Business Model Canvas for Living Labs & Lighthouses in the Mission Soil

The PREPSOIL Business Model Canvas (BMC) for Living Labs (LLs) & Lighthouses (LHs) in the Mission Soil is a tailor-made tool that considers the specificities of Soil LLs and LHs to support and inspire these initiatives to find a strategy for their long-term sustainability. [read more]

To achieve this, the PREPSOIL BMC offers practical examples based on different exercises conducted in the PREPSOIL project. These examples can be found below and can be filtered according to different soil uses (agriculture, forestry, (post-)industrial, and (peri-)urban), as well as different elements, and spheres of intervention within each of the elements.

These examples are to serve as guidance and inspiration for the design of Business Models for Soil LLs, acknowledging the uniqueness of each of them in terms of the ambition, capacities, and context in which the LL operates.

For more information on the BMC methodology please see PREPSOIL Report on LL/LH business model plans (D4.2)

For a step-by-step guide on how to use the BMC see Business Model Canvas for Soil Living Labs and Lighthouses: A guide for users

Download your working copy of the BMC here

Improve the social awareness on sustainable food

Agricultural land use type

Social

Citizens more connected to nature and sustainable food production

Agricultural land use type

Social

Reduced environmental footprint of agri-food production (increased biodiversity and carbon in the soil)

Agricultural land use type

Social

Increased and more resilient food production and other systems linked to ecosystem services

Forestry land use type

Economic

Create more value for farmers (e.g. income, wellbeing)

Forestry land use type

Economic

Farm profitability remains stable or increased

Forestry land use type

Economic

Improve the social awareness on sustainable food

Forestry land use type

Social

Reduced environmental footprint of agri-food production (increased biodiversity and carbon in the soil)

Forestry land use type

Social

Citizens more connected to nature and sustainable food production

Forestry land use type

Social

Increased agricultural productivity and potential cost savings from sustainable soil management

(Post-)Industrial land use type

Economic

Informing and shaping policies that promote sustainable industrial and soil management practices

(Post-)Industrial land use type

Economic

Adoption of environmentally friendly industrial practices, reducing future soil degradation

(Post-)Industrial land use type

Social