 According to molecular biologist Richard Jefferson, civilization has
been built on ‘open source’ for 4000 years... ‘but it wasn’t
with software, it was with plants, it was with animals, it was with
agriculture’. The founder of Brisbane-based technology non-profit Cambia,
Jefferson is convinced that biotechnology can be used to benefit
the impoverished, but if the innovation process is ‘democratized’
to allow inclusive access to critical scientific tools.
Cambia is named #86 among Top 100 Best NGO in the world by the Global Journal 2012.
   
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On January 11, 2011, the GreenXchange held an in-person Collaboratory
that included attendance by Brooks, Nike, New Balance, Oregon based
non-profits, the University of Oregon, the University of Washington and
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The focus of the meeting was
on providing technical assistance to footwear companies licensing the
environmentally preferred rubber (EPR) patent offered through the
GreenXchange.
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On February 10, 2009, Creative Commons in collaboration with Nike and Best Buy
have announced the new project named GreenXchange. The project allows to
explore how the digital
commons can help holders of patents collaborate for sustainability.
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 The Eco-Patent Commons, launched in January 2008 by IBM, Nokia, Pitney Bowes and Sony in partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), has been founded on the commitment that anyone who wants to bring
environmental benefits to market can use these patents to protect the
environment and enable collaboration between businesses that foster new
innovations. The objectives of the Eco-Patent Commons are:
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To provide an avenue by which innovations and solutions may be easily
shared to accelerate and facilitate implementation to protect the
environment and perhaps lead to further innovation;
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To promote and encourage cooperation and collaboration between
businesses that pledge patents and potential users to foster further
joint innovations with the advancement and development of solutions that
benefit the environment.
Since the launch of the Eco-Patent Commons (EPC), more than one hundred
eco-friendly patents have been pledged by thirteen companies
representing the variety of industries from arond the world: Bosch, Dow, DuPont,
Fuji-Xerox, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Nokia, Pitney Bowes, Ricoh, Sony, Taisei and Xerox (download the EPC all pledged patents).
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