Sustainia is a global sustainability advisory firm, headquartered in Copenhagen. Since 2009, the mission of Sustainia has been to simplify sustainability. As one of our signature projects, Sustainia operates with United Nations Global Compact the world's largest platform for vetted & verified sustainable solutions, the Global Opportunity Explorer. Armed with mindsets and methodologies, strategies and solutions, Sustainia advises organisations on how to create enduring sustainability transformations required in order to stay relevant in an ever-changing world.

Kaffe Bueno is a Danish bioscience company based in Copenhagen, we upcycle coffee by-products into active and functional ingredients for cosmetics, nutraceuticals and functional foods. Our vision is to change the world sees coffee - from a caffeinated beverage to a sustainable resource for health and wellbeing. Our mission is to unlock coffee's health and commercial potential by taking advantage of the whole spectrum of its bioactive compounds. Some of the things we do: - Produce KAFFOIL: an active cosmetic ingredient upcycled from coffee grounds. It's used for healthy ageing, hair care, moisturising, and improving the skin barrier. You can find it in over 15 brands worldwide, including NIVEA. KAFFOIL is also used as an ingredient in food & beverage. - Produce KAFFIBRE: upcycled defatted coffee fibre used as an ingredient in cosmetics and food & beverage. - Circular partnerships: we upcycle spent coffee grounds from local businesses in Denmark into toiletries (hand soaps, shampoos, lotions and creams) and have a private label brand for these. - New products coming soon, all derived from molecules from within coffee.

ARIS Robotics was founded by a shared vision: to steer the world towards a greener future. One of the critical challenges in the green transition is how we manage our resources and waste. Today’s processes are highly linear: raw materials are extracted, processed into products, used a few times, and then discarded—either incinerated or buried in landfills. We aim to change that. At ARIS, our ultimate goal is to create a world without waste. This means transforming linear processes into circular ones. The first step towards effective recycling is good sorting. We develop scalable and automated solutions using deep learning to recognize and sort waste efficiently. Currently, we are serving our beachhead market—public recycling centers. Here, we assist visitors in correctly sorting their waste, extending the lifespan of materials and reducing the need to extract more raw materials from our limited planet. We are always on the lookout for passionate individuals to join our mission. Keep an eye on our open positions, follow us on LinkedIn, or feel free to send us a motivated application. Let’s create a greener future together!

With a core technology of thermal energy harvesting, TEGnology works on smart power supply solutions for future IoT devices, which don't rely on batteries or cables. It opens opporutnities for generating more data, making more precise moniroting, or installing sensor in the places difficult to reach. Digital transition and industrial automantion sill based on installing a large number of wireless sensor nodes, most of which are currently powered by batteries. Despite the relatively low cost of batteries, the enevitable man-powered involved in maintaining the keeping track of batteries might be problematic, not to mention batteries pollutes. Thermal energy harvesting converts temperature gradience directly into electricity. No moving parts or chemical reactions are involved. The lifetime of thermal generator is therefore typically decades. During the entire lifetime, more energy can be provided than any type of batteries. All materials used in TEGnology’s thermal energy harvesters are abundant and environmentally-friendly. The manufacture method is compatible with existing industrial standard. It makes up-scaling of production relatively straightforward.

Rockstart is an early-stage investor that empowers purpose-driven founders across three domains: Energy, AgriFood, and Emerging Technologies. Rockstart invests in early-stage startups and provides access to capital, market, and expertise by connecting founders with co-investors, mentors, partners, corporates and the wider Rockstart network. Rockstart has invested in more than 300 startups and its alumni value to date is more than $1bn. Rockstart is an international team of 45+ professionals dedicated to empowering purpose-driven founders to become scalable and drive positive change on a global scale. The company has offices in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Copenhagen, Denmark and Bogota, Colombia.

Climaider is a rapidly growing startup, enabling Small and Medium sized Enterprises to measure and report their ESG and to take real climate action. ESG reporting is becoming a necessity if you want to stay competitive, retain your employees, get funding or financing and win customers and jobs. But SMEs have been left behind in a reporting environment that has been shaped first and foremost to accomodate very Large enterprises - leaving SMEs with an extremely complicated and tedious reporting job that often falls on employees or owners with a 1000 other responsibilities too. We help and guide SMEs, automate +95% of the work and instill in them the confidence that they can do this and that they have done it the right way. Our goal is to remove the headache of reporting, leaving room to focus on what is actually important: Reducing the carbon footprint of your company. We're set on becoming THE solution for SMEs all over Europe, making reporting easy, comparable and actionable. Join us!

CETO Innovation is developing a predictive maintenance solution for district heating networks, combining an in-pipe probe with data-driven failure predictions. Our technology enables early detection of pipeline issues, reducing downtime, maintenance costs, and energy waste while optimizing infrastructure management. We are addressing the challenges of aging district heating infrastructure, where reactive maintenance leads to inefficiencies and unexpected failures. By integrating real-time data analysis with in-pipe diagnostics, we aim to provide a smarter, more sustainable approach to pipeline management.

We develop, innovate, produce and deliver scalable waste-based building elements and interior products for the professional built environment. The construction industry account for 40% of all waste generated and is the #1 consumer of raw materials globally. The embedded carbon in building materials account for 11% of global carbon emission. At the same time, global floor area is expected to double by 2060. Sustainable building materials will be key to reducing footprint from the construction industry. We need to change the way we build and focus on materials produced from non-virgin materials. We make it possible to accelerate the necessary change towards a reduced use of virgin raw materials in our buildings by developing new earth and climate friendly products and solutions based on waste, biproducts, unused resources, and discarded production. We make it easy for the ones who design and build to choose a waste-based product, for the benefit of the environment, the user and the investor. Our approach is scalable. We are experts in creating valuable upcycledproducts from scalable sources of waste.We see opportunities, when others see waste. Our know-how drives innovation and product development and shape the products of tomorrow with the waste of today. Together with our trusted production partners, we offer our products at scale to the professional customer with warranties, guaranteed delivery, certifications and documentations. Come join the movement!

Upteko is a thriving Danish robotics company located in Copenhagen, Odense, and Aarhus, with the ambitious vision to facilitate the future transition from manual to fully autonomous processes in the maritime sector. This will make offshore operations more reliable, secure and efficient for ship crews and shipowners. We have several upcoming projects in the pipeline, such as innovative inspection and drone systems, which leading shipowners have shown interest in.

2030 Builders – Empowering People to Drive Sustainable Change At 2030 Builders, we believe sustainability isn’t just a target—it’s a mindset that reshapes how organisations grow, compete, and lead. Our mission is to help companies transform their workforce into a resilient, purpose-driven community capable of achieving ambitious strategic and ESG goals. Through our user-centric platform, we combine gamified learning, 200+ expert sustainability topics, and practical tools to embed sustainability into culture, strategy, and everyday decision-making. From decarbonization to ethical governance, we make complex topics clear, actionable, and inspiring—so people at every level can drive real change. Trusted by forward-thinking global enterprises, we empower employees to co-create solutions, build ownership, and turn risk into opportunity. By connecting knowledge with action, we help organisations accelerate the journey to net zero, strengthen their reputation, and attract the next generation of purpose-driven talent. At 2030 Builders, you won’t just work on a product—you’ll be part of a movement to reshape how businesses impact the world. Together, we’re building a greener, better, and more resilient future—one empowered employee at a time.

We are a startup company changing how the turfcare industry approaches natural grass in a sustainable and cost-efficient way using a patent-pending new sunlight reflecting solution - currently available for both football stadiums and golf courses. We have sat up the first reflector solution in Brøndby Stadium, which you might have seen in the media, and we are now looking to expand our team with more skillful professionals ready to work in the intersection between engineering, sports and sustainability.

A revolutionary solution to tackle your daily limescale problems: The Limescale Crusher (Kalkknuser). Our unique and innovative device is designed to be easily attached to the exterior of your water pipes, effectively 'crushing' limescale buildup without the need for any chemicals. Not only does our solution eliminate limescale issues, but it also enhances the lifespan of your kitchen appliances.

Kleen Hub is a Copenhagen-based circular tech company building Tap & Reuse™ — a frictionless reuse system that makes reusable packaging work at scale. Our platform combines simple hardware with a lightweight software layer to enable fast, reliable reuse without the usual barriers: no app, no user registration, and no deposit handling required. We help venues and operators (cafés, campuses, stadiums, airports, corporate sites and more) replace single-use packaging with reusable cups and containers through an operationally simple setup. Tap & Reuse™ supports multiple return flows (smart return stations, return bins, handheld scanning and washing-site verification), delivers high return rates in closed and semi-closed environments, and provides clear reporting for operations and ESG. Kleen Hub works with leading partners and distributors across Europe and has deployed systems in high-volume environments, proving that reuse can be convenient for users and manageable for staff. Our mission is to remove friction from reuse and accelerate the transition away from single-use packaging — by making reuse as easy as tapping a card.

Nuvve powers the future of flexible energy by turning electric vehicles (EV), batteries, buildings, and distributed assets into dynamic grid resources. At the core is Nuvve’s advanced platform for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and intelligent energy management, orchestrating real-time bidirectional charging, load optimization, and grid services. By harnessing an ecosystem of electrification partners, fleets, stationary storage, and smart EV chargers, Nuvve helps utilities and communities unlock flexibility at scale — enhancing reliability, accelerating electrification, and lowering costs. Nuvve enables a clean energy future where mobility, buildings, and infrastructure work together to support a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable grid. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Nuvve operates globally and online at nuvve.com

Personal transportation is one of the greatest sources to Co2-emmission and air pollution. The change from a fossil fuel car to an EV is the lowest hanging fruits to decrease this emmission. Before you make this shift, you want to make sure that you can charge your car, which can be challenging if you live in a city, where you depend on a public roll out of EV charging infrastructure, which often lacks behind. This is what we want to change with Elby. Elby's solution enables an ubiquitous roll out on market conditions and at a marginal cost of the known solutions.