THE PIONEERS
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Paul Servin et Thomas CobbYou will make huge savings on water and detergent with our washing machine -
Paul MoreyMy radiator is inspired by the sun -
Your servers are cooled by my oil -
I take the elderly for a ride on rickshaws -
Muru ArunachalamI’m the first man to wear sanitary pads -
pierre duponchelI use your jeans to insulate your house -
François MaurisseI rediscover the beauty of small meadow flowers through my camera lens. -
alexandre dubernardI install air-conditioning systems above your head -
Anke DomaskeI manufacture fabric out of milk leftovers -
Francesca Miazzo Jessica SpadaciniI carry fruit and vegetables in the last mile -
Vandana ShivaI breathe new life into ancestral seeds -
Laurent GoudetI build houses out of hemp concrete -
Rita PanickerI created the children's bank -
Cédric CarlesI use nature to play turntables -
George MadhavanI turn water from your toilet into drinking water -
Luc JonveauxI export Bangladeshi Street Art -
Martine PostmaI created the Repair Café -
Anders WilhelmsonI created the world's simplest toilets -
aurelia wolffI invented a machine to dye fabric with vegetable scraps -
Jacques BremondMy technology reduces maritime shipping emissions -
Patricia DutreuxThese wood bricks don't need nails, screws, or glue -
Andrew BastawrousI detect cataracts with a mobile phone -
Rémi SuccojaMy electric bike runs on hydrogen -
Javier FernandezI invented a shrimp-based bioplastic -
Aurelia WolfI created an open-source machine to make natural dyes. -
Dhruv LakraMy couriers are deaf and mute -
David EdwardsI make edible food packaging -
wong Mun SummI doubled green space by building a hotel -
Salomon RaydanI created the bank of the poor -
Masaru EmotoI reveal the secret life of water -
SANJAY SACHDEV & HARSH MALHOTRAWe save lovers from death -
Sten de WitI created the world's first solar cycle path -
Arnoud Raskin & Ann Van Hellemontwe set up schools in the most unlikely places -
Lente RoodeI help cheetahs reproduce -
Hervé Thomas & Pierrick ClémentWe're marketing an invasive mollusk as a new seafood option -
Paul BenoitI heat your apartment with computing power -
Pierfrancesco MaranI collect your food waste to make compost -
Jason ChenI created a deodorising fabric with coffee grounds -
Cédric AuriolTrade your steak for bugs! -
Illac DiazI bring light slums with our old plastic bottles -
Jesús Manuel AldreteI make 100% biodegradable chewing gum -
Henry LiangI make paper from stone -
Peggy PascalI pioneered farming in a bag -
Marcelo VillegasI’ve created a bamboo laminate that’s cheaper than plywood -
Georgie DelaneyI recharge my phone while getting fit -
Eric ScottoI construct photovoltaic greenhouses to combine green energy with organic farming -
Shane ChenMy invention revolutionises personal mobility -
Martha DelgadoI trade your trash for organic food -
Catia BastioliI harvest thistles to make bioplastic -
Tal Ben ShaharI teach you how to be happy -
David WadströmI purify water with solar energy -
Agustín WolffI offer a roof to millions of people -
Mansukh PrajapatiMy refrigerator works without electricity -
Kanta HaniI created the zero waste festival -
Ernesto GramshMy invention could save your skin -
Shaktimat Om MokshanandaRelax on my carpet of nails -
Miguel NeivaI help the colour blind see colours -
Barthélémy DominiciI'm tackling ocean garbage -
Andrea ColemanOur drivers tackle some of Africa's toughest roads to save lives. -
Olivier DesmoulinCome on over, my neighbour’s making dinner -
Miguel LuengoWipe out malaria with my video game -
Dara O'RourkeMy app helps you make responsible consumer choices -
Mohammad Al-UbaydliI created the first medical Facebook -
Nek ChandI created the world’s largest work of art made from recycled objects -
I free the mental ill who have been kept in chains -
Josh NesbitI save lives with mobile phones -
Ogo MaduewesiI’m fighting Michael Jackson’s disease -
Javier De NicoloI created the Children’s Republic to keep kids off the streets. -
Katherine FreundI launched the first ride-sharing company for seniors -
Stephan WrageI invented a sail to power cargo ships -
Masaki TakaoI make bioethanol from your old clothes -
I created a universal language for the deaf community -
Guillaume BapstI created a network of solidarity supermarkets -
Sam AgutuI help people save for health care -
Hisham KharmaI'm fighting the blood mafia with my free donation network -
Bunker RoyI created the Barefoot College -
Veronica KhosaI support AIDS victims until their last breath -
Sameer SawarkarI offer an inexpensive complete check-up via telephone. -
Yukihiro KimuraI’ve pioneered diaper recycling -
Cédric PéchardI grow mushrooms from your coffee grounds -
Philippe Ouaki di GiornoMy solid water makes deserts bloom -
Jordi MartiI invented a blood test without needles -
Thomas GranierI'm building sustainable earthen roofs -
Takao FurunoI use ducks instead of pesticides in my rice fields -
Tammy DunakinI rent out my goats to mow your lawn -
Yumi SomeiI discovered a rich oil field in Tokyo! -
Angie ChatrakulI turn tilapia leather into designer shoes -
Amit GofferI help paraplegics to walk again -
Aline Mathilde PelsersWe started Homeless Man of the Year -
Francisco Da SilvaI make soap from used cooking oil -
Trevor FieldOur students pump fresh water on the playground -
Simon VélezI use bamboo like others use iron -
Guilhem Cheron, Marc-David ChoukrounOur ‘hives’ give you access to farm-fresh products for less -
Sandra AgueborI keep women off the streets by training them to be mechanics -
Esteban ChornetI fill up my tank with what you throw away -
Thierry JacquetI use plants to clean toxic soil -
Ursula SladekI created the first green energy network -
Heath NashI transform milk bottles into designer lighting -
Corentin de ChatelperronI cross oceans in a boat made of jute -
Tony MelotoI’ve helped a million Filipinos out of extreme poverty -
Gonzalez CatalinaI teach people to read with dominos -
Olivier DesurmontI wash cars without water -
Bethelem TilahunMy soleRebel shoes get extra miles out of old tires -
Plernpis ThongkladOur bank lends buffaloes -
Guilherme BampiI created a new recycled and recyclable material -
Amit ChughI bring sunlight to those forgotten by development -
Carlos EspinosaMy nets capture water from the clouds -
Natalie KillassyI designed an anti-rockfall textile -
Pierfranco Midali & Giacomo BonzaniWe're bringing light where the sun doesn't shine -
Tom SzakyI can recycle anything you throw away -
Stiven KerestegianI transform salmon skin into eco-leather -
Brent SchulkinI created a new kind of citizen action -
Mary GordonI teach empathy with babies -
Wolfram PalitzschI recycle rare earth metals -
Laurent Gachet et Touraya BouabidI opened an arts school for vulnerable children -
Alejandro EcheverriI’m reducing crime with urban planning -
Tortel PoltronaI give people back their smiles -
Veronika ScottI created a blanket coat for the homeless -
Peter VadaszI use the forest judiciously -
Olivier CussenotI use dogs to sniff out prostate cancer -
Jamie YangI bring electricity off the grid -
Robin WillnerI put your computer to work for a good cause -
Alfredo OliveraMy radio show is run by crazy people -
Felipe VergaraI started a fair student loan scheme -
Eben BayerI grow the packaging of the future -
Carlos FernandezI created a foldable electric car -
Jeremy GilleyI’m fighting for peace -
Washington CucurtoMy cardboard books are original and affordable -
Beverly BlumI'm cooking with solar! -
Bright SimonsI track fake medication -
Francine ShapiroUse your eyes to heal your trauma -
Daniel HofferI’m coming to stay with you -
Martine Le LuI use oyster shells to make paint. -
Clément ShalaMy cooker lets nothing go to waste -
Jim DenevanMy works exist in harmony with the natural world -
Oscar DiosI converted a Boeing 747 into a hotel -
Britta RileyI grow vertical gardens -
Neil HarbissonMy third eye translates colours into sounds -
Phil MorganMy restaurant runs on hydroelectric energy -
Jean KabutaLearn to praise yourself -
Daniel CharbonnierWe transformed a bunker into a hotel -
Suzanne LeeI grow my own clothes -
Richard ReynoldsI’m a guerrilla gardener -
Awen DelavalI created a fabric from the lotus flower -
Alan HeegerI invented flexible solar panels -
Benoit PagetI pay you back for recycling -
Serge LareaultI manage the world’s first newspaper for the homeless -
Marina BraunI transform unsold newspapers into eco-bags. -
pierre callejaI capture CO2 with micro-algae -
Radar NishuliI protect gorillas from coltan miners -
Anita AhujaI recycle plastic bags in New Delhi -
Tommy ThebergeI created metro maps for the visually impaired -
Jean François ArchambaultI offer gourmet dining to the poor -
Mariouche GagnéI give a new life to used fur coats -
Denis MukwegeI restore women who have been destroyed by rape -
Baruch RinkevichCoral reefs have a future because of my invention -
Claudia HollmI created a soup kitchen for animals -
Charlie ToddI created Flash Mobs -
Helen Evans & Heiko HansenWe shine a green light on factory emissions -
Soledad Pinero MisaThe toys I recommend for children aren’t made by other children -
Pilgrim BeartI lower your electricity bill -
Bart WeetjensI train rats to detect landmines -
Nina RaeberI transform sacks of fish food into chic shopping bags. -
Jan In't VeldI created universal eyeglasses -
Rainer NolvakI created Clean Up Day -
Bindeshwar PathakThe untouchables I help are no longer destined to clean human excrement -
Spencer TunickI photograph thousands of people in the nude -
Tobias LeenaertI converted my city to vegetarianism -
Jérôme SaloméI stand up for men in skirts -
François Jaquenoud & Lo ChayWe're providing potable water to those in need -
Christian BoisardI put a stop to stuttering in under three days -
Olivier CousinI cultivate my vineyards with horse power -
Isabelle QueheI created the Ethical Fashion Show -
Mel YoungI created the Homeless World Cup -
Trash from the sea is treasure for our art -
Jan Peter BergkvistI co-created the world’s first chain of eco-hotels -
Andreas HeineckeI turn out the lights to show you another world -
RuskigI tag your CV to help you find work -
Harrison DillonI create fuel from algae -
Madan KatariaI make you laugh out loud -
Valérie PacheI transform parasails into party dresses -
Christian MoullecI fly with migrating birds -
Michel SmitI turn your dance moves into kilowatts -
Atanase PérifanI created Neighbour Day -
joe mangrumI invite you to meditate on the streets of New York -
Major AhluwaliaI created a hospital for paralysed people like me -
Philippe BrousseauThe statues I sculpt weigh only a few grams -
Gazi BabaiarovaI fight against bride kidnapping -
Marie-Elisabeth FaymonvilleI use hypnosis for surgical operations
