Today’s world works well for the happy few. Tomorrow’s world needs to work for all of us. Enviu builds the impact-driven ventures that lead us there.
Twenty years deep into impact venture building, Enviu has evolved from a fast-moving pioneer to a systems change agent addressing some of the world’s most pressing issues. The core remains: we build world changing companies, we lead by example. However, the approach, the scope and the landscape have all evolved drastically.
To set systemic change into motion, you need to set people into motion. And for that we need tools to inspire, enthuse, challenge and include. Though we love the original Enviu brand for radiating bold innovation, we need a dynamic brand that fits our evolution and aspiration.
Today, I’m proud to announce this new branding. At the core is our mission, with three powerful words in it:
We disrupt what needs change, we build what’s missing, we cooperate towards a better tomorrow.
And as we evolved our programmatic approach to a system change focus on a set number of interconnected domains, we pull in all activities under this brand:
Zero Waste Living Lab becomes Enviu Zero Waste
FoodFlow become Enviu Agrifood
Reweave becomes Enviu Textiles
and Enviu Mobility…well they were already one step ahead!
To top it off, we are changing our logo. A signature that includes diverse shapes. They represent the individuals, ventures, businesses, and organizations — each unique — that must work together to shift markets and build a more inclusive, just economy.
And they represent the transition from the rigid, the square, the man-made, to organic, rounder forms that reflects the transformation we are striving for — from today’s linear, extractive economy to tomorrow’s circular, regenerative one. An economy that flows with nature, nurtures communities, and leaves no one behind.
This is our invitation — to entrepreneurs, to corporations, to governments, to communities — to co-create this future with us. To dare to reimagine what’s possible when we use entrepreneurship as a force for good.
The next chapter of Enviu isn’t just about us. It’s about all of us, and the economy we choose to build together.
Let’s get to work.
Paul van der Linden
CEO, Enviu
