Partners
Strategic and technology partners
Working with proven sustainability companies
Novigado builds on partners with a track record in waste management, recycling and sustainable materials.
EcoStrategies for Sustainable Development is the first sustainable development company approved by the Egyptian Government (Investment Authority). It works on sustainable buildings, sustainable communities, waste management and Net Zero, and researches new recycling technologies with The American University in Cairo.
- 75–100% recycling rates achieved in Egypt, through recycling research with AUC
- Co-founding member of the Egypt Green Building Council; co-released Tarsheed, Egypt's green building rating system, and Tarsheed Communities, the first community rating system built on Net Zero pollution
- LEED projects include Credit Agricole (Platinum), Dar Al Handasah and The Mall of Egypt (Gold), Zewail City and the Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Center
- Sustainable communities for Tatweer Misr (Monte Galala) and Al Ahly Real Estate (Odysia); Tarsheed projects for Banque Misr and Egypt Post
- Also delivers Net Zero design, eco-industrial parks, environmental impact assessment, cleaner production and EDGE consulting
Agrona, based in Cairo and Cologne, turns agricultural residues into high-performance wood panels using 100% bio-based resin and patent-pending composite technology, so no trees are cut and farmers gain a new source of income.
- 1st place, JEC World Composites, Paris 2023: "the best sustainable composite technology"
- 1st place, MIT Startup Competition (2021); People's Choice Award, Global Social Venture Competition, UC Berkeley (2019); SXSW finalist (2020, 2021)
- EOS-certified panels that surpass European particleboard classes P1 to P5, with no detectable formaldehyde
- Every tonne of farm residue becomes 1 m³ of panels, saves about 3 trees and furnishes 20 school units; up to 30–50% cheaper than imported panels
- Field projects with LG and WABAG; alumnus of the Circular Valley Accelerator, Germany (2024)