Efficient Solution Label
A trademark focused on both the environment and profitability
The Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label, launched in 2018, certifies solutions that are both clean and profitable, showcasing products, services, and processes that outperform conventional options. Certified by independent experts and audited by Ernst & Young, this trusted Label guides adopters, investors, and governments toward the adoption of impactful, profitable Solutions
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Pioneering change with proven impact
Since 2018, the Label has driven the adoption of clean solutions by offering market access, building credibility, and unlocking investment opportunities. It boosts visibility for solutions, helping them attract clients, partners, and investors, and paving the way for successful real-world implementation. Many Label-awarded solutions have secured significant funding through pitch events and partnerships, like the Solar Impulse Foundation’s funds with BNP Paribas and Rothschild Five Arrows. These solutions also shape sustainability agendas, influence policy, and inspire the public through advocacy, expos, and social media.
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Labelled Solutions
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Euros of Investments
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B2B Events since 2020
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Use Cases
Latest Labelled Solutions
For Innovators
Get Recognized with the Efficient Solution Label
The Efficient Solution Label is your chance to stand out and make an impact. Awarded through a rigorous evaluation process, the Label boosts your credibility, enhances your visibility, and opens doors to new market opportunities. Labelled solutions benefit from access to pitch events, strategic partnerships, and our global network of investors and decision-makers. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Benefits for the innovators
Applying and gaining the label was a big thing for Cascade Water Products Ltd. Having the label has raised our profile. It validated our offering and opened discussions with big players in the climate tech world.
Carolyn Hogg, CEO at Cascade Water Products Ltd
The Application Process
For Adopters
Identify and Connect with Labelled Solutions
Are you a company, public entity, or policymaker searching for proven, efficient solutions to achieve your sustainability goals? The Efficient Solution Label is your trusted resource. Every solution bearing the Label has been rigorously vetted for both environmental and economic benefits, giving you access to innovations that work. Discover, via the Solution Explorer,our ever-growing portfolio of solutions tailored to meet your challenges, or let us help you connect directly with innovators ready to collaborate. Whether you’re looking to implement clean technologies or align with sustainability objectives, the Label is your guide to actionable solutions.
Discover Solutions
Limiting the impact of our products is the challenge we have set at ADEO. By working with Tiamat,introduced to us by the Solar Impulse Foundation— we are able to offer inhabitants an efficient, more ecological and cost-effective solution. We share with the Solar Impulse Foundation the conviction that it is by making this new type of product affordable that we will maximise our impact!
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Successful Implementation Stories
For Investors
Leverage the Label to Identify Impactful Opportunities
Looking to invest in impactful solutions that combine sustainability and profitability? The Efficient Solution Label identifies rigorously evaluated products, processes, and services that deliver both environmental and economic value. As an investor, you gain access to a curated portfolio of game-changing solutions, exclusive pitch events, and collaborations facilitated by the Solar Impulse Foundation. Through initiatives like the RunWay program, which bridges the gap between innovation and market implementation, investors can connect with solutions ready for growth and real-world impact. Explore the Labelled solutions and discover your next great opportunity.
Find Investment Opportunities
For us, as investors, the Solar Impulse Label was a very positive sign during the due diligence of WeNow, as it validated the technological part of the company, while we were more focused on the financial side.
Sophia Martin-Ktiri, Investment Co-Head at Raise Impact
For Experts
Contribute with expertise Driving Impact Through Certification
Independent experts play a vital role in the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution Label, volunteering their knowledge to assess and certify innovative solutions that are both clean and profitable. With technical or academic backgrounds and relevant professional experience, they evaluate solutions based on feasibility, environmental impact, and economic viability, ensuring that only the most effective technologies receive the Label. This flexible role provides experts with industry recognition, access to a global network of professionals, and insights into the latest advancements in clean technology. By contributing their expertise, they help bridge the gap between innovation and real-world impact, driving the adoption of sustainable solutions worldwide.
Sign up as an expert
I chose to join the Solar Impulse Foundation because it allows me to do even more for the preservation of the planet. At my humble level, contributing to making my knowledge and expertise useful to identify efficient solutions is very rewarding.
Benoit Coevoet, Process Performance Manager chez ROQUETTE
Co-labelling
Expanding our reach with co-labelling schemes
To tackle urgent global sustainability challenges and support the mission of promoting clean, profitable solutions, the Foundation has introduced sector specific co-labelling schemes in collaboration with leading organizations. These alliances broaden the adoption of certified solutions, positioning them as top-tier innovations that drive meaningful change across industries.
Ocean Solution Label with Sustainable Ocean alliance
In September 2024, we introduced the Ocean Solution Label in collaboration with the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, marking a pioneering effort to certify sustainable, profitable solutions that positively impact ocean health. This partnership merges our expertise in sustainable innovation with SOA’s extensive networks, underscoring our shared commitment to scaling transformative ocean solutions.
APPLY FOR OCEAN SOLUTION LABEL
We’re honored to partner with a prestigious organization like the Solar Impulse Foundation to bring our collective networks together to create a more sustainable future. SOA is looking forward to welcoming even more innovative minds contributing to the restoration of our ocean and changing the narrative around profitable change into our collective networks
Daniela V. Fernandez, Founder & CEO of Sustainable Ocean Alliance
