nornnorn is one of the 36 early-stage circular economy companies among nearly 500 applicants from around the world selected to join the third batch of the Circular Economy Accelerator in Wuppertal, Germany, a birthplace of the industrial revolution.

Co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and organised by the Circular Valley Foundation, the programme supports the EU’s Green Deal and Circular Economy Action Plan that aim to reduce and eliminate pollution of all kinds and cut down EU’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50-55% by 2030. 

Specifically, the programme’s goal is to accelerate the growth of unique startups and advanced companies working on closing material loops and business models to make circular economy a reality. 

Taking place this summer, the three-month programme will connect nornnorn with more than 70 industry, R&D and government partners from Germany, the EU and other countries across the globe. 

Product-market fit - Find a big market, create the right product, and let your business fly.

Broadcasted through the TED Fund Facebook Page on April 19, 2022.

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As one of the winners of the crQlr Awards 2021, we were invited to share our business model at crQlr DESIGN SCRAMBLE during the BANGKOK DESIGN WEEK 2022 on February 5 at FabCafe Bangkok, TCDC, Bangkok. 

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With the support of Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and leading women business leaders, we have raised THB6.05M (US$181k) from the issuance of our first green bonds to support our business expansion, thereby becoming the country’s first impact start-up to complete a green bond issuance. 

The bonds were issued under the Private Placement-10 (PP-10) scheme and in accordance with the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Green Bond Principles. Click on the links to download our green bond framework and the independent external review on our green bond issuance.

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Out of 204 circular economy-related projects from companies, start-ups, designers and other organisations from 24 countries across the globe, nornnorn is one of the 63 winners of the crQlr Awards 2021, having received the accolade in four categories, namely Model Business, Redesigning Relationships, Green Hospitality and Health & Wellness Impact.

Hosted by crQlr, “a global consortium that supports the practitioners and future creators of a new society based on a circular economy”, crQlr Awards recognise projects and ideas that design the circular economy from around the world.

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Out of the 15 Finalists chosen from 400 start-ups in the tourism space from 84 countries around the world to join the World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL) Start-up Innovation Camp and Innovation Festival 2021 in Andermatt, Switzerland, between November 13 and 16, nornnorn has emerged as the Winner in the Impacting (Social Impact & Sustainability) category. 

Along with the other four Winners of the Camp (one each for the Living, Exploring, Savouring and Recovering categories), nornnorn is seen as a driving force that will help “the tourism sector restart faster and move forward” sustainably post-COVID-19. 

The WTFL Camps are yearly flagship initiatives of the Switzerland-based WTFL, a leading interactive platform where CEOs, Ministers, Academia, Finance, Start-ups, NextGens and Young Talents join force to address the future challenges of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry and shape a more sustainable future.

The Camps aim to boost the industry’s innovation ecosystem by connecting innovators with industry players and investors as well as helping scale and commercialise innovative solutions.

“nornnorn” - “Rent - Use - Recycle”. A startup idea that uses the Circular Economy concept to give consumers and businesses access to high quality mattresses whilst conserving the environment. 

Broadcasted in Thailand on Mono29 on October 24, 2021.

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nornnorn, a mattress subscription service for hospitality businesses.

Broadcasted in Thailand on FM 106 MHz on October 18, 2021.

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Nophol Techaphangam, nornnorn Founder & CEO, talks to Bangkok Bank’s “Puen Koo Kid” (Friends Who Help You Think) about Circular Economy and nornnorn.

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As nornnorn is Thailand’s first-ever impact startup with a plan to raise funds through the issuance of green bonds, Nophol Techaphangam, our Founder & CEO, was invited by the Social Enterprise Thailand Association (SE Thailand), Thailand’s official centre of social enterprises, to share with fellow impact and social entrepreneurs how to issue sustainability bonds in the country under the topic “What is a bond? Could SE issue them?” at SE Thailand’s “SE Night #25” on September 23.

Nophol Techaphangam, our Founder & CEO, was invited to share his entrepreneurial journey with the postgraduate students taking the “Circular Economy Innovation and Entrepreneurship” course at Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, on September 16.

Capital market’s CSR ready to drive “Circular Economy”

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“nornnorn”, the world’s first mattress rental platform, supports Circular Economy. 

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“nornnorn”, a business model adopting the Circular Economy concept to sustainably help hospitality businesses and our planet.

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nornnorn has won an £80,000-grant from Thailand’s National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) to develop a sustainable technology to extract and refine water from our polyurethane foam upcycling process. 

The latest addition to our effort to develop an eco-friendly and economically viable technology to upcycle polyurethane foam waste from used mattresses that has been funded partially by an £80,000-grant from the UK Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) through the Engineering X Transforming Systems through Partnership programme, the project will be conducted by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in collaboration with the University of Cambridge. 

The grant is funded by Thailand’s Office of National Higher Education Science Research and Innovation Policy Council (NXPO) through the Programme Management Unit for Competitiveness (PMU C) and forms a part of the country’s strategy to develop the economy with the bio-circular-green (BCG) economic model.  

A deep dive into “nornnorn”, a Circular Economy business model.

Broadcasted in Thailand on FM 92.5 MHz on August 19, 2021.

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“nornnorn”, a green startup driving forward a high quality mattress subscription model.

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A deep dive into a Circular Economy business model - “nornnorn”, the world’s first mattress subscription platform for hospitality businesses. 

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A deep dive into a Circular Economy business model: “nornnorn”, a rental platform for new mattresses.

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