Biomimicry 3.8

Biomimicry 3.8 is a certified B. Corporation, dedicated to using the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.

We offer consulting services based on innovations inspired by nature, provide groundbreaking professional training opportunities including graduate-level courses in biomimicry leadership and immersion workshops around the world, and inspire thousands each year via our Speakers Bureau team.

But how did it all begin?

When Janine Benyus popularized the term “biomimicry” in her seminal book Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature (1997), she admits she had no idea it would galvanize an entire movement. To respond, she and Dayna Baumeister formed the Biomimicry Guild, a consulting company.

As interest in biomimicry escalated, it soon became clear that an institute dedicated to biomimicry education was needed. In 2005, Bryony Schwan and Janine Benyus co-founded the Biomimicry Institute and in 2007 Chris Allen joined the team to help launch AskNature, the world’s first digital library of nature’s solutions. In 2010, they founded Biomimicry 3.8, a hybrid social enterprise comprised of a for-profit B Corporation and a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit corporation under a single brand and integrated management strategy.

Today, Biomimicry 3.8 and the Biomimicry Institute operate separately as sister entities dedicated to enhancing and empowering the practice of biomimicry.