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Farmers Rise: A Success Story in Sustainable Agriculture

The basics of human existence: food, shelter, and clothes are going to remain the core needs of society. Then what about the people who are the originators of all these three items? Are they treated fairly?

The answer is no.

As an individual, all of us are pained by seeing the plight of the common farmer in India. Rather than seeing from the fringes, the company decided to take a plunge.

The company saw tremendous business opportunities in the farming sector. The sincere intent was to understand the challenges in the agro sector and convert them into formidable opportunities.

The endeavor was to create a model that takes care of the reasonable net profit and at the same time helps grow the income of the farmer community. The company's belief is that this can be done by consolidating farmers through equitable participation.

The company intends to transform the entire agro Eco-System in India- starting as a model with Farmers Rise and then replicating it to the rest of the places.


Building a Community for Sustainable Fashion Brands

UpcycleLuxe is a sustainable fashion marketplace that caters to the producers of sustainable fashion and makes it possible for customers to shop for eco-friendly products. Upcycleluxe has a zero-tolerance policy for the violations of their protocols, called LuxeLens. The marketplace lets its customers know the positive environmental impact and SDG impact from the purchase. If a crude simplification has to be made, it is Amazon.com for sustainable fashion.

The Third Eye

TRIOOG provides to a brilliant solution regarding the safety problems which people has to face especially the girls of our country. It provides a smart watch - Chakra, for personal safety application and a watch features a color screen, an SOS button, a built-in camera, a mic and more. Using SOS button, all the details will be sent to the registered button along with your current location to ensure your safety.

Trioog is a non-government company and are looking for opportunities to collaborate with NGO's to start their product, create market awareness about the product and need to understand different objectives. The company aims to charge minimum price to make sure that it is accessible to even lower earning class of the society.

A Tropical Twist on Sustainability

Cafe Carmo brings more to the table than just good cuisine. This bio-friendly restaurant focuses on its ability to source its produce locally, while also giving back to the environment through composting and using recyclable products. Executive Chef and Owner Dana Honn’s mission is to show not only customers but people everywhere that contributing to the environment does not necessarily mean sacrificing quality for convenience. The message of going green and shopping locally is spreading more rapidly in New Orleans now thanks to Mr. Honn.

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The Sustainable Bricks

Earth Block uses eco-friendly materials to make blocks and bricks. It contributes to various SDGs, like SDG 1 (No Poverty) & SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) by employing locals, SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) by using waste responsibly, SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) by minimizing the use of energy which contributes to pollution, SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, & Infrastructure) by employing innovative ways of using waste and creating environmentally friendly products, SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) by producing environment-friendly bricks, and SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production).

Adrish Zerowaste

Adrish is India’s first zero waste organic concept store chain. The store sells organic and eco-friendly products, with an aim to promote an organic lifestyle. The operations of the store are designed in a manner that there is the minimal waste generation and minimal use of plastic. The organization is working towards achieving the sustainable goal of responsible production and consumption and climate action.

Eco-friendly Sanitary Pads

Josa is an enterprise which focuses on providing high quality, hygienic and affordable sanitary napkins which meets SDG 3.

It also empowers rural women by providing employment and imparts awareness about sanitary hygiene.

This product is made with biodegradable raw materials, making it environment friendly and meets SDG 13.

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Changing Perspectives and Sustainability - Chamar Studio

Chamar Studio sells a wide range of carefully crafted minimalist bags, purses, belts, and other similar products.

Chamar Studio is an innovative platform and an instrument of positive change by proving that caste is a state of mind by promoting and involving cobblers who sit on suburban railway platforms in the bag-making process.

The studio uses recycled rubber material, sustainable vegan materials, and modern designs. All their products are cruelty-free and waterproof.

Good For The Earth, Good For You

In a plastic-dominant world, prevails a voice that has taken a baby step towards the plastic-free world. The voice is of an Indian start-up known as “Brown Living”, which is India's first plastic-free store, with a wide choice of everyday products handpicked for sustainable, vegan, chemical-free, and waste-free living. Their products are handcrafted in India and chosen after proper scrutiny of their environmental impact.

Innovation in Telemedicine and Healthcare

The founder Shubham Shashank believes that health digitalization is the need of the hour in a country like India and that along with the present situation of the covid -19 pandemic is what inspired him to pursue such a business venture.

Mr. Shubham also believes in building a sophisticated data analytics platform in the health care sector to predict macro trends that might occur in the future. He mentions that "the covid-19 pandemic can be forecasted and prevented if we had a good data analytical solution".

The Cloudspital Health Kiosk can generate a health analysis report on more than 20 types of health-related data. It provides an AI-generated suggestion for diet and activity based on that particular data.

It also comes with various gadgets to assist the doctor with teleconsultation. Some of them are dermatoscope, otoscopes, sphygmomanometers, digital stethoscopes, Temperature sensors, Ultrasonic Sensors Etc.

Some of Clouspital’s unique offerings:

· Same day Medicine Delivery – Fulfilled by Remedy

· Tele-consultation by leading doctors

· High-quality gadgets approved by US FDA which is manufactured by A&D, Japan

· Trained nursing staff to assist the patient, provide CPR, Respond to casualties, etc.



The 3 E's of Growth: Experience, Entrepreneurship, & Exposure

Ingenious Faces is an ecosystem of students, entrepreneurs and young professionals from around the world that enables learning unhindered by boundaries. Its aim is to shift the focus from typical rote learning to ‘Experiential learning’ and inculcating an 'Entrepreneurial Mindset'. Their agenda revolves all around expanding the exposure of students right up to a global level. It aims to transform education beyond the traditional means which rarely focus beyond books. SDGs 4 (Quality Education), 8(Decent work and economic growth), and 17(Collaboration between multiple SDGs) are being solved by Ingenious Faces.

Empowerment through Innovation

Avani works towards improving the livelihood of rural marginalized communities by skilling them and involving them in weaving and traditional craft. Avani is a hub of opportunity; constantly developing new approaches to sustainable, conservation-based livelihood generation for rural communities.

Seize the Clay : Earth Tatva

One ceramic production cluster in India generates 7.2 Lakh tons of waste. Clay has a memory i.e., even after hardening it through heating, it can revert back to its previous shape and the popular misconception with ceramic is that it is biodegradable, which is not the case. Ceramics take decades to degrade, hence all the waste just ends up in the landfills. Earth Tatva has taken these waste ceramics and turned them into homeware products.

Fighting Covid

This part of the business is all about helping stop or slow the spread of COVID-19. The solution to helping stop the spread of the virus is decontamination. This helps with SDG #3 Good Health and Well-Being.

Catering to Sanitization Needs with Innovation

HumblX has developed a range of digital solutions from customizable checklists, to QR-based public feedback systems, thus helping Janitors and facility managers to keep track of staff performance along with general public feedback.

The innovation of real-time notifications and remote monitoring provides a centralized platform for various facility management companies to collaborate and keep track of issues. Further, by using relevant and simple insights from the data, the company provides upper management with actionable information to resolve issues. Thus, HumblX is solving one issue at a time with the future outlook to scale further in public spaces and realize its mission of clean and hygienic public facilities.

Sustainable Cotton - Right Step in the Right Industry

Slyin'k is an online platform that uses sustainable cotton inputs to create clothing lines made of completely organic and non-toxic materials. They also manage to sell their prices at a relatively low price although the cost of production of clothes with organic materials is higher than usual.

The company accomplishes the following three UN SDGs based on their day-to-day and overall operations: Good Health and Well-Being (which is based on using non toxic materials), Decent Work and Economic Growth (based on the increased employment in the first year of operations & the expected CAGR in terms work force due to increased operations), and Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure (achieved through the use of environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes).

What We Save, Saves Us!

Where can a sustainably-driven Indian entrepreneur jump-start their home-grown business? ReThought, an online marketplace that brings together environment-friendly consumers, products, and sellers.

Eat With Pride

With the previous experience of being harassed and humiliated at workplaces, Ms. Urooz Hussain wanted to lay the foundation a cafe: the very idea of starting it came from employing people from the LGBTQ+ community only, as they suffer a lot when it comes to permanent employment. By this startup, Urooz Hussain ensures that her dream of becoming a chef is fulfilled, while providing an opportunity to trans-people as well.

Pioneering Sustainable Grocery Shopping for Greener Future

Originating in Germany and later expanding to the United States, Aldi believes in a better future through sustainability, amazing partnerships, and great customer service. Narrowing down more locally to Toledo, Ohio, one of the Toledo Aldi store’s biggest sustainability efforts is its lack of providing plastic grocery bags at checkout for its customers. They are committed to no plastic bags that would further contribute to the excess plastic waste in landfills around the world. At the same time, they are also committed to sustainable packaging and zero-carbon functions within their stores. All of these business solutions would fall under UN Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.

From Nopal to Accessories

OKA is an innovative Mexican company, founded by Ana Cristina Alfaro, dedicated to the production of handbags and accessories made from prickly pear cactus skin.

Its main objective is to revolutionize the fashion industry through sustainable products and processes.

Designed especially for those who exist in harmony with nature, people who exalt life and for those who consider Mexico as a synonym of land and greatness. OKA is for the people of Mexico.

Its main purpose is to put the name of Mexico on high; "We faithfully believe that the future of art and design is not only Mexican, it is also green".