What is NATIVA and Its Mission?
NATIVA is a pioneering force in the environmental consulting industry, dedicated to accelerating the transition towards a regenerative paradigm. With over 15 years of experience, this Benefit Corporation helps organizations and stakeholders navigate systemic pathways that integrate sustainability deeply into business strategy, innovation, and operations. Their approach is science-based yet deeply human, focusing on transforming companies from within while influencing broader ecosystems. Simply put, NATIVA exists to help companies not just comply with sustainability rules but to innovate and lead in creating economic, social, and environmental value.
Main Benefits and Key Figures
Here’s what sets NATIVA apart:
- Over 500 organizations supported in evolution projects since 2010.
- First Benefit Corporation in Europe and first B Corp in Italy.
- Four offices spanning Italy and Brazil, ensuring a global impact.
- A multidisciplinary team capable of handling both holistic and vertical projects.
- Advocacy for new models, including the introduction of Benefit Corporation law in Italy.
- Strong focus on sustainability keywords like Supply chain evolution, Stakeholder engagement, Biodiversity, Net zero, CSRD, and Green building.
- A B Corp score of 126.6, reflecting high standards in governance, reporting, and regeneration strategy.
Benefit Units Driving Change
NATIVA’s impact is channeled through five specialized benefit units, each with a unique role in fostering sustainability:
- Evolution: Revitalizes business units by embedding sustainability models into strategy and innovation.
- Hotwater: A creative and communication agency that amplifies companies’ sustainability journeys.
- Campus: A high-level training school nurturing a regenerative mindset among professionals, companies, and new generations.
- Better Building: Supports the integration of green building practices and well-being into physical spaces.
- Spaceship: An intuitive platform designed to help SMEs, professionals, and supply chains take easy steps toward sustainability.
The Flow for Companies: From Strategy to Communication
NATIVA’s approach is systemic and comprehensive. It starts with strategy and evolves through process and business model innovation. Then, it moves into skill development and physical space transformation, culminating in the communication of the company’s new positioning. This flow ensures that sustainability is not just a checkbox but a core part of the company’s DNA. The journey is dynamic, often involving shifts in governance, finance, and reporting to align with regenerative goals.
Innovation and Leadership in Sustainability
Innovation is more than a buzzword here—it’s the guiding principle to stay relevant in today’s fast-changing market. NATIVA encourages companies to become regenerative forces rather than extractive ones, changing the rules of the game from the inside out. This internal transformation leads to new leadership models that extend influence beyond the company gates, impacting entire ecosystems and sectors. It’s about creating a ripple effect that fosters systemic change on national and international levels.
Project Impact on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG 13: Climate Action
- SDG 15: Life on Land
- SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Expanding Ecosystems and Structural Initiatives
NATIVA doesn’t work in isolation. It has built a broad ecosystem that fosters structural initiatives aimed at scaling impact and rewriting the rules of sustainability engagement. This ecosystem includes collaborations with companies, professionals, and supply chains, all united by a shared commitment to regeneration. With offices in Rome, Milan, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, NATIVA’s reach is truly global, blending European roots with international influence to drive systemic change.
