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With the vision of championing local farmers and advocating for sustainability, a group of changemakers from De La Salle University created a social enterprise known as The Amigo Coffee.
During the height of the COVID -19 pandemic, Robin Lim, Bettina Calubaquib, and Lara Jomalesa realized how the agriculture sector was heavily affected. So they decided to establish The Amigo Coffee to provide a platform to Filipino farmers where they can sell their products and, at the same time, promote sustainability initiatives.
“We believe that we need to think less of ourselves and provide more platforms and avenues for this sector to reach its full potential,” the group said. Their advocacy is why they make sure to source its main product, coffee beans, from small-scale farmers who urgently need help.
Aside from establishing a platform for local farmers, the group also provides proper education and training to farmers about good harvesting practices. In this way, they ensure that the coffee beans they sell are produced through sustainable farming.
The young changemakers see that their advocacy is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals, more specifically: No Poverty, Good Health And Well - Being, Decent Work And Economic Growth and Responsible Consumption And Production.
“I really do believe that the purpose of The Amigo Coffee is to help solve different social issues that we face today, especially with the different sectors involved," says Lara Jomalesa
CPQi has invested in the local economy through investing in people, specifically, partnering with the local governments of north eastern Brazil, Pirambu Digital to assist in preparing youth for careers in technology, assisting local artisans in business and uplifting others. These partnered projects help in providing quality education and help create a sustainable economy.
The Good Trade seeks to mainly address SDG 12, advocating for responsible consumption and production by making sustainability accessible. One of the critical misconceptions surrounding a sustainable lifestyle is its difficulty in achieving it. The Good Trade seeks to promote the production and consumption of sustainable goods, from food to packaging, by pooling together over 100 purpose-driven local brands in one platform. This brings light to the growing supply and demand of the sustainable market in the Philippines. With their pop-up shops and unique concepts, such as The Street Store and Re-Store, The Good Trade advocates that being sustainable can be done through baby steps which can snowball to more significant impacts.
From starting out in a home kitchen in 2014 to being on the shelves of supermarkets throughout the world, Raglan Coconut Yoghurt is a living example of how sustainability can sell. Raglan Coconut Yoghurt promotes a healthy lifestyle through its ingredients, focuses on sustainable and ethical economic growth, and works to combat climate change — all while being an incredibly successful business.
Thanks to a long history of liquor-making, Baijiu (Chinese white spirit) is deeply embedded in the Chinese culture and several famous liquor brands have considerably contributed to the growth of the national economy. Brands such as Luzhou Laojiao and Langjiu Group can achieve sales over 10 billion RMB a year. However, the huge production of Baijiu p high levels of pollution. The production of liquor requires lots of non-renewable resources such as coal and natural gas as fuel. On the other hand, the disposal of the by-product of liquor making, vinasse, is inefficient as it is often simply treated as waste. The company we introduce saw the business value of vinasse and came up with an innovation that is profitable and has made Baijiu production more sustainable.
Growsari is an online service/application that links traditional sari-sari stores to customers online by acting as a service provider or as an e-commerce platform for the stores. Sari-sari stores are small neighborhood “convenience stores” usually run by a family as a source of livelihood; sari-sari is Filipino for variety or assortment. Growsari aims to not only help these sari-sari stores grow, but to also double the earnings of sari-sari stores nationwide as well as reduce their operational and financial burden. They do this through a mobile app where sari-sari store owners have access to Growsari’s different products and services.
Why Waste, a New Zealand-based business, rents worm farms to organizations and households. The worm farm diverts food waste from landfills, which contributes to methane emissions, and instead turns it into compost that can provide nutrients for plants. It is a growing business that now offers subscriptions in cities throughout the country and has recently moved its base of operations to the capital of Wellington.
SPSA, Peru's most prominent food retail chain with four brands across the country, decided to create "Bueno por dentro" (known in English as Good Inside). This Innovation consists of developing a sustainable food chain to reduce food waste. All products that do not meet the physical standards for sale but are good inside are delivered to qualified social organisations to feed the surrounding communities (especially children) of low-income areas.
This programme creates shared value while helping solve three of the UN SDGs: seeks to increase the community's food security and guarantee quality products (Goal 2: Zero Hunger), which contributes to their health and well-being (Goal 3: Good health and well-being). On the other hand, the business develops a more efficient and sustainable supply chain that minimizes food waste and generates economic savings (Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production).
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SPSA, la cadena minorista de alimentos más importante de Perú, decidió crear "Bueno por dentro". Este programa consiste en desarrollar una cadena alimentaria sostenible con el objetivo de reducir el desperdicio de alimentos en las tiendas. Todos los productos que no cumplen con los estándares físicos para ser comercializados, pero que están buenos por dentro son entregados a organizaciones sociales calificadas con el fin de que puedan ser distribuidos a las comunidades aledañas (especialmente a niños) de bajos ingresos.
Este programa, además de crear valor compartido entre los grupos de interés, ayuda a alcanzar tres de los ODS de la ONU: busca aumentar la seguridad alimentaria de la comunidad con productos de calidad (Objetivo 2: Hambre Cero), lo que contribuye a su salud y bienestar (Objetivo 3: Salud y bienestar). Por otro lado, el negocio desarrolla una cadena de suministro más eficiente y sostenible que minimiza el desperdicio de alimentos y, a la vez, genera ahorros económicos (Objetivo 12: Producción y consumo responsable).
As a sustainability oriented social enterprise, Déjà Vu has differentiated itself from other platforms through innovation in two areas, business model and technology, based on the local conditions in China, and by making efforts to integrate sustainability ideas into various aspects of its operations. Through its consumer-to-business-to-consumer (C2B2C) business model, it can control the quality and ensure the safety of second-hand goods, and make them available to a wider group of consumers. Through the use of advanced algorithms, it can set fair prices and ensure the authenticity of products. Through these innovations, Déjà Vu has solved several problems that were holding back the growth of the market for second-hand goods in China.
Norlha is a sustainable luxury brand started in 2007 by mother and daughter Kim and Dechen Yeshi. Its mission is “to bring exquisite hand-woven Akniu khullu products from the Tibetan Plateau to the world, while improving the lives of former nomadic and Tibetan communities”. In the process of scaling up by developing a B2C business model from a former exclusively B2B model, Norlha’s sustainability efforts reflect not only embedding sustainability in internal operations, by sourcing all things organically and training employees and paying them well, but also promoting sustainable consumption through their marketing efforts. They do this by communicating their story to consumers at a deeper cultural level. Norlha is a successful example of sustainable luxury and their operation worth replicating in the luxury industry.
In a time where the world stood still and life as we knew it came to an abrupt halt, three young businesswomen from the University of the Philippines, Jasmine, Dani, and Caitlin, combined their love for sustainability and created Homebodies. Homebodies is a small startup business in Metro Manila that sells stylish, comfortable t-shirts made of 100% recycled polyester, made from 6-8 plastic bottles. Dani, one of the founders, shared that this business is “very influenced by the outdoors. It is an ode to our three homes – our mind, body, and earth, and their interconnectedness."
The brand aims to address three SDGs, namely, Responsible Consumption and Production by minimizing waste throughout every touchpoint of the product and consumer process, Climate Action by reducing the presence of plastic bottles in landfills, and Partnership For The Goals by extending their efforts with other organizations that share the same passion as they do. Through their marketing and communication efforts on their social media platforms, the founders of Homebodies want to pay tribute to the earth because they have had special moments where they experienced the beauty of nature, had fun, and made memories with the earth. They wanted to incorporate all of this and manifest it into the brand. After all of the environmental problems that face our home today, this was their way of helping the environment in the hopes of creating ripples that will lead to a positive change.
For most New Zealanders, we can't even imagine going a day without having lunch, so then why do we allow so many Kiwi kids to go to school and suffer without it? Research by the Child Poverty Action Group (2020), showed that there are 160,000 children living in severe income poverty and 319,000 children living in some kind of income poverty, while media reports state that New Zealand’s estimated household food waste is valued at $750 million dollars a year (Reynolds, Mirosa, & Clothier, 2016). These worrying statistics are only scratching the surface of the deep-rooted and systemic issue of poverty and food insecurity within New Zealand that so many Kiwi school children face. This led Lisa and her partner to come up with a solution that doesn't just tackle the issue of food poverty within our kiwi kids, but one that also allows them to get more out of their education. Therefore, it is clear to see the success of this solution as through adopting this Buy-One-Give-One business model, they have been able to provide over 1.5 million lunches for kids across the country.
Over the past decade, as Filipinos, we have experienced determining events that shaped our way of thinking about our health. One of these events is in the Philippines, which has seen a 400 percent growth in the prevalence of dialysis in the last ten years. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the loss of millions of lives all over the world. These difficulties had made us more vigilant about our well-being. As much as possible, we attempt to seek out and demand the best possible service out there. But oftentimes this could be overlooked, and businesses tend to go more on the route of profit-making than listening to their stakeholders. But one company could attest that they are more concerned and compassionate about their stakeholders than profit margins.
AL Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. and Carmona Dialysis System Inc are sister companies established for the primary purpose of providing affordable and high-quality health care services for the people. Both have been pioneers in developing and building wellness centers that can compete with any household name. They take pride in what they do as their concern for proper health care has disrupted the economic landscape. They came up with a responsive solution to provide safe, high-quality, affordable, and accessible to everyone.
These centers also provide jobs for locals: today, the companies employ more than 100+ individuals, from nurses, testers, staff & utilities, and more. It is noteworthy that such efforts contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), and Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being), respectively.
Alon, the wave offers jewelry accessories that aim to bring people closer to the oceans. With a portion of their profit going to Waves for Water Philippines, the business provides clean water to their partner communities. Alon, the wave is committed to sustainability by using sustainable packaging materials, sourcing jewelry from local suppliers, and using durable materials such as silver and stainless steel, which can be recycled.
Sewn Wear repurposes flour sacks and scrap cloths in Tagalog, katsa and retaso, respectively. They are heavily invested in coordinating with seamstresses, suppliers, and delivery riders to pursue their vision of having a fashion industry that primarily practices ethical and sustainable production of garments. They are determined to respect human rights and the world’s natural resources through upcycling different scrap pieces and leftover packaging materials, beginning with bakeries or flour-consuming businesses.
Sewn Wear solves four SDGs.
Planeta is a local business that aims to relieve people with rare skin conditions like eczema through non-toxic, chemical-free lotion bars. It seeks to alleviate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production by integrating innovative plastic-free packaging. Planeta aims to become an accessible alternative to excessive waste consumption for people who wish to positively change their immediate environment.
New Zealanders consume more than 400 million liters of milk per year, most of which is distributed in plastic bottles that cannot be recycled within the country. The founders of Spout, Jo Mohan, Nick Jackson, and Luka Licul, have a vision of making one of New Zealand’s biggest industries waste-free by providing a plastic-free milk alternative to businesses around the country.
Established in 2015, Lorenzo’s Sanctuary is a business registered as a family-owned micro-enterprise. Lorenzo, the owner’s son, inspires their enterprise. The Medina family practices organic farming as the owner wanted her autistic son to have a healthy lifestyle. The business promotes Curative Education and influenced by sustainable practices.
Moreover, the owner also raises their advocacies concerning the environment by speaking in various webinars or workshops. Their talks are centered on urban farming, promoting the inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (PWD’s), and how to live sustainability.
Lorenzo Sanctuary sells naturally grown produce, seedlings, homemade jams, coconut vinegar, chili flakes, dried fruits, and art for autism bags, and pillows.
The Plastic Flamingo, more commonly known as The Plaf, was founded to tackle marine plastic pollution by collecting and upcycling plastic waste. The Plaf aims to develop a replicable solution to fight marine plastic pollution in emerging countries, especially Asia, by having their pilot project in the Philippines. The Plaf envisions an efficient waste management network with more than 150 collection points today.
Star 8 is an innovative technology company that introduces and promotes green technology products and solutions to better public transportation in the Philippines. Star 8’s flagship green technology products and solutions include the e-jeepney and automated fare collection system. Star 8’s offerings aim to provide an innovative approach to a greener transportation system in the Philippines. In addition, these products are avenues to develop more sustainable cities and communities by improving the overall quality of infrastructure and services for transportation systems to benefit the commuting public. Lastly, Star 8’s e-jeepneys would also help address air pollution in key areas like Metro Manila.