Sustainability startup ecosystem
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European Sustainable Energy Week 2026
The 20th edition of the EU's largest sustainable-energy conference. Cleantech and energy founders use it to engage policymakers, EU funding bodies, and corporates shaping the regulatory environment.
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Fashion for Good
Fashion for Good is an Amsterdam-based innovation platform and accelerator dedicated to making the fashion industry more sustainable and circular. Launched in 2017 with backing from founding partner Laudes Foundation (formerly C&A Foundation), Fashion for Good runs a 9-month accelerator program for startups developing technologies or business models that improve fashion’s environmental or social impact. Focus areas include innovative materials (e.g. bio-based fibers, textile recycling), new dyeing and finishing processes, circular business models (rental, resale), and supply chain traceability solutions. Each batch (around 10 companies) receives coaching, pilot opportunities, and a small grant; uniquely, the program is venture client-oriented: Fashion for Good’s corporate partners – which include Adidas, Kering, PVH, Stella McCartney, C&A and other major brands – collaborate with the startups to test and implement their innovations. For example, early cohort member Ambercycle (USA) has partnered with Adidas on textile recycling pilots, and Pili Bio (France) worked with brands on microbial dyes. In addition to the accelerator, Fashion for Good runs Scaling Programs for more mature innovators to facilitate larger deals (often joint ventures or first-of-a-kind factory deployments). It also operates a public Experience Museum in Amsterdam showcasing sustainable fashion and educating consumers. By 2022, Fashion for Good had accelerated over 125 startups, helping many secure follow-on funding – alumni have collectively raised hundreds of millions. Notable graduates include Renewcell (Sweden, textile recycling, IPO’d), Natural Fiber Welding (US, plant-based leather, now partnering with Ralph Lauren) and Circular.Fashion (Germany, circular design SaaS acquired by Zalando). Fashion for Good’s success lies in its consortium approach: besides brands, it engages manufacturers and investors (like AccelR8, a fashion-focused VC) to ensure innovations can actually be adopted at scale. Its impact is tangible – alumni like Orange Fiber (Italy, citrus-based silk) have seen their materials used in collections by H&M and Ferragamo. As the fashion industry faces pressure to reduce waste and emissions, Fashion for Good has positioned Amsterdam as a key nexus of fashion tech and sustainability, proving that collaboration across the value chain can accelerate the transition to a Good Fashion future.
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Food 4 Future - Expo FoodTech 2026
Europe's largest food innovation congress at Bilbao Exhibition Centre, with 250+ exhibitors and 320+ speakers covering automation, robotics, AI, packaging, and sustainability across the food and beverage value chain. Italy is 2026 guest partner country.
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Furthr VC
Furthr VC (rebranded from DBIC Ventures in 2022) is a Dublin-based early-stage fund investing EUR 100K-500K at pre-seed and seed in Irish software, deep tech, and sustainability startups. The firm manages the DBIC fund with backing from Enterprise Ireland and focuses on IP-rich companies emerging from Irish universities and research centers. Portfolio includes companies in SaaS, climate tech, and medtech. Furthr provides hands-on mentoring and leverages its base at the Digital Hub in Dublin's Liberties.
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Garage48 Future of Wood 2026 (October 2026)
Garage48 Future of Wood is a three-day hackathon where multidisciplinary teams build working prototypes — software, physical or architectural — that advance sustainable uses of wood and timber construction. Held at EWERS Tehnomaja in Väimela in southern Estonia's wood-processing competence hub, past editions have launched startups such as Single.Earth.
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Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipation Summit 2026
GESDA Summit convenes 1,000+ scientists, diplomats, policymakers and innovators at Palexpo Geneva to translate anticipated scientific breakthroughs across quantum, neurotech, AI, climate and global health into actionable coalitions and governance.
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Gothenburg Tech Week 2026
Week-long distributed tech festival across Gothenburg with events hosted by Chalmers, Lindholmen Science Park, Volvo, and local startups. Covers automotive tech, AI, sustainability, and industrial IoT with a strong Gothenburg flavor. Most sessions free. Useful for founders in mobility, industrial tech, and climate who want to connect with Western Sweden's corporate-innovation ecosystem.
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Greenfest
Greenfest is the organiser of Portugal's largest sustainability festival, running for over eighteen years around pillars such as circular economy, green entrepreneurship, energy and biodiversity. It convenes companies, public bodies, NGOs and the public through talks, exhibitions and activities promoting sustainable development.
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Greenfest 2026 (Braga)
Greenfest is Portugal's largest sustainability festival, with the 2026 edition moving to Braga. Structured around eight pillars including circular economy and green entrepreneurship, it mixes talks, exhibitions and activities for sustainability professionals, green founders and the wider public.
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Greenstic
Greenstic is a Hungarian e-commerce supplier of eco-friendly disposable and packaging products for the HoReCa sector, including paper cups, menu boxes, greaseproof paper and plastic-free alternatives for restaurants, cafes, bakeries and street-food vendors. The company stocks over 600 products, offers next-day delivery within Hungary, and has served the hospitality trade for more than seven years.
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Greentech Festival
Organizer of Greentech Festival, a major Berlin sustainability and climate innovation conference and exhibition co-founded by former Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg. Since 2019, the multi-day festival has attracted thousands of attendees to explore green technology showcases, startup pitches, and award ceremonies celebrating environmental innovation.
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Greentech Festival 2026
Major sustainability-focused exhibition and conference at Messe Berlin, founded by Nico Rosberg, showcasing climate innovation across mobility, circular economy, and supply chains. Exact 2026 dates are to be announced.
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GreenTech Forum 2026
The leading French event on responsible and sustainable digital technology, held at Station F with around 2,500 participants. For climate and greentech founders it offers conferences, workshops, and an exhibition focused on concrete tools for sustainable digital transition.
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Hatch Blue
Specialized accelerator (since 2018) for aquaculture and alternative seafood startups with ~USD 100K investment, mentorship, and pilot opportunities in global aquaculture facilities. Programs run in Ireland, Norway, and Hawaii. Scope: International.
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Heura Foods
Heura Foods is a Barcelona-based plant-based protein company that creates Mediterranean-inspired meat alternatives — chicken, burgers, sausages — using its proprietary Good Rebel Tech platform. Founded in 2017 by food activists Marc Coloma and Bernat Añaños, it reached €38M in sales in 2024 on 35% Southern European growth and became EBITDA-positive for the first time in Q1 2026. Backed by a €20M EIB financing package, the company is expanding into B2B white-label production and diversifying into plant-based cheese, cold cuts, and protein pasta across Spain, Portugal, Italy, and France.
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Hyke
Hyke is a Norwegian zero-emission electric ferry startup founded in 2018 by designer and entrepreneur Bård Eker as a spin-out from Eker Group. Its lightweight, fully electric ferries use up to 88% less energy than diesel equivalents and are designed for autonomous operation in urban and inland waterways. The F-15 shuttle completed a 14-month public transport trial in Fredrikstad carrying over 41,000 passengers between April 2024 and mid-2025. Hyke supplied river shuttles for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with backing from RIVE Private Investment, and former Norwegian Minister of Transport Ketil Solvik-Olsen joined as a key executive.
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Iceland Innovation Week 2026
City-wide innovation festival across Reykjavik with 1,500+ attendees, 100+ speakers, and a strong climate focus spanning energy transition, ocean tech, foodtech, and geothermal. Main passes typically EUR 300-600 with free satellite events. Includes climate-pitch formats like Ok, Bye, ideal for impact founders seeking Nordic investors and pilot sites.
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ICEYE
ICEYE operates the world's largest synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation, providing persistent Earth observation data regardless of weather or daylight conditions. Founded in 2014 as an Aalto University spin-off, the company builds its satellites in-house in Espoo and serves defence, insurance, disaster response and environmental monitoring customers. By 2026 it had launched over 35 satellites with a valuation of $2.8 billion, and signed contracts with the Finnish, Polish and Swedish armed forces for national SAR satellite programmes.
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Impact Hub Ljubljana
Impact Hub Ljubljana is a coworking space and innovation ecosystem in the centre of Ljubljana that supports impact entrepreneurs, social enterprises, and purpose-driven organisations. It offers flexible workspace, incubation and acceleration programmes, capacity-building workshops, and community events that foster cross-sector collaboration. As part of the global Impact Hub network, members gain access to over 100 Impact Hub locations worldwide for three days. The hub is a recognised EU|BIC (European Business and Innovation Centre) member.
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Impact Hub Tbilisi
Part of the global Impact Hub network of 100+ hubs and 20,000+ members, the Tbilisi chapter is located at the Fabrika creative quarter. It offers co-working memberships, an accelerator programme for early-stage social and tech entrepreneurs, and runs a pre-accelerator in partnership with GITA. Three cohorts since 2021 have seen participating teams raise over €1 million in investments and grants.
