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 ideas tangible, and build new organizations that offer scalable solutions.

Our new nature impact and risk assessment platform

We are thrilled to launch our first SaaS solution. Link, by Metabolic Software, helps you measure your company’s impacts and risks on nature and identify ways to improve. With automated data collection and a unique prioritization module, Link provides clear direction on where to focus efforts while saving time for the business and the planet.

Metabolic’s mission is to transition the global economy to a fundamentally sustainable state. We envision a world where human societies and ecosystems flourish, and where our economic activities do not transgress any of the planetary boundaries.

Featured projects

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

Het Nieuwe Normaal: A complete framework for circular construction

Het Nieuwe Normaal: A complete framework for circular construction Presenting a universal language and a widely embraced standard for circular…

Built environment

Harnessing digital technologies for the circular economy

Harnessing digital technologies for the circular economy An analysis of barriers and opportunities for digital technologies as enablers of the…

Institute

Impact scan for timber construction in Europe

Discover the transformative power of timber construction in Europe, from a study with Built By Nature.

Built environment

HEMA’s journey to climate neutrality by 2050

Following the GHG Protocol, we calculated HEMA’s first carbon footprint, with scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

Industries

Mapping food waste flows across Guelph and Wellington

Examining food waste is the first step to close loops and develop Canada's first circular regional food system.

Agrifood

Digital Product Passports and the Circular Economy

Barriers and opportunities of data sharing tools in the chemical, electronics, construction, and apparel sectors.

Circular Economy

Development of new Cities’ Science-Based Targets for Nature launched at COP28

This program will create a framework that covers the impact of cities on both climate and other natural systems.

Our hopes for COP28

Despite the criticisms surrounding COP28, we cannot afford to skip this important moment of dialogue to drive forward climate solutions.

New white paper explores how the best companies manage both nature and business risks

With Systemiq, we explored how businesses can build off frameworks to connect “nature” into core strategy, risk management, and financial performance conversation.