Netherlands top attractor of quality jobs, Amsterdam/Rotterdam 3rd most popular urban region for FDI projects
The Netherlands is the top ranking destination country based on average job value of FDI projects in 2018, states the IBM Global Trends Report 2019. The metropolitan region of Amsterdam/Rotterdam also performs very well, claiming 3rd spot in the metropolitan area ranking by number of FDI projects (2018).
Blue economy in a former swimming paradise
The entrepreneurs in BlueCity are aspiring to a waste free chain of production and consumption. In a former tropical swimming paradise they live by this principle: RotterZwam grows mushrooms using coffee grinds from the Aloha Bar. CO2 that is formed during this process can be used by Spireaux for creating spirulina, which is a base ingredient for veggie food products. And so on and so forth.
Floating Farm: the world's first offshore dairy farm
Long distances between the sites of dairy production and consumers leading to increased transport and pollution. Land scarcity, climate change, rapid population growth concentrated in and around Rotterdam … Reason enough for a Floating Farm. The self-sufficient farm shows that the city can produce more of its own food sustainably.
