We empower circular economy innovators by providing business training and mentorship
About our Mission
Women, youth, and historically marginalized people are continuously left out of the climate transition economy due to cultural, economic, and social barriers within the startup community. The result: climate “solutions” that ignore intersectionality and leave out the biggest stakeholders, the communities most affected. Everyone is needed for climate solutions that actually work for everyone.
Impact Zero supports circular startups from an idea to signing their first business customers. The proof of concept starts their momentum and provides critical learnings and skills to build sustainable climate businesses.
What we do
There is so much passion for change in communities across Canada to build a sustainable future, but people are disempowered - that’s where Impact Zero comes in:
Inform & Inspire: We lift inspired people up, introduce them to a welcoming climate innovator community
Innovate: We show innovators a path to launch their climate idea, provide training and build foundational skills to climate entrepreneurship
Implement: We turn high-potential innovators into founders through our Circular Innovation Accelerator
Our accelerator is designed to mentor and train innovators in sales, project management, and operations. Participants leave with a revenue-generating business in the GTA, ready for the real world.
Meet our Startups
As Seen On
Circular Marketplace
Our new and improved Circular Biz Directory (now called the Circular Marketplace) has been re-vamped to make it even easier to find circular versions of the things that you need:
Search by product (i.e. search for “totes” and see who sells them)
Learn about what makes each business circular
Filter search results by location & business owner identity