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Fidelity Investments is an American multinational financial services corporation that is based out of Boston, Massachusetts. It is commonly referred to as Fidelity but was previously called Fidelity Management & Research or FMR. It operates a brokerage firm, manages a large family of mutual funds, and provides fund distribution and investment advice. It also offers retirement services, index funds, wealth management, among many other things. In 2020, Fidelity won Investopedia’s Best Overall for Beginners award, Best Stock Trading Apps, and Best for Options ranking. Fidelity Investments strives to promote gender equality and women's rights.
#8 Decent Work and Economic Growth, #10 Reduced Inequalities, & #11 Sustainable Cities and Communities are the main UNSDG's we felt that this organization tackles all together at once. For Decent Work and Economic Growth, they help people get working visas and papers to be able to stay in the United States for a better opportunity at a better life. For Reduced Inequality, they help people get study visas to be able to stay and get good education at an equal opportunity, whereas in their home country they most likely couldn’t get any formal education.
EcoNest Philippines is a Filipino company aiming to replace plastic packaging with plant-based compostable packaging. They are a distributor and marketer of the idea and are in collaboration with other institutions in the Philippines, which support them in terms of production, execution and community development.
The company not only produces environment-friendly products but also, as a social enterprise, provides education, employment, and empowerment to at-risk young adults.
Messy Bessy, through its partnership with Empathways, an organization in Boston, USA which used neuroscience to study the effects of poverty, created a system to empower at-risk youth - those who were abused, trafficked, incarcerated, impoverished, and out-of-school, and employ them for a part-time job and help them complete their education. The company created a rubric which can tell the youth where they are. Milestones related to savings, family stability, academics and work ethics are in the rubric and each accomplishment are given a reward which is as simple as giving them ice cream. The system or process is then easier to measure since the rubric can give a view of what was done and what else needs to be done.
Vertical farms have been increasingly popular over the past few years, with urban indoor farming gaining attention worldwide. It is a key solution to address food shortages and food waste in urban areas.
Hydroponic vertical indoor farming, a more sustainable farming option than most traditional practices, is what Future Fresh focuses on and has done on their farm. Hydroponics is a method of growing produce without soil in a water-based, nutrient-rich solution in a precise growing environment with the indoor farm calibrated according to the crop's needs to develop.
The innovation produces safe, top-quality, and a fresh supply of greens that are constantly available 12 months a year with a much smaller environmental impact, no bad leaves guarantee, and zero waste on delivery.
Though they are defined by their stellar financial services within the industry, Santander is committed to using its resources for the noble cause of developing sustainable communities for people all across the globe. Whether by bringing financial education to those who need it, appointing more female CEOs, or providing work opportunities by setting up offices and branches in underdeveloped areas, the bank is hoping to eliminate poverty, attain gender equality, and provide sustainability for struggling communities.
The company is at the forefront of the industrial and consumer sectors through innovations, brands, and technology in three business areas. The company's mission expresses what all Henkel employees agree on: Pioneers at heart for the good of generations.
Henkel covers all 17 SDGs at once, but has the greatest impact under Goals: 4, 8 and 12.
The company implements training programs for employees and school children, helps local farmers with business development and continually develops new technologies to reduce the harm from Henkel production.
Recycling was created by human beings with a worldwide vision to prevent air and water pollution and prevent the effects of greenhouse gases. It is a process known as one of the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. ECOBOT uses a method that motivates people to stop throwing away scraps in the oceans or places like green areas. As a result of the ECOBOT, pollution and its effects decrease the affects on our environment and the way we live in it.
While sustainable innovation may be key to Nemital's concept of making footwear from tire scraps, the benefits are also many. Besides being environment-friendly, the footwear is also durable and lasts longer than those available in the market. Sourced from a local ragpicker, the tire scraps mainly belong to trucks and are then upcycled into fashionable footwear by local cobblers and tailors who make it colorful. The inhouse designing and manufacturing brings specialization for the consumer.
Paramo Snacks produces organic and healthy snacks from Colombian agricultural products. This company obtains its feedstock at fair prices from environmentally friendly crops grown by small producers, mostly female farmers, who are organized under an association named ASOARCE. Likewise, Paramo Snacks invests 2% of its income in plans for the reforestation of forests and the preservation of moorlands.
One of the most basic needs of a person is a mattress to sleep on, but unfortunately, the massive production of mattresses is far from ecological. In France, 5 million mattresses are thrown away every year, harming the environment. How do we solve this waste problem? Have you ever heard about the Veldeman group? The core activity is to produce high-quality, sustainable mattresses and box springs circularly: from production to end of life.
The innovation is creating medical resources for the island, Bryden PI is one of the leading suppliers for the government health sector. Bryden PI imports and creates important products for the island, especially in these times with the pandemic going on Bryden PI has brought in many machinery and medicine that has helped the country medically. Trinidad and Tobago has a free healthcare system which causes a huge demand for these export and importing companies to bring in the necessary supplies and medicine for the hospitals and healthcare institutions. Bryden PI does a great job in finding high and cost-friendly products that advance Trinidad and Tobago's healthcare system.
(Dr. C: Which UN SDG is impacted by these activities? Label it (e.g., "These activities directly impact goal x by doing y...").
Energy needs in India are majorly met by fossil fuels which include petrol, diesel, LPG and for industries, it is furnace oil, LDO, Bitumen. Considering the excess use of fossil fuel and with the aim of reducing the dependency on these fuels, the Government of India some 25 years ago in 1990’s gave a push to promote the clean energy sector by establishing city gas distribution companies whose mandate was to supply clean energy in the form of Natural Gas. However, this was limited to only two cities of Mumbai and Delhi controlled by 02 companies. With the emergence of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), in the year 2006 and subsequent bidding rounds held till 2018, nearly 228 Geographical Areas (GA's) comprising of 402 districts have been awarded till date to various public and private companies, which means around 75% of India's population now will have access to clean energy. IndianOil-Adani Gas Pvt Ltd. (IOAGPL) is one of the major entities in the city gas distribution industry which has been authorized to supply clean, economical, and safe natural gas fuel to domestic, commercial, and industrial customers through a network of underground pipelines to over 19 GA's spanning over 12 states and 3 Union Territories in India.
Ecoplore is a platform for booking eco-hotels across the country. It is curated and managed entirely by women only. All the eco-hotels promoted by Ecoplore are made from naturally occurring materials such as stones, mud, bamboo, etc. In such a way, Ecoplore enables the local community and their traditions and architecture.
Ecoplore not only provides a lifetime experience but also ensures that each and every eco-hotel is personally verified by the Ecoplore team, in order to encourage “solo-woman travel”. With that, they only prefer locations amidst forests or mountains or near waterfalls or rivers. That way, the clients experience a noise-free, pollution-free, away from the crowded environment. This way, they aim towards the conservation of nature and natural beings.
Also, the eco-hotels maintain at least 33% greenery on the site. Several sustainable measures such as solar panels, organic farming, composting, rainwater harvesting, no plastic zone, etc. are also taken.
These contributions to society have been recognized by the UN as fulfilling the SDG 12 of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Currently, Ecoplore has visited and verified about 150 eco-hotels. This allows them to offer several options to their customers in all parts of the country.
The Asan menstrual Cup, designed and engineered at Harvard Innovation Lab in the United States, adheres to the highest international quality and safety standards to ensure the best period care for women. Given the limited availability of menstrual cups, particularly in rural areas, Asan launched a 'buy one, donate one' campaign in collaboration with women's health NGOs working in rural areas of South India. Asan essentially exists to bring the world's best quality period care to those in greatest need, as well as to share responsibility for making the world a greener place.
Avaz is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tool, notable for being India's first successful AAC intervention. It is an electronic version of picture exchange cards, used primarily for children with autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, Angelman's syndrome, Downs syndrome, and other non-verbal disabilities.
ECOPact is a concrete with 30% to 50% less carbon content incorporated than a standard concrete, it uses cements reduced in CO2. It has optimized mix designs and by-products such as cementitious material; Powdered limestone, from the limestone residues of the cement manufacturing process. And pozzolana, which is a silicous or silico-aluminous material, which by itself has little or no cementing value, but that finely divided and in a humid medium at ordinary temperature, chemically reacts with calcium hydroxide, forming a compound with cementing properties. It is abundant in Ecuador due to the eruptions of volcanoes, especially in the volcanic area of Latacunga.
All of these reduce carbon footprint, contribute to circular and sustainable constructions by closing material cycles and optimizing resource conservation.
Watsan is a nanotechnology-based water purification solutions company that provides affordable, maintenance-free, electricity-free water purifiers and also offers turnkey solutions to make toilets faster without the use of sand and water, mason or cement.
LA Urban Farms is a Los Angeles-based urban farm company that sells aeroponic "Tower Gardens," which produce organic, nutrient-dense, and delicious food. By cultivating plants in an air or mist environment without soil, the company enables individuals and organizations to grow food in small spaces free from bugs or pesticides while conserving water. With the product's feasible and sustainable processes, LA Urban Farms seeks to inspire "people to grow their own food which is good for their body and the planet."