Six Dutch cleantech companies on Time Magazine's green rankings

Time Magazine has given six Dutch companies a spot in the World's Top GreenTech Companies of 2025. Put it this way: the Oscars of cleantech. The ranking is a selection of the 250 most innovative and impactful green technology companies in the world. The highest ranking from the Netherlands is for Mosa Meat.

From lab-grown meat to offshore solar power, Dutch contributions cannot be pigeonholed. In any case, they have one thing in common: according to Time and data authority Statista, they all make an important contribution to reducing the effects of climate change. In all, more than 8,000 companies from around the world were vetted. Only 250 made it to the final list, from more than 30 countries and six continents. The United States - as expected - is the purveyor of the court. Mosa Meat (10) Avantium (19), Lightyear (70), LeydenJar (104), dott (205) and Solarduck (238) make up the Dutch delegation.

The companies were assessed on three components. These include positive environmental effects, such as avoided CO2 emissions or renewable energy production. In addition, the researchers also look at financial strength, including turnover, growth rates and investments. A third criterion is innovativeness. This mainly involves patented technologies.

To arrive at the final score, Statista worked with data partners such as HolonIQ and LexisNexis. "Only companies that prove they are both sustainable and future-proof made the list. You can think of this as a kind of Oscars of the cleantech world," said one of the researchers in Time Magazine.

The Netherlands scores with food, mobility and energy

The Dutch companies that made their way into the list are no strangers to Change Inc. At spot 10, as mentioned, is Mosa Meat, known for its cultured meat burgers. The start-up from Maastricht managed to impress internationally by producing real beef without slaughtering cows. Less emissions, less land use (and, according to people who have tasted it, quite tasty too). Mosa Meat is seen as a pioneer in the protein transition. Avantium (19) is the Amsterdam-based chemical company developing plant-based plastics. Their technology makes it possible to make packaging from sugars instead of oil. Major customers such as Coca-Cola and Danone are already on board.