Top and Leading sustainability pioneers in Europe
The past year’s events have put many things in observation, and have likewise served to emphasize the exigency of the climate crisis. On the whole, sustainable start-ups are catching the attention of augmented interest from ethically-inspired customers, at the same time as the world looks for an eco-friendly future.
Without a doubt, the pandemic has encouraged us to re-evaluate several aspects of our lives, from our working tendencies to how and where we use up our money. It has also enhanced our knowledge of ecological issues, at the same time as we embark on seeing the post-pandemic world. The management consulting company Accenture conducted a survey and observed that 60 per cent of customers say that they have been on track to making more eco-friendly, sustainable, or decent purchases since the inception of the pandemic (2020).
Major companies like Google and Unilever have continuously announced noteworthy green pledges throughout 2020. Let’s look into Europe’s top sustainability pioneers:
1. Oatly (Sweden)
The milk marketplace (non-dairy) has been flourishing well most recently and is expecting to reach returns of more than $38 billion (2024). This is good news without a doubt for Oatly (Swedish oat milk manufacturer), which has observed its sales rising at the same time as ethically-driven customers look for alternatives to conventional dairy products. Established in the 1990s, the company aims to make it straightforward for all individuals to turn what they consume and drink into instants of healthy pleasure, devoid of irresponsibly exhausting the world’s resources in development.
2. EO Charging (UK)
In the midst of several of the world’s workers giving up daily travel to work from home (2020), the pandemic has persuaded a reconsideration of our transportation usage. Seeing that the demand for electric vehicles grows, the requirement for better EV-charging transportation is becoming ever more noticeable. EO Charging (UK) is one of Europe’s top manufacturers of electric vehicle charging ports and has already sold over 30,000 charging points in more than 30 countries, ever since its launch 5 years ago.
3. Cellugy (Denmark)
Based in Aarhus (Denmark), Cellugy is a revolutionary biotech start-up that is dedicated to facilitating to end the plastic pollution in the course of the manufacture of different forms of packaging. Its ground-breaking product, called EcoFLEXY, is a long-lasting material intended for use in the packaging business. Manufactured from recycled food waste, the product is pure & natural, biodegradable, and recyclable.
4. RanMarine Technology (Netherlands)
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a regrettable upsurge in marine waste pollution. Plastic gloves, masks, and other forms of plastic matter have been washing up on seashores all over the world. The company in the wake of the pioneering WasteShark (a product intended to clear plastic and other waste from watercourses is RanMarine (a Dutch drone technology firm). The device boasts a 10-hour ‘swim time,’ and is proficiently able to clear 500kg of debris from the water daily. The users can manage the device distantly and check its movement in real time.
