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The beauty industry is filled with controversy from animal testing to sustainable cosmetics and packaging. However, in Island Heights, New Jersey, Eco Chic Chick is a one-woman business, founded by Zdenka Karas, with a mission to give her customers the highest quality products. Eco Chic Chick provides cruelty-free, vegan, non-GMO, and organic bath and body care products while creating little waste.
Según Samuel Bellow "Sólo el arte se adentra más de lo que el orgullo, la pasión, la inteligencia y la costumbre erigen por todas partes: las realidades aparentes de este mundo, llegando a existir una realidad que perdemos de vista. Esa otra realidad siempre nos está enviando señales, que, sin arte, no podemos recibir".
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According to Samuel Bellow, "Only art delves deeper than pride, passion, intelligence and custom build-up everywhere: the apparent realities of this world, coming into existence a reality that we lose sight of. That other reality always it is sending us signals that, without art, we cannot receive. "
Our story is about one of the most important business areas nowadays, which helps people to save lives - the medical industry. The main hero of our story is “ATMOS Medizin Technik” - a manufacturer of high-tech medical equipment (surgery, ENT (ear, nose, throat), gynecology). Its activity is targeted at the 3rd SDG of the UN (“Good health and well-being”), 8th SDG (“Decent Work and Economic Growth”), 9th SDG (“Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure”) and 12th SDG (“Responsible Consumption and Production”).
Spa O on the Go services include massages, facials, spa parties, and retreats, as well as at-home services for convenience. Owner Odalisa Dominguez states, “We are dedicated to providing a place of personal growth, within the mind, body, and soul. We provide the energy needed to re-awaken the senses through the power of touch in your own space or our spa location. We at Spa O are very passionate about guiding our clients on a journey of inner peace and encouraging everyone we encounter to ‘quiet the noise.’ We believe there is something beautiful in everyone.”
The company offers free IT education to the general public ranging from schoolchildren to adults. The innovation in the offered courses is that they create an educational ecosystem and pass knowledge about new technologies. This ecosystem creates a culture of knowledge sharing, involving external and internal expertise and extends it to young people who are interested in developing IT technologies. The level of influence of such a market leader as Mail.ru Group is very high, so we can safely say that the company is contributing to the UN's Global Goal # 4 "Quality Education".
As a Target employee, I had the opportunity to interview my bosses and store director, which gave me a better understanding of Target being one of the leading companies in being a sustainably responsible corporation that is constantly innovating. Target is known as a store that offers everything a shopper needs, which makes people come in to the store for what they need and come out with what they need and more. Target’s slogan is, “Expect more, pay less,” and the company lives up to their slogan in more ways than one. Target offers everything from high quality home good products to affordable clothes and fresh produce. Target was not always known as Target, though. In the beginning, the innovative business man, George Draper Dayton, was a banker who felt that the growing Midwest markets were something to be explored. With this information in mind, he decided to purchase land in Minneapolis and formed the Dayton Dry Goods Company.
This warehouse is a supermarket for a lifestyle without residues. A space created for a community free of waste. The founders guide those who want to reduce their environmental impact.
Committed to sustainability through its Sustainability Management Department, Sura Mexico has initiated a program to create alliances with small Information Technology Service companies to support economic growth, a great workplace, and overall wellbeing in various organizations. Through this program and its innovative ideas, Sura will promote internal innovation and generate digital transformation.
As students from the University of Dubai, we were honored to interview Mr. Sundar Raj, the general manager from GreenBags UAE. GreenBags UAE is the first company to produce Eco-friendly bags that are made in the UAE. The use of these innovative products will help society reduce the use of materials that harm the environment. The company aims to increase the awareness of the importance of a healthy green environment through the products that come from naturals resources without making any risk to the environment. Natural jute products give strength and long life to the world.
GreenBags USE creates bags and accessories made from natural materials that are reusable, recyclable, and biodegradable. These materials are the best alternatives to plastic bags. The company believes that every individual has a social responsibility to reduce environmental impact. Customers are welcome to share their ideas on becoming greener to increase the protection of our beautiful earth.
Nooboo has reinvented the use of bamboo by making clothing out of it. The company's name originates from combining two syllables: the ‘noo’ standing for new, and ‘boo’ coming from the word bamboo. There is also meaning behind the phrase ‘new bamboo’ as when bamboo is cut correctly, it grows back from the same stem, thus creating new bamboo.
The company implements sustainability throughout its entire supply chain, from its use of bamboo to the fair wages it pays all its employees and to the use of biodegradable packaging. Nooboo mainly contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals: ‘decent work and economic growth,’ ‘industry, innovation and infrastructure,’ and ‘responsible consumption and production.’
Nooboo is a flourishing business on a mission to leave the world cooler, cleaner, and fairer than they found it. They have established a profitable business while simultaneously creating benefits for society and the environment, thus bringing about mutual gain. The company’s product range consists of clothing exclusively made of bamboo. Even though this is already very innovative, Nooboo distinguishes itself by dying its clothing with all-natural materials. This way, the company can exclude chemicals from its production process entirely.
Handed By is a flourishing organization that produces and sells sustainable, high-quality, and socially responsible products, i.e., braided baskets, bags, and home accessories. Their products are not only made from recycled industrial material but are also reusable and produced fairly. Besides reducing the waste mountain, this company is very dedicated to the people involved in the company. They continually strive to raise their standard of living and to contribute to their development.
The innovation of Martens contains PET bottles that are 100% recyclable and held together by glue dots. A nature multipack machine carries out the new glue technique. The company started the innovation eight to nine months ago.
Martens focuses on four primary sustainability goals and four secondary sustainability goals that we will specify in our description of the innovation.
Colruyt Group is a Belgian company that mainly focuses on retail. They developed the ‘Liquid Ice Container’ and ‘Vertical Farming.’ In doing so, they try to achieve several Sustainable Development Goals. Industry, innovation, and infrastructure; responsible consumption and production; and climate action are the SDGs they try to solve.
The 'Liquid Ice Container' is a way of transporting food efficiently and sustainably. The liquid ice keeps the food fresh during transport.
'Vertical Farming' is a process where plants are growing above each other in an enclosed space. A vertical farm saves a lot of water and energy.
Captain Monty ensures constant efforts are being taken to re-reef the Mid-Atlantic seafloor. This includes over 32,000 reef blocks, steel boats, and various donated items. Every effort at reef building, regardless of size, has increased Maryland’s marine habitat footprint, which has aided in making many fisheries more sustainable.
As Captain Monty and his colleagues set off for sea, they ensure their fishing trips are not in vein. Thus, each trip, they deploy concrete pyramid blocks in permitted locations where coral has been destroyed and might be restored or where the greatest benefit can be had by growing new hardbottom reef habitats. Captain Monty began dropping concrete blocks in 2008 with a small grant of two pallets of 'oyster castle blocks' from The Nature Conservancy. After 10,000 oyster castles, the price per-truckload shot up and he sought "off inventory" blocks from block manufacturers of all shapes and sizes. As of November 2020, the Morning Star's crew and clients have loaded and deployed over 32,100 blocks.The Good Karma Co is an eco and low waste online shop. They sell environmentally friendly products and share tips on how to live sustainably with zero-waste. For every order placed, they plant a tree in different parts all over the world, in efforts of helping the planet, which allows them to achieve some of the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development.
Sigma is an international company that is a leader in the food industry and has a wide variety of brands that offer added value by being recognized and leaders in various categories and market segments.
Sigma has different categories that are: cold meats, matured, and dairy, among others. Its customers range from modern to traditional and foodservice channels. It has more than 45,000 collaborators in more than 60 nationalities, and its products reach more than 100 countries; they have 2 research centers, 70 production plants, and 210 distribution centers.
In 2018 the Sigma Sustainability Community was created; it is integrated by a multidisciplinary team of more than 160 expert collaborators from the Central Office and Organizational Units, and its leader is the Global Director of Technology whose function is to be a promoter of sustainability throughout the entire company and promote different initiatives to achieve goals. The Sustainability Challenge is also an initiative carried out to raise awareness among employees and their families, as well as promote a sustainable culture and adopt the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
For Sigma, innovation is the search for sustainable competitive advantage, meaning that it lasts over time, in line with its values, and always meets the consumer.
As of 2017, Sigma has focused on clean energy in its 70 plants (18 countries), where they seek to reduce the carbon footprint through various projects, including clean energy sources and efficiency of production processes, as well as savings in fuel in product distribution. 2025 aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 20% per ton of food produced; by 2019, a reduction of 12% has been achieved.
The innovation here is the concept of fair trade and zero waste. Ethic Attic, the organization interviewed, uses naturally sourced fibers like organic cotton, linen, Eri silk (non-violent silk), bamboo, and banana fiber along with lotus fabric generated from lotus stems which can be used as a substitute for silk. This helps in solving SDG 1, No poverty, SDG 8, Decent Economic Work and Economic Growth, and SDG 12, Responsible Consumption and Production. They are also Fair Trade certified and follow all the ten principles of Fair Trade.
In the United Arab Emirates, Goumbook is the leading social enterprise promoting green practices and sustainable living since 2009. To focus on environmental sustainability and responsibility, the company aims to make a community where all the businesses, consumers, experts, and organizations work together towards the common goal. The company has the vision to change people’s mindsets regarding the environment and be more responsible for their environment by changing their attitude.
The organization is a social enterprise, which is why they support the United Nations Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals to bring about change in their community and positively impact society. Through different initiatives, the organization aims to spread awareness about green practices and the environment's sustainability. The company has introduced an initiative recently called ‘Rethink Plastic,’ and choosing to support that initiative means that a person will not use plastic and say ‘no’ to it. People who take such initiatives' memberships will be donating 5% of their membership fees to an organization that provides safe, clean drinking water to different global communities. The goals to be reached by this initiative include: plastic waste will be eliminated, emissions will be reduced, it will help people save their money, and toxic chemicals will be reduced.
The organization works with different media sources, charities, NGO’s, and government institutions to give a boost to environmental sustainability in society. The organization’s main objective is to make people interact who want to make the environment better, e.g., consumers, manufacturers, and retailers. The company is working to strengthen green practices and provide sustainable solutions mainly available in the United Arab Emirates and across the MENA region. The organization has taken specific initiatives to work towards its goal. Following are the initiatives: Drop It, Drop It Youth, Fair Care, Eat It or Save It, Give a Ghaf, Refill & Go, Sustainable Mena, United Arab Emirates Can.
These are the leading eight initiatives that the organization has taken and has shown significant progress in the region. The very first initiative taken by the company was ‘Drop It,’ and it was very successful and that gave rise to another similar initiative only to empower people from 11 to 22 years of age so that they could reduce the use of plastic from their class, schools and ultimately from larger communities. With the phenomenal guidance provided to students by Goumbook, students become ambassadors of Drop It Youth who are more conscious towards their environment, and they also promote sustainable practices in their schools, class and their communities.
Another amazing initiative taken by the company is ‘Eat It or Save It,’ which was undertaken to keep in mind the region's current situation where people waste lots of food daily. This initiative is rather profound and makes a person ponder things that the community now takes lightly. This initiative is taken to save resources in the longer run. For example, every time a person does not eat an apple and throws it away, the person has wasted five buckets of water, for that is how much water is required to grow just one apple. Imagine all the water, soil, land, and other resources used to grow all the food grown only with one purpose in mind, i.e., to consume it. World Hunger is increasing day by day, yet a study showed that 37% of the total food produced globally is wasted. We are responsible for saving the environment by being responsible for doing little actions to save our environment. Hence, the organization wants to make a difference by doing different things that can be done by different people of different age groups so that together people could make a more significant difference in society.
Pacha Soap Co. is an all-natural hygiene brand that sells products like soaps, bath salts, and soothing bath balms. All of Pacha's products are crafted in the United States and are free of synthetic fragrances, SLS, parabens, and sulfates. Pacha’s cruelty-free and natural products are made to spread goodness around the world by focusing on and supporting four major initiatives. These initiatives are ethical sourcing, clean water, hygiene education, and small business opportunities.