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Savage Chocolate is a sweet treat company founded by two friends from Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. Jacob Hensler and Leon Kroher had a vision of creating a dessert that they believed to be missing from store shelves. Although the two founders are from the same city in Germany, they met in Canada where they had the idea to create this business together. Savage Chocolate specializes in the unique creation of dark chocolate and fruit jelly; a mix between a wine gum and chocolate. Jacob and Leon decided early on that they did not want to create a company to solely make profits, but wanted to instill social impact within their community. Savage Chocolate saw opportunities to implement multiple SDG’s including #10, Reduced Inequalities; #12, Responsible Consumption and Production; #13, Climate Action; and #17, Partnerships for the Goals.
Fred Meyer is a local grocery store that is working to end world hunger (SDG#2) by supporting food banks, schools, and community centers in their local communities.
They are also contributing to responsible consumption (SDG#12) by reducing products thrown into landfill and turning unsold produce into compost.
With a perspective for innovation, Nudnik is very mindful of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). They embrace circular fashion and upcycling, which are business models of fashion that prioritize minimizing pollution and waste. This is achieved by utilizing pre-consumer fabric waste for their clothing design. Nudnik’s innovative business model outlines the future of a responsibly produced fashion industry. The business model contributes to the 8th, 12th, 13th, 15th, and 17th UN SDGs, with their innovation mainly contributing to SDG #12: responsible consumption and production. The company takes extraordinary care of responsible production throughout its entire operation and creates a finished product perfect for socially responsible consumers. Their innovation works towards creating a better life on land, positive climate action, and decent work and economic growth for all Nudnik partners.
Due to China's current college entrance examination system and the surge in competition in the senior high school entrance examination, society tends to have a single evaluation standard for education: grades represent everything. The schools in China, especially in Shandong Province, pay much more attention to academic grades than students' mental health. Most schools require students to start classes before 7:00 am and continue until after 9:00 pm, resulting in overburdened students and no time to develop interests or other skills. Statistics show that the number of students with depression and other mental symptoms has increased sharply in recent years, which needs to attract the attention of the whole society.
Almost all kinds of off-campus training institutions derived from education are also vigorously carrying out subject-based training in response to the situation. Nearly all students have to participate in off-campus training institutions to learn the same course content as on-campus. The subject of my interview is also an off-campus training institution, which is different from other knowledge-based discipline training. This institution emphasizes cultivating students' learning ability and helping them build self-confidence so that they have the independent ability to handle the school's learning tasks well, promoting lifelong learning development goals. As my interviewee, Principal Wang said, "education should not be an assembly line job, but an inspiration and motivation, so that children can become a better version of themselves."
ZYN, which stands for LIFE, is a manufacturer, marketer, and innovator of food, beverage, and personal care products for holistic health and wellness founded by brothers Asim and Quasim Khan. ZYN's goal is to provide people with conveniently packaged contemporary wisdom and healing that has been around for a very long time.
Aurora Heat offers warmers fit for various parts of the body, all made from natural, trapped furs – nothing synthetic or single-use. These products help contribute to UN SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) in that the pelts are completely natural, used in their entirety, and are turned into effective warmers that last for an incredibly long time, reducing the need to purchase more.
The Catedra is an idea developed by Campus Home in collaboration with the University of Navarra. The first objective was to invest in the Catedra to research environmental material. Besides the research, it raises awareness and educates students about caring for nature and sustainability. In this way, the innovation contributes to fulfilling some SDGs like Sustainable cities and communities and Responsible Consumption and Production. Campus Home is a company concerned about the importance of sustainability, and they take advantage of this opportunity that is the Catedra to gain access to more people beyond their clients. This innovation will not only help Campus Home to connect with its clients by making them connect with environmental change and sustainability but also connect with UNAV students. This connection is specific in the activities carried out in collaboration with the University thanks to this innovation. The main goal of Campus Home with this collaboration is to help make students aware of improving the planet. "We set the example so that they care about the planet in the future".
The innovation of Tru Off Grid is their various solar panel products. These products include portable foldable solar panels that can be used for camping, lithium batteries and solar system kits for rooftops or RV/van. The solar products that Tru Off Grid offers help solve UN SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy, and 11: Sustainable cities and communities. They do this by providing a clean energy alternative that helps communities be sustainable rather than using energy that can harm the environment.
Langdon Hall’s innovation is its business model for its restaurant that prioritizes local and sustainable ingredients. Many of their ingredients are grown sustainably onsite or come from Ontario farms just down the road. In various ways, their model addresses 6, 12, 13, and 14 of the UN’s Sustainable Development goals.
Fill it Forward encourages society to reuse by selling reusable products like bottles, bags, and cups, those products which have a QR code for consumers to scan to keep track of the amount of waste being saved by reusing like CO2 emission, Energy Use, while also contributing a charitable donation. In other words their innovation is to encourage society to reuse through interactive technology to keep track of their footprint. Encouraging society to reuse targets of a few of the UN SDGS such as 6,12,13,14, and 15.
Lenovo is known for the technology it produces, such as laptops, computers, and other devices and accessories; Because these are very delicate items that need extra care during transportation and logistics, the packaging is essential and should be high quality.
Since then, Lenovo has been actively showing initiative to lessen the environmental impacts of their product's packaging as they are fully aware of how simple packaging can harm the environment. Some of the actions made were making the packaging lighter and reusable as much as possible. It was in 2008 when Lenovo started using 100% recycled packaging material.
Beginning in 2016, Lenovo made a big move creating a significant impact on the environment using a bio-based packaging material. They used bamboo and sugar can fibers for their packaging.
And because of this continuous effort to contribute to mother earth, Lenovo eliminated 3,737 metric tons of packaging consumption by weight, and their lighter bio-based packaging resulted in 6.7% less transportation CO2 emissions.
It is still a long way to go, but these initiatives have contributed considerably to lessening climate change. Lenovo's commitment to caring for mother earth will continue to move forward.
Retaso develops solutions through innovative products that efficiently recycle and repurpose textile waste generated in the Philippines. The company contributes to efforts to become more carbon neutral and offer durable products to the market while minimizing waste and production to consumption processes that potentially endanger the environment. In pursuit of considerably reducing textile waste through awareness, action, and solution, Retaso addresses Sustainable Development Goals 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, and 13: Climate Action.
There is a lot of competition for companies focusing on zippers. For companies that are not popular or known to the public, it can be challenging to gain profitable sales. For most companies, it takes time for them to even be recognized by consumers, as there is an already dominating group running the market. However, there are always loyal consumers who keep the business afloat. The aim of the project is to change this market projection for the Jiekai Zipper company. The innovative solution is to create decent work and economic growth, promote gender equality, and promote innovation.
Roots South focuses on reforming the traditional production process through the incorporation of organic cotton. This material not only reduces water waste by 80%, but it also has a clear effect on reducing contamination by discarding the use of fertilizer and other harmful chemicals. Thus, Roots South is committed to contribute to clean water and sanitation (SDG #6), responsible consumption and production (SDG #12), and life on land (SDG #15). The last SDG is reflected through their impact in afforestation which in turn protects animal habitats and ecosystems.
Plato’s Closet is a retail store that buys gently used name brand clothing items and accessories that are then sold at a reduced price to the public. The values built upon Plato’s Closet involves spreading awareness to the surrounding communities by encouraging recycling of unwanted clothing items. These values are what makes up the business model which achieves Sustainable Development Goal #8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, #9: Industry Innovation and Infrastructure, #11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, #12: Responsible Consumption and Production, and #17: Partnerships for the Goals.
The 1990s saw a massive boom in recycling as this became the new “fad” on how to live more sustainably. The concept of plastic recycling was great, as it reduced the amount of crude oil that had to be mined and refined to produce new products. Companies, however, were not properly outfitted to accept recycled plastics; therefore, the recycled material had nowhere to go after being collected. Eric Hudson recognized this gap in the industry and, in 1996, founded Preserve to help close that gap and give life to recycled plastic waste. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Preserve began using pre-consumer recycled plastic to make various consumer products such as toothbrushes, razors, and to-go containers made from 100% recycled material. As the market has evolved, Preserve has transitioned its focus to using more post-consumer plastics, increasing the influence it has on creating a circular economy for plastics.
The name of the brand comes from the Hawaiian words kai, which stands for ocean, and mana, for power. Its overall meaning is diamond. It is intended to show that regardless of social, ethnic or geographical differences, we are all human. And these differences can make us shine and be stronger together. This is the slogan of the company, to make every person shine as diamonds by complementing each other.
On the other hand, diamonds are a result of a very long process where the exact amount of heat and pressure is able to transform carbon into a diamond. This company aims to do exactly the same, to transform recycled materials into jewelry. Therefore, this responsible production and consequent responsible consumption aims to ameliorate “drop by drop” the world.
Ucycle is a leading pioneer in the Philippine corporate workwear industry for its innovative circular fashion business model that incorporates sustainability into every stage of its product’s lifecycle. Led by a passionate mother-and-daughter duo, the company supports several SDGs, the most notable of which is their dedication to SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production. Guided by its mission, Ucycle aims to champion sustainability in the fashion industry by keeping products and materials in use for as long as possible. It challenges the practices of the fast fashion industry and enables more people to make the sustainable switch.
BDO Unibank, Inc. has a long history of pioneering innovative banking solutions that paved the way for how our country's banks serve the Filipino people. Our company introduced extended banking days and hours to meet the needs of business owners and entrepreneurs. We lowered initial deposits to entice more Filipinos to engage in banking transactions. We also offered affordable and flexible consumer loan packages to support consumer spending. Our company also leveraged SM companies' retail experience and reach to establish bank branches in malls for greater customer convenience. Our company is the first to promote digital and mobile banking to save paper while making bank transactions faster and more convenient. BDO Unibank, Inc. is the first local bank to roll out a debit card with an embedded Europay Mastercard Visa (EMV) chip to protect against electronic fraud, as well as pioneering to fully retrofit our Automated Teller Machines (ATM) network to allow EMV chip debit card transactions.
BDO Unibank, Inc. creates products and services that anticipate the ever-changing needs of our clients, making financial inclusion possible for the unbanked and underserved, supporting the growth and expansion of businesses, contributing to the country's long-term economic development, and ultimately supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
In the height of the pandemic, BDO Unibank Inc. continued to introduce new products and enhance our services to address the evolving needs of our clients and to pursue opportunities to be more sustainable in our practices.
Our bank also intensified efforts to offer financial services with non-financial support through financial education programs across various sectors of society, particularly in supporting women entrepreneurs post-COVID-19. BDO Unibank, Inc. found ways to operate in a business-as-usual mode in the most unusual circumstances to bring our product and services to where we were needed at most.