SBN Inclusion Lab
SBN Lab Objectives
To create a space for exploration, observation, and the showcasing of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) experiences.
A space to test and prototype processes and products, enabling the development of innovative and inclusive technological solutions, as well as new products and services.
To promote projects and learning communities.
Where different resources, knowledge, and competencies can come together, fostering partnerships that help address identified challenges related to business model development and the achievement of the 2030 Agenda goals.
To strengthen local community networks and encourage participation.
Through the co-design and implementation of pilot projects that address local environmental challenges, while facilitating local social experimentation to foster inclusive innovation.
To foster social innovation processes for sustainable human development.
By creating the creative and enabling conditions that trigger cooperation among the various key stakeholders required to promote the environmental, social, and economic inclusion of citizens, SMEs, and social groups, ensuring that no one is left behind.
SBN Lab in Numbers
What Can You Find at the CIEC SBN Lab?
Experimentation in Waste Recovery and Reuse
Experimentation in Urban Horticulture
Experimentation in Bioclimatic Building Design
Training and Citizen Science Participation Programs
Why at CIEC Madrid?
The third sector, as the stakeholder closest to citizens, plays a key role in promoting and ensuring that the development of a circular economy system is inclusive and responsive to the aspirations of society, particularly the needs of vulnerable groups or those at risk of social exclusion. The active participation of Fundación Juan XXIII Roncalli in this process enables the creation of strategic partnerships that foster an inclusive and transformative circular economy system encompassing:
Accessible Innovation and Development: ensuring that R&D&I (Research, Development and Innovation) incorporates citizen participation and that technological advances are also accessible to SMEs and vulnerable groups.
Environmental Literacy: promoting cognitive accessibility, enabling all consumers to access simpler and more understandable information so that they can make informed decisions and participate consciously in circular economy processes.
We are a space for the research and experimentation of Nature-Based Solutions, where inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We serve as a hub for promoting a just and inclusive ecological transition, creating new opportunities for sustainable employment while helping to reduce inequalities and strengthen social cohesion.