Case Study Examples

Reducing Waste - Cyrcle

Cyrcle’s solution is to fundamentally transform end-of-life textiles into their usable, valuable raw materials, to counter the textile waste crisis in Australia.

Through their revolutionary approach, Cyrcle breathes new life into discarded textiles, transforming them into valuable resources like hydrogels and bioplastics and preventing them from entering a landfill.

Alleviating Fuel Poverty - Ebico Living

Ebico Living are a social enterprise established in 1998 to tackle fuel poverty, with a mission to make sustainable home warmth affordable for all.

Ebico Living alleviate the pressures of the dynamic energy market for consumers by providing innovative energy saving tips and fairer energy pricing.

Providing Meaningful Occupation for All - 2econd Chance

2econd Chance provide work-based training for people furthest away from the job market. They support people with physical disabilities, learning difficulties or social, emotional and mental health needs.

2econd Chance doesn't just tackle e-waste - they transform lives. By providing valuable work experience and training, they empower individuals while promoting a sustainable future.

Preventing Plastic Pollution in Water - OceanCycle

OceanCycle work with leading brands to integrate more sustainability into their core products, helping their procurement departments and suppliers integrate their certified materials with cost-efficiency and minimal supply chain interruptions.

OceanCycle employs a circular system to combat ocean plastic. They create demand for diverted plastic waste, which drives collection efforts, ultimately preventing more plastic from entering the oceans.

Combatting Hygiene Poverty - Soapful Hands

Soapful Hands is a Norwich-based project, conceived and run entirely by UEA students, that aims to help local disadvantaged people in the area by combatting hygiene poverty – the lack of access to basic hygiene products and facilities.

While the core concept of hygiene kits might not be entirely new, Soapful Hands combines these elements to create a locally-focused solution with a personal touch through the handmade soaps.

Supporting Ageing Populations - Memory Tracks

Memory Tracks is an app focused on supporting the care of people living with dementia. It uses song-task-association at the point-of-care to lower agitation, make care easier and more effective, fostering connections and encouraging social engagement and supporting independent living.

Music has a unique access to our brain, Memory tracks use this simple method to improve behaviour, response, and engagement for those in care. This reduces the burden on healthcare systems and allows older adults to remain active contributors to society

Reducing Agricultural Emissions - Pro Earth Ecosystems

Pro Earth Ecosystems are composting, recycling, and zero-waste experts, with a mission to create a cleaner, greener future!

The impact extends far beyond the environment. Pro Earth Ecosystems uplift communities by investing in their future. They hire and train unskilled youth, providing them with the tools and opportunities to thrive

Achieving Equality For Women - Supermums

Supermums are passionate about bringing a diverse range of women into tech, especially those from underrepresented groups, whilst still supporting anyone that wants a career in Salesforce.

Women deserve a world where they have equal representation, Supermums are facilitating this by upskilling women so that they can fulfill their potential.

Eliminating Child Criminal Exploitation - Abianda

Abianda is a social enterprise that works with young women and girls affected by criminal exploitation and violence and provides training for the professionals who work with them.

Abianda support young women to have their voices heard in order that they can influence the design and delivery of services.

Eradicating Holiday Hunger - Bouncebackfood

Bouncebackfood provide hot nutritious meals for vulnerable people who struggle to access food. They operate a ‘buy one, give one’ foodbank at markets and events, that generate donations of pasta, rice, tinned food, soup and cereal to give to their local foodbank partners.

Bounceback food take a multi-pronged approach by catering and providing meals for those in need, as well as educating people how to cook and approach food sustainability and minimise waste.

Tackling Social Isolation - Homeshare

Homeshare enables two people to share a home for mutual benefit. Typically this will be an elderly person who owns their own home with a room to share will be matched with a younger person who will provide support in return for a room for a reasonably priced agreed amount.

Imagine a community where everyone can live a fulfilling life! Homeshare make it possible through Shared Lives and Homeshare programs. They provide robust support structures so people can share homes and lives, enriching each other's experiences

Eliminating Air Pollution - Amogy

Amogy is on a mission to build technology that unlocks ammonia’s potential as a clean energy source, accelerating the global journey to Net Zero and sustaining future generations.

Pollutants can stunt crop growth and impact global food security, Amogy leverage ammonia as a clean energy source to protect the planet’s natural ecosystems, biodiversity, climate stability, and air quality.

Protecting Against STDs - Social Entrepreneurship to Spur Health (SESH)

The idea of SESH is to change the traditional top-down sexual health services model and think about a community-based, a community-driven response to sexual health services.

SESH takes a community approach to educating about sexual health, leveraging and testing social entrepreneurial approaches, such as crowdsourcing. This encourages the use of sexual health services and reduces the stigma surrounding sexual health for marginalized populations in China.