We’ve looked at hundreds of businesses and organizations developing their sustainable futures. Our seventy case studies are some of the best examples we've found. Each case study highlights just one thing the organization is doing.
Use the pull-down menu to organize your view of the list of case studies on this page. You can view alphabetically; by type - Which Play?; by part of the organization - Made Where?; or by outcome - What Result? You can also jump right to it using the search box.
Authenticate
Trust is great, but knowing for certain is better. Authenticate Plays provide information for customers and stakeholders.
» Aveda» Ceres
» Green Procurement
» Hara EEM
» Dole
» Ecologo
» Freegreen
» gDiapers
» Icebreaker
» Pizza Fusion
» Trade Aid
» Windunie
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Engage
Enlisting the support of others is vital to breaking through. Engagement Plays maximize the mutual benefit of every relationship.
» Coop Denmark» Bison Transport
» Carbon Diem
» Himanshu Parikh
» Innovation Centers
» Credo Mobile
» Merakai
» Herman Miller
» HSBC
» John Deere
» My Starbucks
» Timberland
» Tool Library
» Vivavi
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Go Long
Focusing only on the short term may mean ignoring long-term opportunities. The next horizon is important, but what about the next one, and the one after that?
» Arcadis» Chicago LEED ND
» Better Place
» Cemex
» Herman_Miller
» Los Angeles River
» Enviu
» Sahara Project
» HP Labs
» IBM
» Innocent
» Methven
» RecycleBank
» Terracycle
» Vortex Hydro
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Loops
We're all part of something bigger. Understanding our inter-connectedness creates efficiencies and opportunities.
» Composting Energy» Cadbury
» Climatex
» Coca Cola
» Coop Denmark
» John Deere Wind Energy
» Patagonia_cities
» Pearl River Tower
» Greensulate
» Terracycle.net
» Travel Towns
» Kalundborg
» Masdar Initiative
» Nokia ‘Remade’
» Patagonia
» Qurrent
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Mix
The best invention can come from surprising connections. There can be new possibilities between what might be thought of as hard boundaries, or rigid disciplines.
» E.I.R.» Open Green Maps
» Green Microgym
» Happy Shrimp
» Vivace Hydro
» Wonderland
» Magenn
» Medicine Mondiale
» Open Green Map
» Orange UK
» RagBag
» RoofRay
» Whole Foods
» Air New Zealand
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Needs Based
Sometimes we're so locked in to what a product or service is, we forget to focus on what it does. See the need, not the thing.
» Bauer’s Wi Drive» SSBx
» Vertical Farms
» IKEA
» Interface
» iTunes
» Marks & Spencer
» Method
» Ocado
» Picada
» Village Phone Direct
» Zipcar
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Simplify
It's simple: minimizing the existing system benefits businesses and organizations, their customers and stakeholders. Less can be more.
» Beluga Shipping» Clean Current
» Curitiba
» Green Roofs
» Cisco Telepresence
» Mokum Mariteam
» Fiat ecoDrive
» Green Depot
» Recycle Bank
» Together
» Lifestraw
» MyMuesli
» Smart Meters
» Tioga Energy
» Zara
» Amul Milk
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Case Study
RoofRay
RoofRay
Plan your solar roof with a mash-up of Google maps and weather data.
NextPlays blog
#SB10 - Biolite wins Sustainable Innovation award
We're stoked that Biolite won SB10's Sustainable Innovation award, announced on the last day of the conference. Jonathan Cedar, co-inventor and the nascent company's CEO delivered a great presentation that made clear the significant impact that could be achieved if Biolite (and stoves like it) replace traditional wood-fired stoves in the developing world. The Biolite stove reinvents stoves used for home cooking in Asia, Africa and Latin America by making the burning process more efficient. The greater efficiency the less fuel is used and less smoke is generated. Less smoke, the less harm to the health of the cooks. Biolite has an additional feature; they've developed a process that converts a small part of the thermal energy into electricity. This means that users can recharge electrical devices while cooking, and that's got to be good for developing world users facing regular megacity brown outs, or for those who are off the grid completely.
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