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Tunanstore is a cloth diapers producer in Indonesia. They started the business back in 2010 and have maintained their focus on cloth diapers as well as educating the market about the dangers caused by disposable diapers, to the environment and to children's well-being.
Cobra Plastics' lean manufacturing practices and efficient use of resources stems from a desire to better serve their customers, employees, and community. Cobra employees lead the way in developing the sustainable initiatives that make Cobra a flourishing business.
Great Lakes Brewing Company has long crafted the idea of environmentalism into their products. Their innovation of reducing the amount of water they consume when creating their products is one that can be replicated, advanced, and shared throughout the brewing industry.
Baravom ("look"/"see" in Korean) photo studio is setting a new standard in Korea how profit and non-profit aspects can join together. It actively engages in profit business by taking various photo shooting assignments from corporate, government, non-profit organizations, etc. Mr. Na, the Head of the studio, former sales director at Oracle and managing director of a promising IT company based in Korea, realized that physically challenged people do not feel comfortable to request photo shooting at regular photo studios due to social prejudices/discrimination or simply due to not having enough money for it. Mr. Na got an idea from Toms shoes and if his studio receives one photo assignment with a fee, it provides a free photo shooting opportunity for physically challenged people or poor/old people. The studio has been widely publicized in Korean media and now even more than 200 people regularly provide donations to the studio to expand its socially beneficial activities. In the summer of 2016, the studio expanded its contribution activities in Myanmar.
"We want to build a new meaning of the word "marketing." In our term, marketing is not for profit generation or competitions. Rather, it is for better (more authentic) relationships between people and community, person and other persons, product and people, product and society," said Mr. Moo-yeol Lee, the founder of Salim, a senior marketing/promotion professional of more than 20 years in major advertising/promotion agencies based in Seoul, Korea. Salim operates as a co-op. Lee thinks that it is critical to spread the new meaning of marketing to other co-ops and other private sectors. So, by leveraging his marketing/promotion expertise in the corporate world, he has been helping other co-ops to implement his new ideas to make the Korean society a better place to live.
Gender Neutral Apparel and Accessories for Infants and Toddlers.
After years of living in the street with drugs and alcohol, Adhi Wijaya came to understand the purpose of his life and wanted to help the people on the street, especially the punk generation. He started a business and became a supplier for Honda Motor.
He saw on the street a lot of people (kids, teenagers) who needed support and jobs. These became his employees for his working station producing spare parts for Honda Motor.
The main concepts of Batik Village Palbatu are preserving the heritage and empowering the community by creating a batik village. Batik Village Palbatu helps the community by teaching them to do the Batik business. The communities not only earn income from the Batik but also their activities attract tourism and their village is becoming an educational-tourism destination. Batik Village Palbatu makes a valuable contribution in building a strong community, which in turn supports the building of a great nation.
Now, Palbatu has become a tourist destination where people come to learn on how to make Batik and understand the cultural heritage behind the batik painting process.
The Finca Rosa Blanca Resort is a coffee farm and luxury eco-friendly inn located in Costa Rica. “Since the beginning of our adventure on our organic coffee plantation and hotel, we have concentrated on an ambitious plan of recycling and regeneration, social consciousness and education," said Janina Zumbado, Sustainability Manager.”
"Vasaloppet - a motor for Public Health in Sweden and around the world"
Vasaloppet is the world’s biggest organizer of recreational races - cross country skiing, running and biking. A motivator for many people to get started with training and thereby improve their health.
Adventure Alternative is an independent travel company that promotes sustainable tourism by empowering local communities to manage the supply chain and share in an equitable part of the operation. The company's business model creates locally owned, independent satellite companies in popular travel destinations, such as Kenya and Nepal. Profits are reinvested in job training and business development that help to sustain local communities.
El Local de Cafe's priority is to increase the well being for small family organic coffee farmers, offering a better price over the normal rates. They offer jobs to moms to help them develop a better lifestyle.
Mr. ShuYing Lee is a medical doctor who prefers to provide health food through planting than writing out prescriptions. His wife, Ms. Huiwen Chen, has an enthusiastic interest in good food. Through their restaurant, which is located in Taipei, Taiwan, they want to promote sustainable agriculture and provide a healthier concept of food and beverage to others. They named their restaurant Yishizhixuan, which means the best of the era.
Ms. Chen always sighs because people are not willing to buy foods that are too expensive. Consequently, farmers have no choice but to plant crops with additives because of cheaper cost. In order to reverse this situation, Ms. Chen and Dr. Lee partnered with farmers and encouraged them to plant using Shumei Natural Agriculture, which is a way of farming method that aims to redefine the relationship between humans and nature. Through this partnership, Ms. Chen and Dr. Lee not only can control the quality of foods, but also can encourage others to do something good.
The operating mission of Lu, Chen-Xu, the owner of Old Five Bed and Breakfast, is to share his childhood experiences with all customers. Because the B&B is located in the rural parts of Nantou, Taiwan, Lu pondered what kind of building style would be suitable for the environment. As a result, he designed the building himself.
In order to control quality, Old Five B&B only accepts those customers who make reservations. The maximum number of customers is 20 because Lu prefers that his customers feel like they are visiting their friends’ home. He wants to take care of customers and have more communication with them. He believes this way of operation can make the B&B more sustainable.
Soria Moria Boutique Hotel has been operating in Siem Reap, Cambodia since 2007 with the purpose of helping local people and the community. It is a for profit business but at the same time their policy implies providing support to local institutions and cooperation with organizations for the benefit of the area. Moreover, the entire staff of the hotel comes from the local community, which is sent to school and trained before joining the working force.
Destinazione Umana is the first portal and online tour operator in the world that completely overturns the concept of travel. The travelers ask themselves not where they want to go, but who they want to meet. Destinazione Umana offers four different inspirational type of travels: life change, innovation, rural, and spiritual. These travels are for travelers and hosts to better themselves reciprocally through the encounter, through the inspiration that both of them can give to each other.
The Cloud Meet Bed and Breakfast provides a simple natural lifestyle, which revolves around nature for those who may feel damage from urban polluted environments, offering hospitality and a warm, sustainable escape from the city.
Revolution Foods is promoting and serving healthy foods for children in public schools across the United States and giving kids a chance to develop healthy bodies and minds. Revolution Foods has achieved demonstrable success in both business and social outcomes.
Lapa Rios Eco Lodge in Costa Rica has been providing a sustainable experience for its guests for over two decades.