About us.

It all started in 1999 when Peter Laybourn, now Chairman of International Synergies, came up with the original idea for NISP (National Industrial Symbiosis Programme) after he learnt about by-product synergy activity in the Gulf of Mexico. Since then, we have grown on an international level.

    1999

  • Initial NISP idea based on By-Product Synergy (BPS)

    • 2002

  • Support from DTI, Onyx, Environmental Trust & RDAs

    • 2005

  • Incorporation of International Synergies Limited

    • 2005

  • NISP going from regional to national (DEFRA)

    • 2006

  • Hosted Third Industrial Symbiosis Research Symposium

    • 2007

  • First international work

    • 2009

  • Launch of SYNERGie

    • 2009

  • NISP Pathway towards a low carbon sustainable economy

    • 2012

  • Attended Rio +20 at the request of UNEP

    • 2012

  • First international working conference. Applied Industrial Symbiosis (IWCAIS)

    • 2013

  • EUR-ISA (too early!) with Dr.Janez Potocnik

    • 2013

  • ISL form PPP at Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) & Peter wins Sustainability Leader award

    • 2015

  • G7 Alliance for resource efficiency on Industrial Symbiosis & 2015 Insider Awards

    • 2015

  • ISL 10th Year Anniversary!

    • 2016

  • Lord Mayors award

    • 2018

  • Launch of industrial symbiosis European pre-standard

    • 2019

  • ISL leads industrial symbiosis session at WCEF

    • 2019

  • Launch of SYNERGie 4.0 & selection for CircLean

    • 2021

  • ISL starts work in 40th country