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For more than 18 years, Dr. Victor Tobias Gil has promoted free and low-cost sterilization campaigns to combat the overpopulation of companion animals / pets in the Xalapa City region, in the Mexican State of Veracruz.
Throughout his efforts, his veterinary clinic has become known for its affordable costs, which has won him many clients and captured the attention of those who are interested in animal welfare.
Ecolana is a social company that connects stakeholders in the recycling process. This company developed a platform that provides tools to learn about waste and how to be a responsible consumer. On the other hand, they give visibility to inclusive recycling through a map and creating campaigns that involve these collection points.
Desde hace muchos años, nuestro sistema económico se basa en producir, consumir y desechar. Este proceso consiste en extraer materias primas, que generalmente se utilizan una sola vez y al desecharlas, no se utilizan nuevamente. Debido a este modelo que llamamos economía lineal cada año se recolecta en el mundo una cantidad estimada de 11.200 millones de toneladas de residuos sólidos, mientras que la desintegración de la proporción orgánica de estos residuos sólidos contribuye aproximadamente al 5 % de las emisiones mundiales de gases de efecto invernadero.
Por otra parte, la cantidad de materias primas extraídas de la Tierra aumentó de 22 mil millones de toneladas en 1970 a 70 mil millones de toneladas en 2010. Si el mundo continúa actuando de la misma manera, se estima que para el año 2050 los nueve mil millones de personas del planeta necesitarán 180 mil millones de toneladas de materiales cada año para satisfacer la demanda.
Por este motivo, desacoplar el uso cada vez mayor de materiales del crecimiento económico debe ser el foco de la política ambiental moderna siendo esencial para la prosperidad de la sociedad humana y un entorno natural saludable, procurando buscar un modelo de economía circular llegando a un proceso sostenible, donde se busca que los materiales y recursos se mantengan en el ciclo productivo, y en la economía, durante el mayor tiempo posible, sin perder su valor y conservando su vida útil.
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For many years, our economic system has been based on produce, consume and dispose. This process consists of extracting raw materials, which are generally used only once and, when discarded, are not used again. Because of this model, which we call linear economy, an estimated 11.2 billion tons of solid waste is collected worldwide every year, while the disintegration of the organic proportion of this solid waste contributes to approximately 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Moreover, the amount of raw materials extracted from the Earth increased from 22 billion tons in 1970 to 70 billion tons in 2010. If the world continues to act in the same way, it is estimated that by 2050, the nine billion people on the planet will need 180 billion tons of materials each year to meet demand.
For this reason, decoupling the ever-increasing use of materials from economic growth should be the focus of modern environmental policy, it is essential for the prosperity of human society and a healthy natural environment, seeking a circular economy model that achieves a sustainable process, where materials and resources are kept in the production cycle and in the economy for as long as possible, without losing their value and preserving their useful life.
Looking for ways to generate social and economic value by reducing waste, FEMSA introduces the “The Recycling Machine”. This machine can recycle, compact, and segregate different waste materials such as PET, aluminum, paperboard, batteries, etc. By allocating them in their stores throughout the country, the company expects to influence consumer behavior. By recycling, it not only minimizes environmental impact but also benefits the consumers and their communities.
EcoBrasa serves as a sustainable fire initiator created from nutshells. Because of its unique formula and production process, this product is free from any chemicals or additives, and thus does not affect the flavor of the food.
Banregio is committed to sustainability as it forms a fundamental part of its business operations. In Banregio, sustainability is defined as the creation of social, environmental and economic value for their stakeholders and the communities where they are present. It is a strategy linked to the core activity of the business and therefore is aligned with the mission, purpose and values of the company. Banregio focus its innovation in three purposes; financial health, social programs and operating efficiency.
Banregio seeks to promote the creation of employment and wealth to ensure the growth of communities. The bank pursues the financial inclusion of traditionally unattended segments. They focus their efforts on personal accompaniment to entrepreneurs for sustainable growth and finances with a gender perspective, specially with two programs: Banregio Mentoring program and Clara.
Below the Earth's surface is enough thermal energy which can potentially power all of humanity's needs. But geothermal solutions have not yet proven scalable or environmentally friendly. Eavor's innovative approach brings us a step closer to making geothermal a carbon-free, sustainable component of the power grid by using the heat of the earth to feed a giant underground radiator system (closed loop) and pull heat energy to the surface, without the pollution or seismic impacts of fracking.
Coffee chaff is one of the main wastes that the convenience stores have. The objective of this project is to better manage these organic wastes which result from coffee consumption. Daily, OXXO generates more than 19 tons of coffee chaff (1kg per store). These wastes can be reused for fertilizer, raw material, and cosmetic use, among others.
Vansertia contributes to a few of the 17 goals of the UN and specifically to clean water and life on land. Vansertia collects organic scrap helping the natural oil refinery maintain continuous operation.
The clean water it’s also a high priority in the treatment of water. That’s why Vansertia also creates an impact in the process of handling the material out of any water treatment as well as the seed oil industry has clearly way of not dispose this type of residual to the regional water treatment zone. By doing this process, the company can also have benefit with the fats and oils that can be sell as consumable for the poultry and cattle industry.
Speaking of affordable and clean energy, Vansertia works in parallel with another sanitary waste in the near region of Linares, where they also treat by batches all types of residuals such as aluminum, cardboard, PET, and organic waste. In the case of the organic waste Vansertia has been working developing bioreactors as new scope for sediment and organic material to obtain fuel for their own operations.
Vansertia's way of working as well as the application of its technology in the treatment of waste helps society and food producers to adequately treat this waste. Some of the SDGs from the UN that are being covered by Vanssertia business model are the following:
• Life on Land - the proper use and handle of waste will prevent deforestation and avoid the contamination of freshwater springs and prevents the growth of pests. These two situations are degenerating very quickly the floral and faun in the region. The proper treatment of this will be positively impacted.
• Clean Water and Sanitation - This type of waste treatment helps the society and the community to avoid the open space waste disposal. This type of action can avoid the affectations in the underground water.
• Sustainable Cities and Communities - It is very common that in certain regions the local governments opt to use this open space waste lands due it is cheap, with this potion to treat waste can avoid bad smell and contaminate the soil and the cities around.
• Responsible Consumption and Production - In the short term, we cannot decrease the production of processed food, but we can contribute to avoid contaminating after we use it or consume it. So being responsible and collecting our own fats and oil to properly dispose it, will contribute to the community and to our living space.
• Affordable and Clean Energy - In the mid and long term, the organic waste can be treated to generate methane gas in the bioreactors, keeping the soil from this type of waste and preventing the pollution in the underground.
Grundfos has the technology and solutions to make a significant contribution to sustainable water access and use. From purifying surface water for drinking to making water available in water-stressed areas, they offer partnership-based business models.
The company also develops technology and processes to treat, recycle, and reuse wastewater in the most energy-efficient way, actively contributing to SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, and making a difference.
En al año 2017 fue lanzada SEAHORSE como una marca Eco amigable haciendo parte del sector manufacturero y textil, mediante la producción de chaquetas, camisetas, camisas, bermudas y medias elaborados a partir de botellas PET recicladas y algodón recuperado, incursionando esta innovación en la moda sostenible, lo cual se considera en un futuro, una tendencia para los jóvenes en su forma de vestir.
“Hemos trabajado para que cada parte de nuestro proceso productivo refleje nuestro compromiso con el medio ambiente,” Natalia Quenguan, fundadora de SEAHORSE.
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In 2017, SEAHORSE was launched as an Eco-friendly brand being part of the manufacturing and textile sector, through the production of jackets, T-shirts, shirts, shorts and socks made from recycled PET bottles and recovered cotton, entering this innovation in fashion sustainable. which is considered in the future, a trend for young people in their way of dressing.
"We have worked so that each part of our production process reflects our commitment to the environment," Natalia Quenguan, Founder of SEAHORSE.
Zero waste to landfill is an initiative that pursues and reaches zero direct impact to landfill from the productive process at PepsiCo in Mexico and Latam. The purpose is to ensure that the resources and waste don’t end in landfill and find another use in other productive system.
Restorex is in the business of restoring old furniture by giving it an elegant and polished look. Their vision is to save forests and other natural resources. The depletion of forest not only results in eradication of the greenery around us, but it also affects the wildlife inhabiting those forests. Out of love for animals, they ventured into the business of refurbishing old furniture for future use. The initiative has helped them to bring change in the furniture making industry that has only obliterated the greenery for decades. To beautify homes, forests have been cleared. Understanding the damage done by the industry, Restorex has made themselves resourceful to play a small but significant role in reinstating ‘Mother Nature’.
Tradicionalmente las toallas higiénicas son muy contaminantes, teniendo en cuenta el reporte de la ONU solo en Colombia se desechan 20.000 toneladas de productos derivados de la higiene menstrual.
Esto quiere decir que durante ese tiempo las personas menstruantes consumen productos de higiene íntima; por ciclo menstrual se utilizan unos 20 tampones y 5 toallas femeninas. Lo cual nos da una cifra aproximada de 300 productos anuales y más de 12.000 a lo largo de su vida. Si las mujeres en la población mundial somos un poco más de la mitad, ¿Logran ustedes imaginarán la cantidad de desechos que esto implica ?; aproximadamente cada año se utilizan unos 100.000 millones de tampones y de toallas femeninas, las mismas tardan entre 200 y 500 años en degradarse.
Ana Daniela siempre ha sido una ciudadana consciente y responsable que pensaba como un producto puede ser amigable y compatible con el medio ambiente, de esta forma nació “Boutique Menstrual” una empresa consecuente de la afectación en la generación de desechos no reciclables como lo son los productos de higiene íntimo.
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Traditionally, sanitary napkins are very polluting. According to the ONU report, 20,000 tons of products derived from menstrual hygiene are discarded in Colombia.
This means that 20 tampons and five feminine pads are used per menstrual cycle which translates into approximately 300 products per year and more than 12,000 throughout a woman's life. Since women make up a little more than half the world's population, about 100,000 million tampons and feminine pads are used each year, taking between 200 and 500 years to degrade.
Ortiz wanted to see a product that could be friendly and compatible with the environment. In this way, “Boutique Menstrual” was born, a company resulting from the impact on the generation of non-recyclable waste such as intimate hygiene products.
Also, Boutique Menstrual currently has alliances with three NGOs in which it donates one menstrual cup for each menstrual cup sold.
A nivel global se desperdician 917 millones de toneladas de comida al año; en Latinoamérica 127 millones de toneladas y en Colombia 9,7 millones de toneladas al año, lo cual sería suficiente para alimentar a la población de Bogotá en el mismo periodo. De cada 3 toneladas de alimentos que se producen en el país, una termina en la basura; debido a esta situación, se diseña una herramienta que Gonzalo (uno de sus fundadores) define como “Simplificar el impacto positivo al medio ambiente”, en donde a través de la aplicación móvil los aliados (restaurantes inscritos en la aplicación), tienen la oportunidad de vender platos más económicos debido a que son elaborados con los ingredientes no utilizados en un día de operación, esto con el objetivo de que los ingredientes con los cuales se elaboran estos platos nos sean desechados sino que puedan ser aprovechados en la venta de un plato a un menor costo del precio normal de mercado.
Planet Oliver se define como una aplicación de triple impacto dado que tiene los siguientes propósitos:
i) Impactar al aliado evitando el desperdicio de alimentos lo que ocasiona que su operación sea más rentable y eficiente.
ii) Impactar a los usuarios logrando que puedan acceder a comida de excelente calidad a precios reducidos.
iii) Impactar al medio ambiente evitando el desperdicio de comida y reducir la huella de carbono
“Nosotros siempre nos definimos como una app de triple impacto, impactamos al aliado, al cliente y al medio ambiente”
Globally, 917 million tons of food are wasted per year. In Latin America 127 million tons of food are wasted, and in Colombia 9.7 million tons per year. Colombia's food waste in one year would provide enough supplies to feed the population of Bogotá during 365 days. Of every 3 tons of food produced in the country, one ends in the trash. And it is because of this critical fact, that Planet Oliver designs a mobile app that Gonzalo (one of the company's founders) defines as a way to "Simplify the positive impact on the environment". Through the use of this mobile application, their partners (restaurants registered in the application) have the opportunity to sell their dishes at a much lower price because they are prepared with the ingredients that were not used in one day of operation. Their main goal with this is to make sure that all the ingredients that were suppose to be used in one day are not discarded, but instead of that they are used to prepare dishes sold at a lower cost than the normal market price.
Planet Oliver is defined as a triple impact application since it tries to achieve the following purposes:
I. To impact the participating restaurants avoiding food waste. This makes their operation more profitable and efficient.
II. To impact customers by ensuring that they get access to excellent quality food at reduced prices.
III. To impact the environment by avoiding food waste and reducing the carbon footprint.
“We always define ourselves as a triple impact application since we impact the participating, the customer and the environment”
Dizolve is a leading manufacturer of an innovative, biodegradable and convenient cleaning strip with the primary UN goal of Clean water and sanitation. Dizolve is located out of Moncton, New Brunswick and has become successful by fulfilling its promise to its customers, communities, employees, and the environment to produce ethically and responsibly.
At the end of the five-year program, the farmers are expected to be middle-income families, and the enterprise will be able to acquire another community to cultivate.
La producción agrícola y las practicas ganaderas sostenibles en la Finca El Pino abren paso a una idea revolucionaria para el campo, buscando el equilibrio dentro de cada ecosistema que se explota y generando productos de calidad que permitan retornar y aportar a la naturaleza más de los recursos utilizados.
Los principales objetivos de desarrollo sostenible que apuntalaría este proyecto es fin de la pobreza, a través de oportunidades de empleo para los denominados “retornados” (término utilizado para personas migrantes que han perdido oportunidades en países vecinos sumidos en conflictos y que han perdido todo, obligados a caminar cientos de kilómetros en territorios fronterizos en busca de oportunidades para superar el hambre y la falta de vivienda). Igualdad de género; dando oportunidad a hombres y mujeres que realicen las prácticas agrícolas y ganaderas en la finca; agua y saneamiento; a través del asilamiento de “nacientes”, proyecto que impulsa el resguardo de áreas donde este recurso natural tan importante y delicado, nace y genera escurrimientos de manera natural, producción y consumo responsable; a través de actividades agrícolas y ganaderas responsables que intervienen en la elaboración de productos orgánicos libres de uso de químicos y otras sustancias, acción por el clima; la cual se ve beneficiado con prácticas como la reforestación con árboles nativos, además de prácticas ganaderas regenerativas que ayudan a la regulación del CO2.
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The agricultural production and sustainable livestock practices at Finca El Pino open the way to a revolutionary idea for the field, seeking balance within each exploited ecosystem and generating quality products that allow to return and contribute to nature more than the resources used.
The main sustainable development objectives that this project would underpin is the end of poverty through employment opportunities for the so-called “returnees” (a term used for migrants who have lost opportunities in neighboring countries mired in conflict and who have lost everything, forced to walk hundreds of kilometers in border territories in search of opportunities to overcome hunger and homelessness). Gender equality; giving men and women the opportunity to carry out agricultural and livestock practices on the farm; water and sanitation; through the isolation of “springs”, a project that promotes the protection of areas where this important and delicate natural resource is born and naturally generates runoff, responsible production, and consumption; Through responsible agricultural and livestock activities that intervene in the elaboration of organic products free from the use of chemicals and other substances, action for the climate; which benefits from practices such as reforestation with native trees, as well as regenerative livestock practices that help regulate CO2.
During the rainy season, paved or concrete yards are likely to be flooded, especially if there is no water absorption area in big cities in Indonesia. PoreBlock innovation is the solution for this problem. PoreBlock is a permeable porous paving block that can lead into the ground using industrial waste to reduce the potential for flooding, especially in urban areas. PoreBlock has an infiltration speed of 100x faster than ordinary paving blocks with a strength of up to K-350 or can withstand a truckload of 8 tons. Currently, PoreBlock can be used on residential or neighborhood roads.