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SURI: Sustainable Sonic Toothbrush
Every toothbrush you’ve ever owned, still exists. SURI (short for Sustainable Rituals) is on a mission to radically transform oral care for people and planet, with beautiful everyday essentials designed for life. In an industry built on disposability, we’ve created an award-winning electric toothbrush that champions elegant design, high performance, and genuine sustainability—turning an uninspiring chore into an enjoyable daily ritual.
Instead of petroleum-based plastics, our heads and bristles are made from renewable cornstarch and castor oil. And each set of heads comes with a prepaid compostable returns mailer that makes it easy (and free) for customers to return their heads to us to be recycled.
Whereas most electric toothbrushes aren’t created with their full lifecycle in mind—our sleek aluminium handle is purposefully designed so we can open it up to reuse and recycle components and minimise its impact.
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Octopus Energy: Cosy 6: Revolutionising Home Heating for a Sustainable Future
Octopus Energy’s Cosy 6 heat pump showcases a highly innovative approach to making sustainable heating accessible and is driving our mission to heat homes with cheaper, greener energy.
Addressing the high cost and complexity of traditional heat pumps, Cosy 6 offers a simpler, more compact, efficient, and affordable solution, which ingeniously combines recycled materials, a natural refrigerant (R290), and a user-friendly app-controlled system.
Key achievements include significant emission reductions, lower running costs, and high customer satisfaction. Now producing 30,000 heat pumps a year from our Northern Ireland manufacturing centre, our commitment to scalability and continuous improvement positions Cosy 6 as a major driver to transition the UK to sustainable heating.
We are also committed to providing a future fit supply chain – supported by training thousands of new heat pump engineers at our three state-of-the-art R&D, training and distribution hubs, located in areas where there are critical skill shortages.
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SRC Group: ECO-BLOC® – Pioneering sustainable construction
ECO-BLOC® is changing the game – returning construction and demolition material to site as a certified, high-performance building block. Made entirely from SRC Group’s recycled aggregates, ECO-BLOC® replaces virgin materials and has utilised over 127,000 tonnes of reclaimed aggregate that would otherwise have been sent to landfill.
In 2024 alone, we produced 2.8 million blocks using 45,184 tonnes of recycled material – enough for the substructure and flooring of 23,000 homes. This model saved 57,186 kg of CO₂, eliminated the need for raw material excavation, and avoided over 14,000 HGV journeys.
Now trusted by 81 housebuilders – 91% of whom also recycle their waste with us – ECO-BLOC® proves that circularity works in practice. With output now up to 28,500 blocks per day and a second facility in planning, we’re scaling fast.
ECO-BLOC® shows that waste isn’t waste – it’s a valuable resource for a more sustainable future.
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Ecorich Solutions: Wastebot: Revolutionizing organic waste into sustainable fertilizer
Ecorich Solutions Ltd has innovated Wastebot decomposer, a smart device that converts organic waste into fertilizer within 24 hours.
-It is solar-powered and AI-driven, effectively tackling the issues of waste mismanagement and soil degradation.
-Wastebot diverts organic waste from ending up in landfills, significantly reduces methane emissions, and produces affordable organic fertilizer.
-This product is particularly beneficial for small-scale farmers and helps manage urban waste efficiently.
-This machine operates entirely on solar power, which makes it affordable to run and easy to expand to different locations.
-The initiative has already processed over 4,000 tonnes of waste and prevented methane emissions. It has supplied organic fertilizer to more than 7,200 farmers, resulting in a 36% increase in crop yields.
-Ecorich Solutions aims to spread this innovation across Africa, supporting sustainable waste management and farming practices.
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CashewMeetly: The Future of Sustainable, Natural, Upcycled Plant-Based Meat
CashewMeetly is the world’s first company to upcycle discarded cashew apples into sustainable, plant-based meat alternatives. Our innovation provides a nutritious, allergen-free solution to replace soy and other unsustainable ingredients. We reduce 90% of food waste from cashew apples, supporting a circular economy and tackling global food waste.
Our production began in Senegal, where our core operations remain, and we are expanding to Benin, Guinea-Bissau, Tanzania, Mozambique, India, Brazil, and Vietnam. Through our Fairtrade-certified, organic approach, we empower local farmers, especially women, driving social and economic development in these regions.
We offer licensing and local sales in producing countries, eliminating intermediaries. Our products are packaged in eco-friendly, recyclable materials. CashewMeetly aims to become a leading global plant-based meat company that does good from farm to table, driving sustainability, food waste reduction, and positive change worldwide!