Our projects
The Sustainnovation Hub Cluster was established by members of a consortium implementing an EU R&D project, recognizing the great potential in harnessing sustainable innovations. On this page, we present the projects carried out through the collaboration of our members.
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RURALFOOD NEXUS
We are currently working on RURALFOOD NEXUS, a Horizon Europe Cluster 6 project concept aimed at strengthening the sustainable competitiveness of rural areas across Europe. The initiative addresses key structural challenges affecting rural territories, including limited market access for small-scale producers, fragmented local value chains, demographic decline, and unequal access to innovation and digital solutions. RURALFOOD NEXUS is built on a multi-actor approach, bringing together research institutions, technology providers, public authorities and community-based organisations to co-develop practical and scalable solutions. The project places particular emphasis on short food supply chains (SFSCs), rural entrepreneurship and local innovation ecosystems. At its core, we explore how digital tools, community-driven innovation and collaborative governance models can jointly contribute to more resilient, inclusive and environmentally sustainable rural economies. Rather than focusing solely on technology, the project integrates economic, social and environmental dimensions of competitiveness, ensuring that innovation is grounded in real local needs.
A key component of our approach is supporting rural entrepreneurs and SMEs, especially young innovators, through co-creation processes, experimentation and capacity building. In parallel, the project aims to generate policy-relevant insights and transferable models that can support rural development strategies across Europe.
RURALFOOD NEXUS is currently under development as a collaborative European initiative, and we are actively exploring partnerships with organisations working in agrifood innovation, rural development, entrepreneurship and sustainability.
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WOGI Health Ride Labs
I am pleased to share that we have submitted the WOGI Health Ride Labs project proposal under the Erasmus+ Sport Cooperation Partnership programme.
The project aims to address one of Europe’s growing societal challenges: the combination of sedentary lifestyles, fragmented health initiatives, and limited integration between sport, nutrition and sustainability policies.
The initiative introduces a new model of Urban Health Ride Labs, combining accessible cycling activities with nutrition education, local food ecosystems and sustainability practices. Through a Living Lab methodology, the project will pilot 24 community-based events across several European cities, engaging citizens, municipalities, researchers and local producers.
Key elements of the project include:
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promoting grassroots sport participation through inclusive cycling activities
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strengthening health literacy and sustainable dietary awareness
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integrating local food systems into community sport initiatives
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developing a replicable ESG framework for grassroots sport events
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creating an open-access methodology toolkit for European municipalities
The project is built on a Quadruple Helix cooperation model, bringing together civil society organisations, academic institutions, municipalities and industry partners to develop scalable solutions for healthier and more sustainable communities.
If funded, the project will contribute to the objectives of the EU Green Deal, Farm-to-Fork Strategy and Erasmus+ Sport priorities, while supporting behavioural change and stronger cross-sector cooperation at the local level.
Many thanks to our partners for their collaboration during the preparation of this proposal. Now we look forward to the evaluation results.
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BICO - Bike Integrated Community
BICO - Bike Integrated Community Platform for Active Lifestyles and City Wellbeing is a European Strategic Innovation initiative prepared under the EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Innovation Open Call. The project aims to increase everyday cycling adoption and active lifestyles across Europe by combining a scalable digital mobility platform with real-world Living Mobility Lab implementation. BICO delivers a city-integrated, data-driven platform connecting cycling mobility, wellbeing, behavioural activation and local ecosystems. This is complemented by the WOGI EuroTaste Ride Living Mobility Lab, which functions as the project’s activation and experimentation layer. Starting in 2026, the initiative will run an 18,000 km European cycling expedition with 38 city-based Living Mobility Lab roadshows, engaging cities, citizens, local producers, tourism boards and cycling stakeholders. These activations generate real-world mobility and behavioural data, support modal shift to cycling, and strengthen local economies. Over 18 months, the transnational consortium will develop, test and validate replicable, licence-ready solutions for European cities, aligned with the European Declaration on Cycling, the EU Green Deal, and the Urban Mobility Framework, delivering measurable health, environmental and social impact at European scale.
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TRUSTCHAIN
The TRUSTCHAIN project, submitted under the FutureFoodS Co-funded Call 2025, aims to empower consumers to make confident and sustainable food choices through a unique combination of blockchain-enabled transparency, AI-driven personalised guidance and real-world behavioural engagement. By integrating verified origin and sustainability information directly at the point of decision, the project combats misinformation, strengthens trust in food labelling, and supports responsible consumption patterns. Multi-country living labs in Slovakia, Romania and France will validate the solution with diverse user groups, demonstrating measurable shifts toward healthier and more sustainable diets. TRUSTCHAIN contributes to the objectives of the EU Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy by enhancing short food supply chains, supporting local producers and enabling more informed, trustworthy food systems. Over 36 months, an international consortium will deliver a scalable, innovation-driven digital platform ready for wide European adoption.
