About us
We are Evergreen Labs.
Established in 2016 and headquartered in Da Nang, Vietnam, we are a purpose-driven, creative business lab focused on innovating towards sustainable solutions and ventures for the future. With an international team comprised of future changemakers, we focus on solving today’s social and environmental issues. We envision a world where people & the environment live as one, fully circular balanced system.
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We identify an environmental or social issue facing society that is being encountered across the developing world. Our aim is to tackle dynamic, multi-stakeholder issues to initiate full systems change across sectors and value chains.
After identifying a key issue to solve, we innovate towards viable solutions. Typically we perform market studies to understand current, available solutions and understand our end-user of the potential product or service.
Once a viable idea is formed, it undergoes rigours validation studies including feasibility studies, pilots, prototyping and in-field research & development. We ensure that the end-user is fully satisfied with the idea before moving on. After the pilot or prototype is complete we test the market to get real-life feedback and understand if there is a market demand for such innovation.
If we get positive feedback from the market and the pilot operates well we finally have a solution! This solution now has two routes within Evergreen Labs.
If a solution is also a viable business model, Evergreen Labs will decide to operate it as its own, stand-alone business. This venture will go on to grow its own team, customers, and impact with the continued support from the Evergreen Labs team.
If a solution still has great potential but Evergreen Labs doesn’t have the resources to create a new venture or potentially the solution doesn’t have a full business model behind it, we will share the solution and the findings from our approach to the public. We hope this will encourage other entrepreneurs to pick up these ideas and create something meaningful with them.
Our impact journey
All of our activities are focused on impact creation. Learn how our work has transformed lives and the environment while being aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Working towards target 6.3, our newest project aims to improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing the release of hazardous chemicals and materials, and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally.
Working towards target 5.1 and 5.5, to end all gender discrimination and ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making.
- 62% of Evergreen Lab’s staff are female
- 83% of women in management positions in Evergreen Labs
Working towards target 4.7, to ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles and cultural contribution.
- +300 smallholders in our network
- +40 impact events hosted or participated in
- +100 social entrepreneurs supported
- +5 international education partnerships established
Working towards target 2.3, our work is improving agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, family farmers through secure and equal access to inputs, knowledge, markets, and opportunities for value addition.
- +300 smallholders in our network
- +30 farming groups supported
- +20 community events held
Working towards target 10.2, through our work we aim to empower and promote the social and economic inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion, economic, or another status.
- +80 communities supported
- +15 ethnic groups assisted
Working towards targets 11.4 and 11.6, we aim to strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage and reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities in particular waste management activities.
- +80 communities supported
- +15 ethnic groups assisted
- 50 tons of waste diverted from the environment
Working towards targets 12.5, 12.6, 12.8, 12.b, we aim to substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse. Furthermore, we are working with companies to adopt sustainable practices while raising awareness for all about sustainable development and lifestyle through our communication channels. We are also engaged in sustainable tourism that focuses on job creation and promoting local culture and products.
- +50 tons waste diverted from landfill or environment
- +30 corporate partners engaged in sustainable practices
- 13,790 social media followers engaged with sustainable living and practice information
Working towards target 13.3, through our work we aim to improve education, awareness-raising, and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning.
- +25 conferences and training participated in
- 5 schools trained in waste management
- 4 school programs held
Working towards target 14.1, through our work we aim to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities.
- 2 tons plastic waste processed from Cham Island
- 40 tons total waste processed
- 1 supported organization focused on marine protection
Working towards targets 17.16 and 17.17, we aim to enhance multi-stakeholder partnerships through encouragement and promotion of effective public-private and civil society partnerships.
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