Since 1989, we have worked with thousands of corporations, municipalities, academic institutions and not-for-profit organizations that have proven that moving strategically toward sustainability leads to new opportunities, reduced costs and dramatically reduced ecological and social impacts.
With almost thirty years of experience helping organizations and individuals understand and make meaningful progress toward sustainability, The Natural Step has 12 offices with associates and strategic partners in 54 countries.
News from our offices around the world
World Circular Economy Forum 2019 Wraps Up in Finland: Next Step Canada
This month representatives from The Natural Step’s teams around the world were at the World Circular Economy Forum, which took place in Helsinki Finland 3-5 June. The event, brought together over 2200 of the world’s top business leaders, policymakers, researchers and innovators working to implement the circular economy globally. Topics ranged from plastics, construction, and textiles, to promising circular product-service concepts to policy frameworks and how to measure circularity.
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VinylPlus Announces Recycling Record: Seeks to Accelerate Innovation
VinylPlus is the European PVC industry’s voluntary commitment towards sustainable development. Working with The Natural Step, VinylPlus announced record levels of recycling at #VSF2019 in Prague, Czech Republic. The industry is now 92.4% of its way towards its 2020 target, recycling nearly 5 million tonnes of PVC since 2000.
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Landmark Report on Chemicals Launched: Global Chemicals Outlook II
The Natural Step International is a proud partner with UN Environment Today, the Global Chemicals Outlook II was launched during the fourth United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. This landmark study highlights an alarming picture about the unintended...
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SustainOnline – a Corporate Sustainability Solution – launching soon
The complexities of today's global challenges demand change in how businesses operate. New, adequate approaches are needed to address the pressing issues. That is why Sustain In Time, together with The Natural Step network, created the world’s first...
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The Natural Step Chemical Coalition
I am pleased to introduce you to The Natural Step’s new chemicals sub-site and ‘chemicals coalition’. We are a team of Sustainability and Business Advisors representing various offices of The Natural Step and working at the interface between chemicals, materials and product sustainability.
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Without chemistry there can be no circular economy – The imperative of a new perspective
The transition to a sustainable society entails tremendous challenges when it comes to chemicals and materials management. While the chemical sector has made great improvements in controlling acute dangers, materials are not adequately managed over their entire life cycles.
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The Food We Don’t See
Would you feel comfortable emptying your wallet into the trash can? No? But that's exactly what many of us do on a daily basis. Fact is, the average person throws away 1/4 of the food they buy without thinking about it. Food waste is a global challenge. Not many...
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Thank you Karl-Henrik Robèrt
On behalf of the The Natural Step’s international member council and board, I would like to express my appreciation for all the pioneering work and contributions of Professor Karl-Henrik Robèrt, who has decided to resign from his roles at The Natural Step. It has been...
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A new chapter begins for The Natural Step in Sweden – Sustain in Time
This year we are announcing some major changes at the birthplace of The Natural Step in Sweden. It is sometimes said that reinvention springs out of necessity and that is certainly true for us. Earlier this year, Det Naturliga Steget AB, the company hosting our...
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