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The story of AA Auto Parts began in Melbourne in 2014, which tries to bring numerous damaged reborn auto parts back to this land after technical maintenance and precision testing. An observant young man sells the recycled auto parts around the world through an online store. The business not only meets the demand of the auto car owners, but also brings commercial profits and environmental consciousness to the community. AA Auto Parts attempts to achieve SDG 8 which is Economic Growth, by building up an online store and encouraging customers to purchase second-hand products. Also, the method to recycle the auto parts and using lightweight packaging for the products achieve the SDG 12, Responsible Consumption and Production.
The application of the cross-border electronic commerce business mode, the focus on gender equality, and responsible production and consumption are the principal approach to facilitating Buypro’s sustainable development.
Water recycling equipment is considered an important innovation for Shuang Feng Company because it is the first company to use the technology in the city of YanTai. Shuang Feng Company is a leader in environmental protection and its water recycling equipment can also collect rainwater.
Shade Hotel, and its parent company Zislis Group, has successfully incorporated sustainability into their business model, from being one of the first companies in the area to implement paper straws, to composting leftover food and using refillable shampoo holders in their hotel rooms. One sustainability initiative that particularly stands out as a company, and in the hospitality industry, is their partnership with non-profit organization Plant With Purpose (https://plantwithpurpose.org/). Plant With Purpose, as described on their website, is a non-profit that “…equip farming families around the world to increase farm yields, heal damaged ecosystems, improve nutrition, and increase household savings and opportunities.” I had the chance to interview Jeffrey Modaff, General Manager of Shade Hotel Manhattan Beach, to discuss further in detail their partnership with Plant With Purpose, and the positive impact it has on the business, as well as society and the environment.
The business innovation is the production of its unique reusable markers. This product is created mainly to address the problem of landfill waste created from disposable markers. It is also a safer alternative to traditional markers which contain harmful chemicals that may jeopardise one’s health. Thus, it promotes responsible consumption and overall well-being.
These educational facilities not only provide quality education for the properties but also for other residents in the city. However, children who live in the community at the same level as other kids who do not live in the community would have priority admission. This private school was built in 2005, it received many provincial and national awards and cultivated many creatively talented students in 11 years. Among them, 53 students’ inventions won national patents which were a great achievement for the school.
In order to maintain a good living environment for surrounding residents, Huaimao invested in a new factory in 2014. In addition to moving the plant to a rural area in Dingxing prefecture, the company is committed to building a production line which is fully automated (Huaimao, 2019). With a long period of time to study and discover, a lot of production methods and equipment achieve technological innovation.
Closed Loop’s Simply Cups program brings forth innovation in the coffee industry. It has built an innovative program with the aim of creating a circular economy which upcycles takeaway coffee cups diverting them from landfill, by using the materials from the waste to make new sustainable products that will re-enter the supply chain. Coffee cups cannot be recycled by traditional recycling methods, due to the plastic lining inside the cups. "Simply Cups is the first Australian initiative to separate used coffee cups as a separate waste stream." (John Ryan, Head of Marketing Closed Loop, 2019) The business collects the coffee cups at different locations using its services, transports the used coffee cups to its service center, and recycles and then upcycles the cups by processing the materials to produce various sustainable products. This action intends to reduce the landfill contribution and decrease the use of natural resources, aiding and protecting our environment through the recycling and upcycling of coffee cup waste materials.
A commitment to a more sustainable catering company focusing on responsible consumption. Particularly by limiting it's supply chain and bringing as much as can be brought in-house.
Supernatural focuses on the health of its customers and ensures it is environmentally friendly. Specifically, Supernatural’s menu caters to vegetarians and special dietary needs (Supernatural, 2019). Meanwhile, Supernatural’s packaging is made from recycled bioplastics, and customers are encouraged to bring their own KeepCup rather than disposable coffee cups.
First, the company currently creates jobs for society and helps local farmers and herdsmen to get out of poverty. Secondly, the company develops healthy products that enhance human immunity by utilizing unique plateau ecological resources. Thirdly, they are developing products which can replace the traditional consumption of wild ecological resources.
Lots of shoes made by Converse are made from 100% recycled polyester. Malio said, all the shoes displayed on one of the shelves in the shop are actually made from recycled plastic bottles. This makes the production more environment-friendly and helps fighting the climate change. The more recycled material producers use, the less pollution people cause in their everyday life. By using recycled plastic bottles, the new plastic production will be reduced. It provide less pollution against the climate change in recent years. On the other hand, the plastic bottles can be recycled instead of incineration, this will save the Carbon Dioxide equivalent emissions as well. People are also encouraged to pay attention on the climate change since the advertisement on these products.
The Environmental Printing Company developed and utilises vegetable-based inks as opposed to traditional, solvent-based inks (The Environmental Printing Company, 2019). Solvent-based inks, which are widely used in the printing industry, contain numerous toxic chemicals including lead, cadmium, cobalt and mercury (Health and Safety Executive, 2019). Thus, this innovation revolutionises printing practices through minimising the harmful effects on society and the environment by eliminating all toxic substances normally associated with printing. Holistically, this innovation helps the company fulfil multiple of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will be elaborated on further below.
TENESUN has launched a series of energy-saving and environmentally-friendly heat pump products for commercial water, heating and cooling, swimming pools, drying, hot and cold recovery, domestic hot water, etc., providing professional heat pump system energy solutions. Since its establishment 16 years ago, TENESUN has established a technology research and development department, and signed cooperation agreements with many well-known universities in China to create a professional team to develop new products for heat pump innovation.
One of the biggest projects that they organized was Slaprea, Cambodia’s biggest food festival with 200 booths and more than 30,000 people fairgoers. The idea of Slaprea was established with the vision of making money while creating a positive social impact as well as conducting it as a social experiment for waste management intending to find out public opinion and behavior on trash separation, recycling, and littering.
Nowadays, sustainable economic growth is increasingly important to business and leaders that are trying to understand and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Unlike normal investment service providers, Equity Way aims to benefit future generations, thus the innovation of investment advice is in new technology industries rather than traditional industries, such as renewable energy and telecommunication. Data suggested only technology development in society will lead to an abnormal financial return to investors. In addition, Equity Way cares about society and the environment in its own ways. This innovation is related to SDGs No.12 Responsible consumption and Production, this means investing in more productive industries in the future.
• Reduce inequality by implementing fair hiring practices.
• Adopt a highly engaging method to promote health and well-being in the community.
The first therapy that Medtronic developed was a cardiac pacemaker, and over the years the technologies advancing to implantable mechanical devices, drug and biologic delivery devices, and surgical instruments. Nowadays Medtronic technologies can be used to treat nearly 40 medical conditions worldwide.
Medtronic Indonesia joins the SDGs in two primary goals: promoting good health/well-being and quality education. Metronic has collaborated with InaHRS (Indonesian Heart Rhythm Society) by joining a program entitled Integrated Implanter Crash Program, also known as I2CP. This program's purpose is to increase the number of cardiologists to help implant pacemakers, particularly single chamber pacemakers in Indonesia.
The innovation is that EASI has already used reusable bags instead of plastic bags, and some cooperative merchants began to use degradable containers rather than disposable plastic fast food containers.