What does One Planet live from €?
One Planet is a non-profit foundation that works for the public good. We keep costs very low and work in project coalitions. Since 2006 we have run over 74 projects. We live from:
- Sales of new products and services developed with our partners e.g. FlexApartments.
- Investments in materials and time by partners who participate in our projects.
- A development contract from a youth-housing organisation to design, build and install a prototype modular studio for refitting office buildings.
- A subsidy from the municipal Future Fund make studio's more energy efficient.
- The sale of projects to entrepreneurs who take over our team and development, invest further and go to market as a new company, e.g. People 4 Earth.
- A three-year commission from the Province of Utrecht to help lead and organize the Op Kop project, whereby companies sign up to become more sustainable.
- A two-year assignment from the municipality of Amersfoort as program leader for the NME Arrangement; a series of local sustainability projects.
- A small % of funding for projects run under the legal and administrative responsibility of One Planet and use our facilities, network and other benefits.
- A grant from the Province of Utrecht for the roof-garden and Living Walls project.
- BMAP funds from Essent energy company for the EcoVilla project.
- A subsidy from the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture for Echt Eten in Eemstad project.
- Income from organisations that share One Planet offices and facilities and contribute to expenses, maintenance and cleaning.
- Access to the customers of other companies; eg IKEA allowed us to recruit new members for Eemstroom energy cooperative inside the foyer of IKEA.
- Use of a government building through a property protection contract, whereby One Planet gets free use of the premises.
- Gifts in furniture and equipment.
- Free labour from a local social workshop to help build the Roof Garden
INCUBATOR
One Planet starts sustainability projects and provides a legal platform and workplaces where new ideas can be developed step-by-step into new products and services in the market.