saving
Public funding has a ratio of 4.9Figure · Opportunity
Food boxes are the standalone plus moduleInsight
2026ReportCost and Material Savings Through Value RetentionCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

Report on cost and material savings through value retention, the Refuse strategy and circular choices in the built environment.

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Insights from this publication
Three structural forms of value lossChallenge · Insight
3 programme lines for governmentsFigure · Opportunity
10 opportunity maps for earning with lessFigure · Opportunity
2025ReportFood Initiatives: Why the Exploratory SCBA Shows Their NecessityFood and environment
What this publication answers

Exploratory SCBA of 32 food initiatives in Amsterdam-Noord, with about 1,900 households reached, about €15 million in indicative annual social value and 14 interventions for continuity and scaling.

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Insights from this publication
Shared support relieves food initiativesInsight · Saving
A city fund anchors co-financingInsight · Opportunity
Edible surplus can create public valueInsight · Recovery
2025ReportCarbon sequestration: North HollandClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in North Holland across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to nitrogen, circular economy and water quality.

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Insights from this publication
Noord-Holland carbon sequestration market exploration: compiled from November 2024 through April 2025Insight
Carbon Sequestration House Noord-Holland: three matrices link methods to tasks, policy and opportunitiesInsight
Noord-Holland carbon sequestration policy brief: eight concrete steps towards a provincial strategyRecommendation
2025ReportCarbon sequestration: GelderlandClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in Gelderland across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to biodiversity, nitrogen and water quality.

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Insights from this publication
Carbon as an organising principleInsight · Opportunity
2025ReportCarbon sequestration: UtrechtClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Provincial market exploration: carbon sequestration in Utrecht across ten IPCC methods, with over 60 practical examples linked to biodiversity, nitrogen and water quality.

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Insights from this publication
Utrecht carbon sequestration market exploration: compiled from November 2024 through April 2025Insight
Carbon Sequestration House Utrecht: three matrices link methods to tasks, policy and opportunitiesInsight
Utrecht carbon sequestration policy brief: eight concrete steps towards a provincial strategyRecommendation
2025ReportCarbon sequestrationClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Natural carbon sequestration represents roughly €31 billion in societal value per year in the Netherlands, rising to €429 billion by 2050, across ten IPCC methods.

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Insights from this publication
Dutch institutions invested €510 billion in ecosystem-dependentChallenge · Figure
47% of shoes produced worldwide contribute to plastic pollutionChallenge · Figure
Reward CO₂ sequestration as a new revenue modelRecommendation
2025ReportEnergy in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025Climate and strategy
What this publication answers

The Energy domain in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025 shows emissions trends, remaining climate potential, grid congestion and implementation capacity.

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Insights from this publication
Rooftop solar Gelderland: 1,632 kton CO₂-eq reduction potentialFigure
Rooftop solar remains the largest energy lever: 1,632 ktonnes CO₂-eqFigure · Potential
Solve grid congestion with Smart Energy Hubs, cable pooling and demand managementOpportunity · Recommendation
2025ReportClimate Opportunities Gelderland: Snapshot & Reflection 2025Climate and strategy
What this publication answers

The Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot and Reflection 2025 shows progress since the 2023-2024 map, including implementation, traction, remaining reduction potential and carbon storage.

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Insights from this publication
Four industrial solutions deliver reduction and storage by 2030Figure
28% reduction achieved towards the 2030 targetChallenge · Figure
12,619 ktonnes reduction potential and 338 ktonnes sequestrationFigure · Potential
2025ReportClimate Action Recap Gelderland: Built Environment, 2025 SnapshotClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

The built environment page for the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025 covers emissions, realised potential and the remaining task for heat, renovation and housing.

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Insights from this publication
Residential heat networks: 503 kton CO₂-eq, the largest single opportunityFigure
Heat pumps in utility buildings: 489 kton CO₂-eq and a major scale-up jumpFigure
2025ReportAgriculture and land use: 2025 snapshotClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

The agriculture and land use page for the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025 covers emissions, remaining reduction potential and transition routes to 2030.

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Insights from this publication
Agriculture and land use: 305–1,025 kt CO₂-eq reduction potential in 2030Figure
0% of the reduction potential has been realisedChallenge · Figure
Manure digestion and green gas are the largest agricultural leverInsight · Potential
2025ReportIndustry in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025Climate and strategy
What this publication answers

The industry page for the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025 covers emissions, reduction potential, landfill gas capture, CCS, CCU and biobased building.

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Insights from this publication
Biobased construction links industry to carbon storageFigure · Insight
2025ReportMobility in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025Climate and strategy
What this publication answers

The mobility page for the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Snapshot 2025 covers rising emissions and implementation routes for zero-emission vehicles, cleaner zones, smarter transport and cycling.

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Insights from this publication
For results in 2030, most permits must be granted by the end of 2025Recommendation
Truck air conditioning is calculated under industry as refrigerantsInsight
Zero-emission vehicles Gelderland: 1,386 kton CO₂-eq reduction potentialFigure
2024FactsheetQuick Scan: Circular BicyclesCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

RVO-commissioned quick scan into circularity in the bicycle sector: extending lifespan, better repairability, standardisation, and the material trade-off around electric bicycles (15x lower impact for steel vs. e-bike).

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Insights from this publication
Active movement saves healthcare costs alongside emissionsInsight · Saving
22.9 million bicycles in the NetherlandsFigure
0.24 to 0.39 Mton CO₂-eq per yearChallenge · Figure
2024Opportunity mapGelderland Climate Opportunities MapClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map: quantified climate solutions across five sectors, from energy to industry, following the Drawdown methodology.

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Insights from this publication
Quantify the saving from buffering electricity in electric carsRecommendation
Account for the transition picture in spatial planningOpportunity · Recommendation
Improve cycling connectionsRecommendation · Saving
2024Opportunity mapClimate Opportunities Gelderland: EnergyClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Sector analysis: energy in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map. Reduction and sequestration potential of seven climate solutions, from rooftop solar to nuclear energy, using the Drawdown methodology.

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Insights from this publication
Take provincial control: designate generation locations and speed up permitsRecommendation
Extend peak shaving into optimally absorbing peaks and troughsRecommendation
Start demand management with real-time energy prices nowRecommendation
2024Opportunity mapClimate Opportunities Gelderland: Agriculture and Land UseClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Sector analysis: agriculture and land use in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map. Reduction and sequestration potential of six climate solutions, from regenerative agriculture to afforestation, using the Drawdown methodology.

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Insights from this publication
Calculated according to EAT-LancetInsight
Resolve the permit and fraud bottlenecksRecommendation
Reward quantified CO₂ sequestration in the soilRecommendation
2024Opportunity mapClimate Opportunities Gelderland: Built EnvironmentClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Sector analysis: built environment in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map. Reduction potential of nine climate solutions, from heat networks to insulation, using the Drawdown methodology.

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Insights from this publication
Support and learn from frontrunners and pioneering construction projectsRecommendation
Invest in a future-proof construction sector through education partnershipsRecommendation
Move fast with financial guarantees and spatial prioritisationRecommendation
2024Opportunity mapClimate Opportunities Gelderland: MobilityClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Sector analysis: mobility in the Gelderland Climate Opportunities Map. Reduction potential of four climate solutions, from electric vehicles to cycling, using the Drawdown methodology.

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Insights from this publication
Mobility in Gelderland: kilometres travelled up 10% in ten yearsChallenge · Figure
Emission-free vehicles in Gelderland: 0.124 kg CO₂-eq per vehicle kilometre, roughly 64% lower emissionsFigure · Saving
Gelderland: 1,067,820 passenger cars, of which just over 8% now electricFigure · Potential
2023CaseRide-Check CO₂-eq Reduction ManagementClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

New Economy mapped the CO₂-eq impact of Ride-Check for reference year 2022 using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The baseline forms the basis for reduction management, a KPI per passenger-kilometre, measures and a 50% reduction target towards 2030.

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Insights from this publication
72% of production impact sits in three componentsFigure
A fleet-growth year calls for intensity KPIsInsight · Recommendation
28 g CO₂-eq per passenger-kilometre in 2022Figure
2023CaseDura Vermeer: Mapping Scope 1, 2 and 3 for CSRDClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Best practice on the full CO₂ footprint of Dura Vermeer, including scope 1, 2 and 3, as a basis for CSRD reporting.

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Insights from this publication
Use measured, calculated, estimated as the data orderRecommendation
96% of Dura Vermeer’s CO₂ emissions are in scope 3Figure
Dura Vermeer’s total footprint was 563,300 tonnes CO₂Figure
2023PublicationBiobased DesignBuilt environment
What this publication answers

Biobased Design is a regenerative design practice focused on modular, repairable and open-source products made from biobased materials and local residual streams.

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Insights from this publication
Biobased Design: three phases from launch to libraryFigure · Opportunity
Regenerative Modular Cabinet: four building blocks — frames, shelves, boxes and coversFigure · Recovery
Biobased Design: 100% biobased and biodegradable raw materials as the standardFigure · Regenerative
2023CaseJOYinCARE: 70% CO₂ Reduction in Healthcare Through Baseline Measurement and LCAClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Client case on JOYinCARE, with a baseline measurement and LCA for product impact, organisational impact and possible CO₂ reduction.

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Insights from this publication
Baseline measurement and LCA combined organisation and product insightInsight
The largest environmental gain was in the product, not the organisationInsight
2023ReportHandbook for a Circular Business ParkCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

A practical roadmap for entrepreneurs, municipalities and park management to make business parks circular, future-proof and executable, built on seven pillars and three steps.

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Insights from this publication
Interventions require ownershipChallenge · Insight
Park management as an acceleratorInsight · Opportunity
Begin with at most three short-term actionsRecommendation
2022CaseProud: material impact now has a place in Binas 7th edition
What this publication answers

Binas 7th edition brings material impact into science education. This case connects the 2021 New Economy submission with Table 97, NVOX context and periodic tables about metal impact.

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Insights from this publication
Materials and people: the health impact of metalsChallenge · Insight
And what about water? Metals and freshwater eutrophicationChallenge · Insight
Acidification counts too: metals and the soilChallenge · Insight
2022PublicationBuurtTransform: an integrated neighbourhood approach for municipalitiesMobility
What this publication answers

One integrated neighbourhood approach in which tasks are linked so every intervention delivers multiple returns — 21 linked tasks, three instruments and the societal value per model neighbourhood.

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2022PublicationThe neighbourhood energy systemEnergy
What this publication answers

Four linked tasks shape a neighbourhood's energy system: grid capacity, energy reduction, generation on homes and collective generation — the route to gas-free.

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Insights from this publication
Grid capacity is the silent precondition for every neighbourhood transitionChallenge · Opportunity
Neighbourhood insulation: €33 million in value against €7 million in costsFigure · Opportunity
Solar and heat pumps on existing homes: €8.2 million in value per neighbourhoodFigure · Opportunity
2022PublicationClimate adaptation in the neighbourhood
What this publication answers

Five linked tasks make a neighbourhood climate-proof through one green-blue package: rainwater disconnection, biodiversity and cooling of street and building.

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Disconnecting rainwater in public space keeps streets dry and summers greenFigure · Opportunity
Neighbourhood biodiversity makes urban green resilient to disease and extreme weatherFigure · Opportunity
Routing roof rainwater into the soil cuts sewer costs and drought damageFigure · Opportunity
2022PublicationNeighbourhood mobilityMobility
What this publication answers

Three linked tasks decide how much room a neighbourhood keeps for living: cycling and walking infrastructure, shared mobility and the low-traffic neighbourhood — the strongest business case of all 21.

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Cycling and walking infrastructure pays for itself two and a half times overFigure · Opportunity
One shared bike per five residents takes the rush hour out of the neighbourhoodFigure · Opportunity
A low-traffic neighbourhood returns seventeen times the investmentFigure · Opportunity
2022PublicationSocial and economic neighbourhood tasks
What this publication answers

A neighbourhood's social base is infrastructure too: sharing, accessible education, community provisions, local employment and safety — with leverage up to 11× the investment.

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Sharing appliances and subscriptions doubles the value for the neighbourhoodFigure · Opportunity
Accessible education: €700 per pupil becomes €7,742 in societal benefitsFigure · Opportunity
A community centre returns nearly double what it costsFigure · Opportunity
2022PublicationUrban development at neighbourhood level
What this publication answers

Four linked tasks safeguard that a neighbourhood transition also succeeds socially: cohesion, health, affordable housing and flexible use of existing buildings.

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€500 per household in neighbourhood cohesion delivers €750 in societal valueFigure · Opportunity
Ventilation and exercise in the neighbourhood: €3.27 in value per euro investedFigure · Opportunity
Towards 35% affordable housing: €710,000 in neighbourhood value against €280,000 in costsFigure · Opportunity
2022PublicationThe Transform method: Neighbourhood Passport, Neighbourhood Agenda and MIA
What this publication answers

Three instruments in three steps: the Neighbourhood Passport maps the neighbourhood with data, the Neighbourhood Agenda involves residents, the MIA quantifies societal added value.

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Insights from this publication
The Neighbourhood Passport scores a neighbourhood on five transitions from data and residentsInsight
Ten ways to reach residents — the form decides who joins the conversationRecommendation
Where the data picture and the resident perspective do not overlap lies the municipality’s blind spotInsight
2022PublicationTransform: a neighbourhood approach for municipalities
What this publication answers

Transform is an integrated neighbourhood approach for municipalities, developed with the province of South Holland, Squarewise, Van Vieren and New Economy. It combines the Neighbourhood Passport, Neighbourhood Agenda and Social Impact Analysis to select linked challenges with social value.

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Transform: co-creation with three implementing partners alongside the provinceFigure
Neighbourhood Passport: quick scan based on CBS data from 2019Insight
Transform: learning and development programme from December 2021 through April 2022Insight
2022ReportTarget-Setting Programme for Circular Consumer GoodsClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

New Economy supported the target-setting trajectory of the Transition Agenda for Consumer Goods with an impact analysis of five product groups via the EAP database and circularity targets on a timeline towards 2030.

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Insights from this publication
Consumer-goods targets: annual data for climate, environment and security of supplyRecommendation
High-tech appliances are the largest climate itemChallenge · Figure
About 30% of consumer goods used by business and governmentFigure · Potential
2022ReportSustainable Port Development for Port of ZwolleCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

Research with Stec Groep, Panteia and Defacto into the sustainable development of Port of Zwolle: three transition pathways to a logistics hub for circular enterprise, with 70-80 ha additional space demand through 2040.

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Insights from this publication
Strict selection at the gate protects the transition to 2050Recommendation
Three transition pathways with logistics as the connecting threadInsight · Opportunity
70 to 80 hectares of additional space demand from the transitionChallenge · Figure
2022ReportCircular Business Parks in GroningenCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

Data analysis of residual flows at fifteen Groningen business parks based on national waste data. Circular potential of almost €50 million per year, with concrete processing routes per material stream.

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A plastic press saves about 1,800 transports per yearFigure · Saving
Timber yields €850 potential per tonne, if carefully demolishedInsight · Potential
Industrial sludge worth €20.1 million in circular potentialFigure · Opportunity
2022CaseJaarbeurs: Towards a Climate-Neutral Food ChainClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

New Economy calculated the CO₂ impact of Jaarbeurs' sustainable hospitality for the UFI Sustainability Award 2022. The measures that green the food and beverage chain can save up to 846 tonnes of CO₂ in a normal year.

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Greening the whole food chain pays off through strong partnersInsight · Opportunity
177,916 meals avoided and 82,800 kg compost per yearFigure · Prevention
Vegetarian menu saves 286,501 kg CO₂ in one yearFigure · Saving
2022ReportPark om de Hoek 2.0 | Neighbourhood green space and co-creationBuilt environment
What this publication answers

Park om de Hoek 2.0 explores how neighbourhood green spaces can become social infrastructure: places for climate adaptation, biodiversity, health, local ownership and co-creation. New Economy contributed to the financing strategy, business model and process design.

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Insights from this publication
New Economy in Transitions! — Spatial Design Voucher SchemeInsight · Opportunity
2021PublicationClimate Solutions for Utrecht: Sector Action Plan
What this publication answers

Quantified climate action plan for the province of Utrecht: calculated per climate sector which Drawdown solutions reduce and sequester the most CO₂-eq. In partnership with Climate Cleanup and DERA.

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Insights from this publication
Shift car trips to the electric bicycle for city and regionRecommendation
Utrecht is the mobility hub of the NetherlandsInsight
10.21% of Utrecht’s bicycles were already electric in 2020Figure
2021ReportClimate Solutions for Gelderland: Sector Action PlanClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Quantified regional climate action plan for Gelderland: which climate solutions reduce and sequester the most CO₂-eq per sector, using the Drawdown methodology.

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Insights from this publication
Haut Amsterdam: the Netherlands’ tallest timber residential towerInsight
Yale (2014): timber construction can cut global CO₂ emissionsInsight
Dutch landfill emissions have fallen by almost 80% since 1990Insight
2021ReportMobility and Transport in the Climate Action Plan for GelderlandClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Mobility and transport account for 1% of Gelderland's non-energy emissions. The emissions are mainly energy-related, so no direct Drawdown solution applies.

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Insights from this publication
The Netherlands: motorway speed limit lowered from 130 to 100 km/hFigure · Saving
Gelderland Climate Plan: 1.3 to 2.6 Mton CO₂-eq reduction target for mobility in 2030Figure · Potential
Mobility and transport in Gelderland: 0 Mton CO₂-eq sequestration potential through Drawdown solutions in 2030Challenge · Figure
2021ReportIndustry and Business: Climate Solutions for GelderlandClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Industry and business cause 41% of Gelderland's non-energy emissions, almost entirely from landfills. Landfill gas capture, recycling and composting deliver up to 1.2 Mt reduction by 2030.

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Insights from this publication
Gelderland: roughly 20% of the landfill capacity in use in the NetherlandsChallenge · Figure
Recycling in Gelderland: recyclable waste is roughly 37% of global municipal wasteFigure · Recovery
Composting in Gelderland: 1.2 Mton CO₂-eq reduction potential in 2030Figure · Potential
2021ReportAgriculture and Land Use in Gelderland: Climate Solutions by SectorClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Agriculture and land use cause 57% of non-energy emissions in Gelderland. Nine Drawdown solutions deliver up to 2.549 Mt reduction and 0.394 Mt sequestration by 2030.

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Insights from this publication
Gelderland Climate Plan: 1.9 Mton CO₂-eq reduction ambition for agriculture in 2030Figure · Potential
Temperate forest restoration in Gelderland: 0.013 to 0.027 Mton CO₂-eq sequestration potential in 2030Figure · Recovery
Biochar in Gelderland: 0.002 to 0.004 Mton CO₂-eq reduction potential in 2030Figure · Potential
2021ReportBuilt Environment: Timber Construction as a Climate Solution for GelderlandClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

The built environment causes only 1% of Gelderland's non-energy emissions, but is the only sector where sequestration exceeds reduction: timber construction stores up to 0.36 Mt CO₂-eq by 2030.

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Insights from this publication
Timber construction in Gelderland at a 50% share: 0.05 Mton CO₂-eq reduction potential in 2030Figure · Potential
Gelderland Climate Plan: roughly 500,000 existing homes to be made sustainableChallenge · Figure
Building materials industry in Gelderland: roughly 0.3 Mton CO₂-eq emissionsChallenge · Figure
2021ReportIndicative Social Cost-Benefit Analysis for De Plaetse ZuidFood and environment
What this publication answers

Indicative SCBA of De Plaetse (Zuid) on the site of De Kleine Aarde in Boxtel: an investment of €3.5 million in a knowledge and practice centre for regenerative agriculture delivers around €17 million in societal benefits per year.

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Insights from this publication
Restoring ecosystem services is also an economic necessityRecommendation
Regenerative agriculture sequesters 2 to 4 times more CO₂Insight · Recovery
350 farmers trained in regenerative agriculture per yearFigure · Opportunity
2021ReportCircular insulation materials AmsterdamCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

New Economy and Spaak assessed fifteen circular insulation materials for Amsterdam using LCA, environmental cost indicators and building performance logic.

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PIR with an aluminium layer insulates more strongly but stays barely circularInsight
Sustainable insulation weighs six criteria, not just the insulation valueInsight
Loose PS beads can harm rodents and birdsInsight
2021PublicationPlanEET: Sustainable Recipes for Every DayClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

PlanEET makes sustainable eating practical with everyday recipes, weekly menus and insight into climate, water and land use impact.

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Insights from this publication
Seven weekly menus make sustainable and healthy eating practicalFigure · Insight
Seven weekly menus translate sustainableFigure
Every meal has a measurable footprintInsight
2021CaseWesselink Isolatie: Baseline Measurement Shows Net CO₂-Negative InsulationClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

A baseline measurement for Wesselink Isolatie shows that biobased insulation is net CO₂-negative: the CO₂ savings from use are almost twice the impact of production and installation.

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Insights from this publication
A baseline measurement makes priorities discussableInsight
Biobased insulation cuts both waysInsight · Opportunity
Every euro of cellulose insulation stores CO₂Insight · Regenerative
2021PublicationKraak de Crisis: More Resilient and Sustainable After CoronaClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Kraak de Crisis was an initiative from the start of the corona crisis to accelerate sustainable and social projects for a more resilient Netherlands.

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Kraak de Crisis: born at the start of the coronavirus crisis in 2020Insight
Kraak de Crisis: three winners received funding for their initiativeFigure · Opportunity
Kraak de Crisis: eleven finalists to the bootcamp and live pitchFigure
2021PublicationStart Page: An Overview for the New EconomyCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

The New Economy Start Page brings together inspiration and examples of companies taking a different approach, already forming part of a new economy.

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2021PublicationFuture-Proof Building: Sharing Knowledge, Experience and Networks in ConstructionCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

New Economy's Future-Proof Building platform brings together knowledge, experience and network on climate, health and circularity in construction.

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2021ReportCo-Operate — A neighbourhood for seven generationsBuilt environment
What this publication answers

Co-Operate explores how Community Land Trusts, circular business models and a seven-generation perspective can support inclusive neighbourhood development. Co-Operate and the Creative Industries Fund NL explicitly name New Economy for circular business models.

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Impact accounting makes long-term value investableInsight
Steward ownership connects purpose and controlInsight
Building layers need their own finance horizonsInsight
2021ReportStrategic Roll-Out and Analysis of Drawdown Climate OpportunitiesClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

As a partner of Drawdown Europe, New Economy translates global climate solutions into regional strategies for greenhouse gas reduction and sequestration.

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More than 100 scientifically substantiated climate solutionsFigure · Potential
2050 as a possible moment of drawdownInsight · Opportunity
More than 100 climate solutions bring global drawdown within reachFigure
2021PublicationEducation Programme for Sustainable Area DevelopmentClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

UrbanPlan is an education programme that helps secondary-school students understand the development of future-proof and sustainable areas.

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2021ReportResilient and Sustainable Tourism in the Municipality of VeereClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

Recreation and tourism are deeply embedded in the municipality of Veere; the challenge is to strengthen the sector’s resilience and sustainability.

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2020ReportStrategic Regional Roll-Out of the CIRCO Circular Business and Design MethodCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

New Economy supported CIRCO's regional roll-out with provinces, companies and regional hubs for circular design and business models.

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Insights from this publication
CIRCO makes circular entrepreneurship concreteInsight · Opportunity
Regional hubs make circular design scalableInsight · Potential
Many companies want circular business but need a concrete routeChallenge · Insight
2020ReportCircular Business Cases in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: Construction and Demolition WasteCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

Exploration of urban mining for construction and demolition waste in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: around €688 million in annual material value, fifteen sub-streams and concrete circular business cases, with Metabolic.

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Bitumen not yet feasible for high-grade processingChallenge · Insight
Open calculation models for construction and demolition residuesInsight · Opportunity
Value retention instead of value destructionInsight · Recovery
2020Calculation modelCircular Materials Cluster South HollandBuilt environment
What this publication answers

Spatial-economic model for clustering concrete, asphalt and waste chains in South Holland, developed by New Economy and Stec Groep.

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Three future perspectives for the clusterInsight · Potential
The construction task and the circular transition reinforce each otherInsight · Opportunity
Only the third perspective reaches 75% circular in 2040Challenge · Insight
2020CaseFairm: Baseline Measurement and Hotspots of Biobased Mycelium InsulationClimate and strategy
What this publication answers

For startup Fairm, New Economy mapped the climate impact and hotspots of producing biobased mycelium insulation as a baseline measurement.

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Climate gains sit in materials and energyInsight
Mycelium insulation grows on residual streams and has low environmental impactInsight
The climate hotspots of mycelium insulation are materials and process energyInsight
2020ReportCircular Revenue Models for the Manufacturing Industry in OverijsselCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

New Economy analysed common manufacturing products in Overijssel for material use, critical resources and circular revenue models, including factsheets within the Regional Transition Agenda Manufacturing Overijssel.

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Insights from this publication
Value shifts from sales to performance and maintenanceInsight · Opportunity
Component retention is often more valuable than recyclingOpportunity · Recommendation
Critical materials recur across multiple productsChallenge · Insight
2020ReportCircular Reuse of Timber from the Urban Mine in North HollandCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

For the province of North Holland, New Economy explored circular reuse of timber from construction and demolition: EUR 200 million in used timber per year, around 1,200 homes, four circular timber chains and two pilot chains.

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Insights from this publication
Two pilot chains bring circular timber into building practiceInsight
1,200 beams and 7 km of purlins reusedFigure · Recovery
Four promising circular timber chainsInsight · Opportunity
2020ReportLess Waste, More Value: Waste Collection ScenariosCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

The municipality of Oss faced rising waste-collection costs; New Economy mapped scenarios for less residual waste and more value.

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Insights from this publication
Scenarios connect costs, separation and raw material recoveryInsight · Opportunity
Target: 75% waste separation in 2020Figure · Opportunity
Less than 96 kg residual waste and 75% separationFigure
2020ReportCircular Economy in the Province of FlevolandCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

The province of Flevoland asked New Economy to help strengthen its transition to a circular economy in which materials retain their value.

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Insights from this publication
Platform Flevoland Circulair connects entrepreneursInsight · Regenerative
Seven circular chains with a chain agreementFigure · Opportunity
7 circular value chains with a chain agreementFigure · Opportunity
2020ReportCircular Innovation and Entrepreneurship in North HollandCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

The province of North Holland asked New Economy to support the innovation and entrepreneurship tracks of its circular economy programme.

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Investment readiness makes circular entrepreneurs capital-readyInsight · Potential
Interim role on the North Holland circular economy action agendaInsight · Opportunity
2020PublicationInterprovincial Consultation on the Circular EconomyCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

The interprovincial (IPO) circular economy group brings together programme managers and policy advisers from the twelve Dutch provinces.

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IPO circular economy steering group meets six times a yearFigure
IPO circular economy steering group connects twelve provincesFigure
2020FactsheetCircular UPS SystemsCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

Factsheet on the circular revenue models of UPS systems: the critical role of neodymium (37% of eco-costs at 4% of weight) and lifespan-extension value.

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Insights from this publication
€90.6 million in product value, mainly in lifetime extensionFigure · Potential
37.31% of eco-costs at 4.00% of product weightChallenge · Figure
€90.6 million to €162 million through lifetime-extension servicesFigure
2020FactsheetCircular Salt SpreaderCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

Factsheet on the circular revenue models of salt spreaders: material value, supply risk of critical materials, and the highest chain value (€1,359m) of the five Overijssel manufacturing product families.

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Insights from this publication
Three high risks: polyester, rubber and palladiumChallenge · Insight
An active second-hand market with buy-back and refurbishmentInsight · Opportunity
€1,359 million in product value, mainly in lifetime extensionFigure · Potential
2020FactsheetHigh-Tech Radar SystemsCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

Factsheet on the circular revenue models of high-tech radar systems: components hold ~1,000× more value per kg than raw materials, with palladium as the key supply risk.

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Insights from this publication
Palladium: a double risk for supply and reputationChallenge · Insight
€906 million in product value in the regionFigure · Potential
Palladium has a small share but high double riskInsight
2020FactsheetCircular CNC SystemsCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

Factsheet on the circular revenue models of CNC systems: material value, supply risk of critical materials (gold, palladium, tin), and the €1,359m regional chain value.

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Insights from this publication
Tin is on the EU list of critical materialsChallenge · Insight
Components stay valuable after depreciationInsight · Opportunity
€1,359 million in product value in the regionFigure · Potential
2020FactsheetIndustrial Food ProcessorsCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

Factsheet on the circular revenue models of industrial food processors: 69% food-grade stainless steel, tungsten supply risk, and the €1,359m regional chain value.

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Insights from this publication
High circular opportunity, above all through refurbishmentOpportunity · Recommendation
Tungsten: EU-critical and mainly from ChinaChallenge · Insight
Repair retains €1,087 million in valueFigure · Potential
2019ReportCircular Business Cases in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: E-wasteCircular economy and design
What this publication answers

Exploration of urban mining for e-waste in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: around €144 million in annual material value, a 44% leakage stream worth €52 million, and promising circular business cases, with Metabolic.

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Insights from this publication
Refurbishment retains value and complexityInsight · Opportunity
Batteries as a buffer for the gridRecommendation · Recovery
Copper provides a quarter of the value in e-wasteFigure · Potential
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