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Group Machiels is a Belgian company globally active in renewable energy. Together with its talent and strong partnerships, the company wants to reinforce further its leading position in sustainable solutions. One way of doing this is through their new business innovation – energy sharing.
Energy sharing is the cross-border sharing of energy with other parties. By spreading the production and consumption of renewable energy across different entities, many new opportunities arise.
Energy sharing is not a product-level innovation but a company-level innovation of renewable energy. Business innovation contributes to SDG 7 – affordable and clean energy; SDG 9 – industry, innovation, and infrastructure; SDG 11 – sustainable cities and communities; and SDG 13 – climate action.
Vandersanden, located in Belgium, has been producing bricks since 1925. Even though Vandersanden is innovating rapidly, everything still revolves around bricks. Vandersanden has had the ambition to be CO2-neutral by 2050 for a while now, but as of late, they turned this into a promise (together to zero), and a promise made is a debt unpaid.
They recently invested in developing a new factory producing CO2-negative bricks. We will link this innovation with eight UN Sustainable Development Goals. These are the blueprints for a better and more sustainable future for all.
The business we chose is a car body shop that tackles climate change by introducing greener alternatives and techniques in their work, especially committing to the UN SDG 12 “Responsible Consumption and Production.”
They do this as they have become aware of their role in building a greener world for future generations. It aims to prove to the world that one can definitely combine sustainability and economic activity in the automotive sector.
Eleven years ago, Aperam, a global player in stainless steel, was born as a spinoff from ArcelorMittal. Aperam is unique for its agricultural division, “BioEnergia.” It produces its charcoal, aiming to cut back the use of fossil fuels in the energy-guzzling process of steel production. We will link this innovation with the following 4 Sustainable Development Goals (hereafter: SDG): Climate action (SDG 13), Responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), Affordable and clean energy (SDG 7), and Clean water and sanitation (SDG 6).
Holding true to their dedication to environmental wellbeing, this company has implemented new products and methods to their everyday tasks, thereby maximizing sustainability. This helps UN SDG goal #12: responsible consumption and production.
Climate Resilience Consulting (C.R.C) is a women-owned small business pioneering the field of Climate Resilience. Its innovative solution is rooted in managerial services that help client organizations avoid, prepare for, and resist the impacts of climate change. This innovation has helped over 200 client organizations realize their desires and capabilities to create equitable climate resilience.
Grid Dynamics is a global digital engineering company that helps its customers solve complex problems and optimize business operations. It creates comprehensive solutions in the fields of digital commerce, artificial intelligence, data and cloud computing. Thanks to the active development of technologies, Grid Dynamics implements several UN goals, and also takes care of the working atmosphere inside the company and optimises the workflow.
In their work, they implement several UN goals, such as:
• № 9 - sustainable structure and innovation;
• № 3 - good health and well-being;
• № 4 - quality education;
• № 8-decent work and economic growth;
• № 5-gender justice;
• № 10-reducing inequality.
Technological innovation is a major trend in the current international economic development. Technological innovation is the core material of innovation activities of enterprises, which brings the necessary support and guarantee for the implementation and process management of the organization, and more and more enterprises are recognizing its importance. At the same time technological innovation is the key to achieve sustainable economic development.
Lighting retrofit and air compressors projects ensure an innovative approach (UN SDG9) through a sustainable production process (UN SDG12) that results in considerable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and energy demand as an attempt to combat climate change (UN SDG13).
Impact Week is a free educational program by Business Solutions and Technologies, a former division of the Big Four company Deloitte, aimed at drawing the attention of employees and the public to social and environmental issues, as well as to the topics of diversity and inclusivity.
Novometrix Research Inc. is a company that has been a pioneer in defining how goals like sustainability can be achieved through community collaboration. The company has innovated a modified Design Thinking model called Community Network Integration (CNI), which brings all concerned stakeholders together in order to address all concerned issues and simultaneously formulate comprehensive solutions. CNI’s design aims to not only find all-encompassing solutions to common industry/community problems but also build a harmonized geographical network to overcome discrepancies. The company aligns with SDG 17 of ‘Partnership for Goals’ as its primary goal, as it aims to become a stepping stone towards a collaborative economy. Furthermore, their area of research directly or indirectly affects the following UN Goals: SDG 3- ‘Good health and well-being’, SDG 9- ‘Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, SDG 11- ‘Sustainable communities’, and SDG 15- ‘Life on land.
The company specializes in waste management consulting and the production of sustainable and environmentally friendly trash disposal equipment. In Indonesia, there is a significant problem managing garbage due to the public attitude toward waste and the scarcity of landfills. As a result, the business aims to create waste processing techniques that could provide a solution to the current waste crisis affecting Indonesia aka the Emerald of the Equator. Their innovation includes a steam-fueled incinerator, called the Hydrodrive Waste Destroyer, that helps the country dispose of waste, and reach its climate goals. Some of the SDGs that the company is helping to solve are:
Cocuus is a company from Navarra that develops industrial solutions to produce plant/animal alternative protein analogues (mimetic food) using their 3 main areas of expertise: 2D/3D laser printing, bioprinting, and robotics; and combining more than 5 granted technological patents. The supporting cause of this innovation is to prevent the lack of proteins that is expected by 2035 (Cocuus is still trying to reach economies of scale), and improve the lives of people with swallowing difficulties (production is already underway). The aims outlined above go hand in hand with eliminating genetically modified foods and trans fats in the Spanish market and thus, reducing the risk of heart disease, the leading killer of adults. It aligns with SDGs number 3 (Good health and well-being) and 2 (Zero hunger). This new way of meat production, in turn, also contributes to SDGs 12 (Responsible production and consumption) and 15 (Life on land).
The innovation of the firm for the following triennium, from 2023-2025 is a mixture of several actions, but the main project is called Artesiaga. In this project, MAGNA Magnesitas Navarra is going to develop a plan in order to remain practicing their mining activity but in a sustainable way regarding three main axes: the economic, the social, and the environmental ones. The two first axes are deeply connected with SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities) and the environmental axis has a deep relationship with SDGs 13 (climate action) and 15 (life on land). With the Artesiaga project, the company will keep on extracting magnesite from the ground (used in many different areas) and at the same time will keep generating wealth and employment.
The core idea of UWILL was to make a business club on payment basis just for women, because there was a demand for such a community, as other business clubs involved mostly men. The founder of the community wanted to empower women and give them more opportunities through UWILL society and nowadays it is a growing and prosperous community.
UWILL project contributes to the 5th SDG implementation, specifically, to its 5.5 Target. Its goal is to ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life.
Down to Earth Composting is a bike powered food waste pick up service for individuals and businesses in Reno, Nevada. Down to Earth transforms food scraps and organics into compost to return to businesses and individuals for their own agricultural efforts. Composting has numerous benefits for society and the environment. Down to Earth supports a community-wide effort to reduce unnecessary waste in landfills, prevent groundwater pollution, and reduce our carbon footprint.
Narra Wooden Watches are made from natural and eco-friendly materials. Inspired by the Narra tree, the national tree of the Philippines, the company aims to create durable, high-quality, and uniquely Filipino watches. The company aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals of Climate Action and Life on Land.
Guelph Solar is a company that works on the installation and maintenance of solar panels for residential or commercial projects around the Guelph area. Guelph Solar, through its innovations, generates clean and affordable energy, contributing significantly to the development of the surrounding communities. Companies are assisting in the major construction of greener infrastructure by leveraging technological advancements that greatly contribute to providing a sustainable environment as well as improved natural power sourcing efficiency.
The main innovations of Fundeen, which are related to SDG’s 7 and 9, allow anyone to invest in the renewable energy sector for just 500 euros, 0.2% of what is usually required, supporting small companies in the sector.
GreenWrld is a clothing company, specializing in repurposing clothing from second-hand stores, and reusing it to create sustainable, one-of-a-kind items. GreenWrld focuses on Responsible Consumption and Production, a strategy that encompasses the use of second-hand items to create entirely new pieces and to maintain sustainability of the world's resources. Each item is bought with a purpose to continue these sustainability practices.