Portfolio

Global Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities) is the world's leading urban resilience network bringing together knowledge, practice, partnerships, and funding to empower cities to build a safe, equitable, and sustainable future for all. R-Cities has entities is the US, Europe and Singapore and teams in Africa and Latin America.

Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC) is a global network of over 160 cities from 31 countries with the goal to shape and create a market for smart city data and services based on open standards. OASC is promoting the use of open and minimal mechanisms to achieve digital interoperability for scale and replication of digital solutions for the benefit of cities and the local innovation ecosystem.

Energy Cities is the European Association of local authorities in energy transition. It is a community of 1,000 cities and towns from 30 countries. Energy Cities triggers a trustful dialogue between local leaders and EU & national institutions to accelerate the energy transition in Europe.

The EIT Urban Mobility is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. EIT Urban Mobility acts to accelerate positive change on mobility to make urban spaces more liveable.

European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN) is a Brussels-based platform of more than 125 regional stakeholder organizations from 22 European countries. They focus on shaping research and innovation policy, reinforcing the regional/territorial dimension in the funding programs, as well as project development and facilitating networking between members and between ERRIN and other European networks.

Centre d'études et d'expertise sur les risques, l'environnement, la mobilité et l'aménagement (CEREMA) is the French major public agency for developing public expertise in the fields of urban planning, regional cohesion, and ecological and energy transition for resilient and climate neutral cities and regions. It has a staff of 2,600 people out of which 500 are dedicated to research and innovation activities.

Bankers without Boundaries (“BwB”), an innovator in finance, is a social enterprise powered by former investment bankers to assist high impact projects, that benefit the environment and social good. BwB works with governments, institutions, cities and foundations to provide advisory and research services to mobilise private capital.

LGI Sustainable Innovation is a European innovation-driven business consultancy focused on value creation along four business lines: Innovation Strategy – Management Consulting – Digital Solutions – Communication & Design. LGI Sustainable Innovation promotes sustainable innovation as a vector for solutions to global climate, environmental and societal challenge.

Demos Helsinki, set up in 2005 to work towards more fair and sustainable societies, is the leading independent think tank in the Nordics. Demos Helsinki collaborates with diverse partners – from ministries and cities, policymakers, researchers and universities, corporations, associations and foundations, to popular movements, activists and citizens.

Dark Matter Laboratories (DML) is a Netherlands-based lab working to transition society in response to technological revolution and climate breakdown. DML has a strong expertise and track record in strategic design to support cities and international institutions on systemic cross-silo policy and digital innovation, decarbonisation portfolio development, and governance and regulatory innovation.