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New Reality in the World of Recycling

The innovation consists of plastic packaging, which is not only recycled but also 100% suitable for food contact (liquid and solid). As a result, it is engaging in a more responsible consumption and production of resources and with a clear connection to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 12. Moreover, it facilitates making cities and communities more sustainable and cleaner, which again connects to SDG 11.

Digitalizing Life-Saving Skills

The Red Cross First Aid launched its first ever First Aid Courses organized fully online in the Autumn of 2020. These courses consist of independent studies through a learning platform and then reinforcing this knowledge through a webinar including group tasks and home practice. The online first aid course -innovation supports the UN Global Goals of Good Health and Well-Being, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Responsible Consumption and Production and Climate Action.

Recycling Clothes at an Industrial Scale

Currently, Renewcell has a pilot scale production site in Kristinehamn, Sweden. The Kristinehamn plant is able to produce 4 500 tonnes of Circulose® dissolving pulp annually. Renewcell is currently expanding production with an industrial scale plant in Sundsvall, capable of producing 60 000 tonnes annually. The plant is being built in a brownfield site and will utilize a lot of the same infrastructure and equipment that was in use at the mill earlier located in the site.

Accelerating Change - One Cup at a Time!

With fast-paced on-the-go lifestyles globally on the rise, the demand for to-go packaging solutions for food services is also on the rise and more and more disposable cups and containers are needed. However, while consumers spend more time and money to eat the healthiest and sustainably produced foods, the impact of packaging in which the food is delivered is often overlooked and too few disposables are recycled, even when they could be. MM Kotkamills’ innovation, a unique water-based dispersion coated barrier board named ISLA®, is addressing this problem since the water-based dispersion coated barrier board can be recycled similarly to regular paper waste. Moreover, since the material is biodegradable, it doesn’t harm nature even when not recycled.

Tree by Tree

What’s innovative about NIKIN is that they not only offer sustainable fashion, but also plant a tree for each product sold. The brand’s mission is to make sustainable and fair fashion affordable, which sets them apart from the competition where sustainable fashion is relatively expensive. The compromise between affordability and sustainability makes NIKIN unique and ensures accessibility of the product for everyone.

Bags that Bring Joy

World For Good is a social enterprise that upcycles tote bags from reusable materials. Not only does this business donate a majority of their proceeds to charities that aid survivors from sexual assault encounters, but they also solve four of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Beer the Change

The power couple, Jason and Kris Spaulding shared a vision to open a sustainable brewery that would inspire other businesses to think about the footprint they are making on their community and the environment. The core of Brewery Vivant includes a devotion to using local sources for ingredients and running the business according to the three pillars of sustainability: environmental integrity, social equity, and economic viability.

Reuse, Reduce, Replenish

Sustainable Development Goal 12 is focused on responsible consumption and production patterns. Modales' innovations focus on SDG targets 12.4 by achieving environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment. Modales production methods substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.

SDG 8 is focused on the promotion of sustained and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all. As production has increased so has hiring at Modales. Modales plans to maintain a goal already achieved by ensuring equal pay within its company. Specifically target 8.5, the achievement of full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for equal value.


It’s All About Love, Care and Hope

One of the factors that support economic growth in Indonesia is the growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME). Based on data from the State Ministry for Cooperative and Small Medium Enterprises (Kementerian Koperasi dan Usaha Kecil Menengah, 2020), MSME has contributed around 61.97% of Indonesia Gross Domestic Product.

Due to the Covid-19pandemic, a number of MSMEs struggled to distribute their products because of the decreasing mobility of people. On the other hand, changes in people’s consumption behaviour from offline to online also significantly impacted MSMEs. In the end, many MSMEs have closed their business. The closing of the business also impacts the increase of unemployment and in the long run will increase the number of poverty if this is not solved immediately.


A New Beginning - Unique Hand Made Paper

The business is about creating sustainable and artisan paper. Since the production of paper is one of the processes in which more water is used or rather wasted, creating artisan paper with a much more sustainable process helps to save water and recycle material. The sustainable development goals they seek are: Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDGs 11) and Responsible Consumption and Production (SDGs 12).

Through the implementation of this innovation in the paper industry, Camila is helping create a more sustainable city in Bogotá, and it is helping communities such as local businesses stand out from the competition with the use of her beautiful paper, which not only wastes less water as stated before, it also uses zero chemicals.

On the other hand, Camila is promoting a more responsible consumption of paper through her ethical and methodical production of paper. This is mainly because she is showing people that there are alternatives to the white paper that we are all accustomed to, one which has better quality, different textures and can be created in your own specific way.

Turning Trash into Opportunity

Junk Not offers three main services. The first of which is manufacturing roped plastic furniture from upcycled plastic waste (SDG 12: Sustainable Production & Consumption). The second is community empowerment. The plastic waste is not only collected but twined by local communities to provide them with livelihood opportunities (SDG 8: Decent Work & Economic Growth). Lastly, Junk Not aims to promote green living by recycling and sourcing local materials as well as teaching locals sustainable lifestyle practices (SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities).

Washing the World With Oil

SOUJI is the first liquid product based on mineral and vegetable compounds that, when mixed and shaken with used oil, achieves the saponification reaction, this is the process in which soap is created.

With SOUJI, the fat molecules intrinsic to the oil cease to exist to become a natural soap, this water-soluble soap avoids the contamination that would be produced by the oil spilled in the same way, which is the cause of a great loss of biodiversity and degradation of the natural environment.

SOUJI contributes to the following SDGs: SDG number 6 (clean water and sanitation) and SDG number 12 (responsible consumption and production). This innovative product can be used for laundry, floor scrubbing, and dishwashers making it very efficient and effective.

The of Mission of Ameriprise Financial

Ameriprise Financial is a financial services company. Feeding America Food Banks works with Ameriprise to help stop hunger in America. Ameriprise also works to reduce inequalities and provide aid during disasters.

One Step at a Time

Charles River's site in Mattawan, Michigan, performs general toxicology studies and specialized studies such as DART, ototoxicity, ocular toxicology, and abuse liability. This facility also supports the development of medical devices and gene and cell therapies. This site is the world's largest nonclinical facility (> 1M square feet), so it's clear why they are focused on clean, sustainable energy practices. Charles River commits to improving lives by operating its business responsibly and extends beyond the discovery and development of therapeutic cures to the communities where we live and work.

A Window on a Sustainable Future

Fossati Serramenti is a company that deals with the production and marketing of fixtures throughout the Italian territory.

It is a business that has gradually implemented a sustainable approach in recent years.

The Global Goals on which the company focuses are no poverty, good health, renewable energy, responsible consumption, sustainable cities and communities, good jobs, and economic growth.

A Dragonfly for Freedom

Fondazione Libellula was created by Zeta Service. Initially, it was a socially responsible project that, in January 2020, became a foundation. Its purpose is the diffusion and sensitization of the themes concerning gender equality, mainly focusing on preventing physical and moral violence.

The foundation is committed to building an equal, respectful, and inclusive society.

Building Better Bridges

The innovation of SJH Engineering is using a relatively new software called CSiBridge, based on past software. CSiBridge was developed by Computers & Structures, Inc. (CSi). CSiBridge is a form of technology used by SJH to efficiently design bridges and other engineering projects, which helps contribute and solve Goals 9 and 11 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. By using CSiBridge, SJH Engineering can design resilient infrastructure (Goal 9) and design structures for sustainable and safe cities (Goal 11).

The Value of a Choice

Palm is an artisan company engaged in woodworking, founded in the 1960s by Guido Barzoni, the father of the current entrepreneurial generation in charge. Its approach can be summarized with the concepts of eco-design and eco-planning that aims at obtaining economic savings as well as environmental protection. In other words, they aim to design and optimize the weight and volume of the packaging with the same performance by using less raw material and, consequently, reduce the transported tare.

Always attentive to the environmental impact of its production activity, Palm mainly uses raw materials - fir and pine wood - from Northern European countries. Recently, several national forest owners have been orienting forest management towards the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council: non-governmental organization that has as its purpose the correct forest management and traceability of its derived products) and PEFC (Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification: certification organization for sustainable forest management). This orientation has allowed Palm to increase its use of autochthonous wood harvested locally. Hence the company has engaged with the "0 km Pallet" project, which led the company to be the leader of an initiative for the local planting of poplars. This project aims to promote the development of the local economy and agriculture, and reduce the environmental impacts of transporting wood over long distances.

Healthy Life Start from Zero

No.0, Compound Reserpine and Triamterene Tablets, is a new product innovation produced by China Resources Double-Crane Pharmaceutical Co., LTD. It developed to become one of the most successful and cost-efficient hypertensive drugs on the market. It fulfills goal 3 and goal 10, “good health and well being” and “Reduce Inequality” as it has potentially saved millions of lives from hypertension.

Small Trees - Big Help

Bosco, Russian retailer of luxury goods, takes an active part in achieving the 5th (achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls) and the 8th (promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all) goals of sustainable development. What is more, the company is promoting an eco-friendly lifestyle by planting cherry trees during Bosco festivals and team buildings.