It’s time for solutions that get us back in sync with nature
Nature’s strategies, honed over millennia, can teach us how to solve today’s biggest problems.
Nature-inspired solutions are…
regenerative sustainable “Nature Positive” inclusive circular energizing healing
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AskNature Hive: Demo Day Workshop with Ray of Hope Accelerator
The 10 nature-inspired startups in this year’s Ray of Hope Accelerator cohort are nearing the close of their accelerator journey! Join us for a sneak peek as the founders of each startup present a pitch…
Nature Positive Buildings, Cities, and Infrastructure Pledge + Alliance: Case Studies and Connection Session 1
Join us for the first webinar highlighting innovative strategies and exemplary case studies aligned with the Nature Positive Buildings, Cities, and Infrastructure Alliance Pledge. Industry leaders Dave Goldberg, Christian Runge, and Jared Gilbert will present…
Ray of Hope Accelerator Demo Day
Join us for this year’s Ray of Hope Accelerator Demo Day. A 90-minute interactive showcase of ten startups using nature’s strategies to solve some of the world’s most urgent challenges. After four months in our accelerator,…
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The Biomimicry Institute is an inclusive community taking action to solve the challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss, the sense of disconnection from nature, and the impact of the “take-make-waste” approach on nature.
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A nature-positive, inclusive, and regenerative world inspired and guided by nature’s genius.
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We partner with problem solvers to transform industries
We welcome all collaborators who have an interest in advancing regenerative, inclusive, and Nature Positive solutions.
What is biomimicry?
Learning from nature’s genius
There are millions of innovations hidden in plain sight all around us. Biomimicry brings life on earth back to the center of decision making.
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What Biodegradation Actually Requires
The word “natural” carries a lot of weight in fashion’s sustainability conversation. Natural fibres, the assumption goes, will eventually return to the earth. The problem is that biodegradation is not a property a fibre either…
What the Nature of Fashion Pilots are Teaching Us About Place
When we designed the Nature of Fashion: Design for Transformation initiative, we made a deliberate choice: to work with pilot partners rooted in three different regions, each pursuing the question of textile waste transformation from…
The Built Environment Has a Nature Problem. The Biomimicry Institute, Together With Industry Leaders, Is Issuing a Pledge to Change It and Is Calling for Signatories to Join Them.
Concluding a year-long global convening of cross-sector thought leaders, the Institute and partners released the Nature Positive Buildings, Cities & Infrastructure Pledge. Seattle, WA — September 2, 2026 — The Biomimicry Institute today released the…
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