Metabolic

We use systems thinking to tackle global
sustainability challenges.

Our mission is to build a sustainable economy.

We provide strategies and tools to guide decision-makers, realize on-the-ground projects that make ambitious sustainability ideas tangible, and build new organizations that offer scalable solutions.

WHAT WE DO

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CASE STUDIES

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RESOURCES

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FEATURED PROJECTS

We are working towards a circular economy with partners and clients in numerous sectors around the world.

REPAiR Geo-Design Tool

A new geo-design tool - REPAiR reveals local, spatially specific challenges of waste and resource management using life cycle analyses (LCA) and urban metabolism.

Critical Metal Demand for the Energy Transition

Analyzing the supply chain dynamics of wind turbines and solar panels to identify whether current global supply of critical metals is sufficient to meet growing renewable energy demands.

Alpro: Setting Science-Based Targets for Nature

This pilot project pioneered development of science-based targets for plant-based food and drink producer Alpro’s almond and soya supply chain.

Circular Charlotte

A circular vision and strategy to help North Carolina's City of Charlotte - the first US city to commit to a circular transition - to tackle waste and poverty.

Circular DGTL Festival: Amsterdam 2018

For a second year running Metabolic teamed up with DGTL to map the festival's material, waste, water, and energy flows and identify intervention points for circularity.

Circular Rotterdam

A circular economy strategy for Rotterdam, informing the city's efforts to create 3,500 to 7,000 new jobs and reduce material consumption by 50% by 2030.