Our vision of sustainability relies on scientifically established principles that are encompassed by biomimicry. By sustainability, we mean and aim at:

• a paradigm shift from a problem solving to system thinking society

• becoming and staying compatible with the functioning of the biosphere

• getting inspired by past and present earth species that have mastered the art of making the most of the resource at reach without jeopardizing the global biogeochemical cycles on earth

• integrating all dimensions of biomimicry (form, function, system) to generate impacting and eco-effective innovations

Our daily activities

• To help private and public organizations become more resilient to adverse ecological, social & economical changes using biomimicry as innovative approach to generate technological, managerial and strategic solutions.

Context

“Peak everything”

Put together, an alarming number of studies from diverse sources and interests all converge to the fact that human activities have induced irretrievable ecological shifts with unknown consequences for life as a whole on the planet.

From an economic perspective, although a majority of the world's largest firms say they are taking action on climate change as part of their business strategy, the levels of greenhouse gases released to the atmosphere in 2010 are higher than the worst case scenario outlined by climate experts just four years ago. This very fact clearly demonstrates that the current mind set of sustainability, mainly aiming at eco-efficiency, is not sufficient to adapt to the global environmental, social and economical crisis we are facing.