The Earth’s population is expected to grow to 9.7 billion by 2050. Will there be enough food? How do we meet the challenge of feeding the rapidly growing population in the future?
This is a concern that Liberty Produce, a British farming technology company, is working to solve with their fully controlled, indoor vertical farming system.
This pencil can save your (sustainable) elevator pitch
How do you explain your company’s sustainability efforts in 30 seconds to bypassing guests at a busy trade fair? And how do you make sure that people actually remember you and your company? Every single day we help companies with this challenge.
This is how the values of an Embassy are expressed through a pencil
A Danish Embassy uses Sprout pencils to communicate values like innovation, green solutions and zero-waste. The pencil brings down to earth a fluffy term like sustainability. And finally, it turns out to be a great icebreaker.
When a plantable pencil and renewable energy goes hand-in-hand
Earlier this year, one of our Sprout team members received an interesting e-mail that became a great collaboration. The e-mail came from Eurelectric. In 2019, the European Electricity Union, Eurelectric hosted a Power Summit in Florence, Italy for 700 leaders representing the European green energy sector. Among others, over 20 prominent CEOs and over 40…
How a plantable pencil fits in the mission of a tough sailing race
What do you get, when you cross the leading manufacturer of wind turbines with one of the toughest sailor races in the world? You get the most sustainable team, Vestas 11th Hour Racing, in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race. Apart from winning the race, the major goal of this team was to show that you…
Make your own Christmas decorations from recycled materials
At Sprout World, we love Christmas and we love to recycle. So much actually, that we’ve decided to give some old and used materials a second life as Christmas decorations. Giving used materials a new life is what we normally do. Just think of our famous Sprout pencil – it revives as basil, cherry tomato…
Our Sprout Spoon won an award!
We are extremely proud of our latest family member: The Sprout Spoon. It won an award in Italy last week! The Sprout Spoon is the most innovative marketing product in Italy in 2019. Wow.
The award category is within Food & Beverage, and the organizer of the ceremony is the biggest Italian marketing media, MediaKey.
Plantable pencils turn Sprout World into a prestigious growth award winner
Since Sprout World’s founder Michael Stausholm launched the world’s first plantable pencil from his living room back in 2013, he and his team have been on a wild journey. With offices in both Copenhagen and Boston, over 20 million sold Sprout pencils and the release of a new eco-friendly product, Sprout’s growth has now been recognized with a prestigious award, the Børsen Gazelle 2019.
This patended spoon can save the planet from tons of plastic
From plantable Sprout pencils to biodegradable Sprout spoons with tea? That’s true! Denmark based Sprout expands its portfolio, introducing a new patented and eco-friendly invention. The plastic free Sprout Spoon is made for both environmentally concerned consumers and companies, and it’s completely in line with Sprout’s mission to make the world a better place through…
This man is famous for his Nordic pizzas – and he loves Sprout pencils
His name is Gorm Wisweh, and he has become a celebrity in Denmark because of his gourmet pizzas, inspired by the Nordic kitchen. Gorm’s passion for making pizza started at the age of 11. He grew up on Bornholm, a small Danish island, which today has become a foodie’s mecca. The 9 Gorm’s Pizza restaurants…