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.  []

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

PREPSOIL BMC

Effective social channels in place for collective decision making

Common to all LLs
Social

Valorization of stakeholders' knowledge

Common to all LLs
Social

Improved land owner´s public image

Common to soil LLs
Social

Health risks reduced

Common to soil LLs
Social

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

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

Adoption of environmentally friendly industrial practices, reducing future soil degradation

(Post-)Industrial land use type
Social

Reduced exposure to soil contaminants, leading to improved public health outcomes

(Post-)Industrial land use type
Social