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Case studies and articles showing SiD applied across industries, geographies, and scales.

The Resilience Gap in ESG+R
Article2026

The Resilience Gap in ESG+R

ESG+R adds a Resilience pillar to ESG reporting, but no mainstream framework scores it as a property of a system. SiD's RAH and CRAFTDCCV parameters …

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Why Resilience-Based Systems Analysis Is Replacing Scenario Planning
Article2026

Why Resilience-Based Systems Analysis Is Replacing Scenario Planning

Scenario planning dominates enterprise risk management and fails structurally for the risks that threaten global companies most. Here is what resilience-based systems analysis does instead.

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Regenerative Cities: Building Cities That Flourish
Article2025

Regenerative Cities: Building Cities That Flourish

Regenerative cities restore ecosystems, fuel economic prosperity, and build strong social bonds, using the SiD framework's Resilience, Autonomy, and Harmony indicators to guide a year-long …

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Sustainability Strategy vs. ESG Strategy
Article2025

Sustainability Strategy vs. ESG Strategy

ESG is not the same as sustainability. ESG is a financial risk management tool for investors; a sustainability strategy is a long-term transformation roadmap built …

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Pizza 4P’s Sustainability Strategy
Case study2024

Pizza 4P’s Sustainability Strategy

Applying the SiD framework to craft a 15-year sustainability roadmap for Southeast Asia’s pioneering restaurant chain, integrating happiness as both guiding principle and actionable outcome.

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Starprint Vietnam: Sustainable Packaging
Case study2024

Starprint Vietnam: Sustainable Packaging

Using the SiD framework to build a sustainability transition roadmap for Vietnam’s packaging industry, combining capacity building, intelligence gathering, and co-creation.

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Sircle Collection Hotels: Sustainability Strategy
Case study2022

Sircle Collection Hotels: Sustainability Strategy

Applying SiD to develop an organization-wide sustainability vision for a European hotel group operating 13 hotels and 26 restaurants across four countries.

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The Rise of Systemic Investments
Article2022

The Rise of Systemic Investments

Impact investing is growing fast but rarely changes the systems behind the problems it targets. Systemic investing funds whole value chains instead. Here is how …

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Heineken: 100% Circular
Case study2020

Heineken: 100% Circular

Applying the SiD framework to develop a comprehensive vision, strategy, and roadmap for fully circular and energy-neutral operations at Heineken Netherlands.

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IKEA Self-Learning Supply Chain
Case study2018

IKEA Self-Learning Supply Chain

SiD applied to IKEA's 200-million-copy annual catalogue supply chain, achieving 28% CO2 reduction per copy.

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Brighton Design Futures Sessions
Case study2018

Brighton Design Futures Sessions

SiD workshop at Brighton University teaching systemic transformation to 30 students across 5 working groups.

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Schiphol Catalyst Office
Case study2016

Schiphol Catalyst Office

Using SiD and ELSI to co-develop the world’s most ambitious sustainability performance goals for a 20,000 m² multi-tenant office at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

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Merredin Spirulina Algae Farm
Case study2015

Merredin Spirulina Algae Farm

The first SiD project (2000-2001) in Western Australia, identifying spirulina algae as a catalyst for community regeneration.

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Polydome: Sustainable Agriculture
Case study2011

Polydome: Sustainable Agriculture

Revolutionary polyculture greenhouse producing over 50 crops, livestock, and honey in a zero-waste closed-loop system, yielding 60-90 kg per square meter.

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Sustainable Schiebroek-Zuid
Case study2010

Sustainable Schiebroek-Zuid

Complete sustainable transition plan for post-war social housing in Rotterdam, involving hundreds of residents in a 20-year roadmap towards self-sufficiency.

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