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CBRE is a commercial real estate firm that is implementing environmentally sustainable ways in their own operations as well as in assisting their clients to address their environmental concerns. CBRE has implemented a policy to help make the environment more sustainable which supports the 11th UN sustainable development goal "Sustainable Cities and Communities."
FreeWater provides Americans with free water by utilizing their water as a new innovative form of advertising and marketing. FreeWater donates 10 cents from each beverage donated to charities worldwide to build water wells for those in need. FreeWater prioritizes philanthropy and sustainability by working to solve the global water crisis.
Sinaya Cup is the first menstrual cup brand in the Philippines with over 13,000 customers founded by Audrey Tangonan. Although they are a for-profit company, they have committed to reducing ecological waste with reusable products and sustainable lifestyles and promoting women-centered activities through educational and outreach programs amongst low-income communities in the Philippines.
The company’s values of courage, women empowerment, growth mindset, environmental consciousness, and fun serve as the foundation for its marketing strategies, operation systems, planning procedures, and decision-making processes. Consequently, Sinaya Cup also actively works toward achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of Good Health and Well-Being (SDG #3), Quality Education (SDG #4), Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG #12), as well as Climate Action (SDG #13).
Having good health allows individuals to live their best and most productive lives. Regular physical activity is important, but mental and social well-being also play major roles in overall wellness. Equinox delivers unparalleled experiences to a high-performing community. Their membership caters to individuals who may struggle to stay consistently healthy on their own and/or to those looking for a more holistic approach to fitness. Equinox offers its members many benefits physically and virtually with the best coaches and instructors that focus on movement, nutrition, and regeneration.
Waste Technologies LLC acknowledges that the planet is in crisis. Waste plastic is building up in massive proportions that would take hundreds, if not thousands, of years to decompose. The company has come up with a simple, patented way to produce a low-cost low–sulfur diesel, biofuel, and jet fuel out of said plastic waste.
From waste to efficiency, WTL has a mission:
"To provide an economically and easily assembled viable solution to the problem of waste plastics."
The company is a private enterprise providing sustainable hostelry services in Spain, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. Its main innovation consists in the business commitment to enhance the living standards of its workers through higher wages compared to the minimum requirements, reduce gender inequality among its employees by ensuring equal percentages of men and women in their staff positions and, consequently, improving the general welfare of developing countries such as Mexico and the Dominican Republic. To do so, the company effectively devotes its mission to solve the SDGs No. 10 (reduced inequalities, especially economic ones), No. 5 (gender inequality) and No. 11 (sustainable cities and communities).
People are in need of affordable housing built with long-lasting materials (SDG #11). Cement has been one of the best options for this, although it is not sustainable and very carbon emitting (SDG #9). Prefasa is on the way to change this starting with just one product line, the Eco-block.
Diseñan espacios sostenibles que generen ilusiones, potencien el espíritu humano y construyan un mundo mejor.
Reutilizan el caucho de las llantas viejas para la elaboración de productos nuevos
Marca Huella Urbana recibe llantas usadas y/o desgastadas, como parte de pago de tus baldosas nuevas. "Nosotros las molemos y reincorporamos en nuevos procesos productivos".
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Huella Urbana's higher purpose is to design sustainable spaces that generate the imagination and accompany processes that enhance the human spirit.
Its strategy is consistent with the sustainable development goals defined by the United Nations in 2016, in industry, innovation and infrastructure, responsible production and consumption, sustainable cities and communities, climate action
They design sustainable spaces that generate illusions, empower the human spirit and build a better world by reusing the rubber from old tires to make new products.
They receive used and/or worn tires as part of payment for new tiles, grinding and reincorporating them into new production processes.
EcoPlum sells sustainable promotional products that allow businesses to brand with their logo or any message they would like. This innovation addresses UN Sustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption & Production by having vendors who use sustainable materials to produce the products sold by EcoPlum. This is good for the business as well as for encouraging responsible production and consumption that is good for the environment.
It is evident that WorldFinds has used innovation in order to better the lives of their artisan partners. Through the purchases made, WorldFinds has been able to change the lives of many in collaboration with the Girls Education Fund, Equal Justice Initiative, Cause Connection Collection, Global Giving Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund, etc. WorldFinds’ innovation goals revolve around donation and aiding less fortunate groups but also developing personal independence for their artisans. The ultimate goal is for all efforts to collectively result in stronger, healthier communities where change is powered from within. This harmonizes with WorldFinds’ mission of empowering women through fair trade. WorldFinds aims to assist at the root of poverty: lack of work. Therefore, they have the long-term goal of working toward sustainable work, fair trade, and wages.
Catherine Fisher, who goes by Cat, is the founder and owner of Sadie’s, which is a brick and mortar retail business in South Orange, New Jersey. Sadie’s was created in 2017 after Cat realized how bad fast fashion is and decided to open up a shop that sells products of sustainable and ethical companies to better the environment and people living in it. Cat also works with and makes donations to multiple organizations and charities.
Silver Lockit is a Louis Vuitton bracelet that was designed by Virgil Abloh and created in partnership with UNICEF for countries in need.
Almost every bit of plastic produced exists somewhere in this world today. With millions of tons of plastic deposited on land and sea annually, plastic pollution remains a direct driver of nature’s decline. The Refill Market aims to reduce demand for single-use plastics by offering refilling stations of household products in bulk as well as eco-friendly alternatives to single-use products in the kitchen and bathroom. Additionally, The Refill Market offers a bottle return and in-store recycling program. The Refill Market helps solve the goals relating to responsible consumption, climate action, and life below water.
Coffee for Peace (CFP) began as a peacebuilding organization and has been in operation for 14 years now. They use social entrepreneurship as a business strategy to achieve justice and harmony in society and the environment. According to the CEO and Co-Founder of CFP, Felicitas “Joji” B. Pantoja, “Coffee is the vehicle, but the product is peace.”
The company manufactures and distributes biodegradable alternatives, such as Birchwood Spoons, Forks, Sporks and Knives, which are an alternative to single-use toxic plastic, disrupting the ecological balance. At Biopapro, 80% of the employed women are the change-makers who are working diligently to build a better future.
In this view, the business complies with SDG 5: "Gender Equality", SDG 8: "Decent work and Economic Growth" and SDG 12: "Responsible Consumption and Production".
The innovative products which are developed by EP Kamat group in the field of human waste and wastewater management are Bio-Digester approved by DRDO, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), and Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP). Bio-Digester is used in human waste removal which can be related to SDG goals 6,9,11. The STP and ETP are used for household and industrial wastewater respectively which fulfill UN SDG goals 6,11.
BECO with bamboo and cornstarch-based items, is the creator and manufacturer of sustainable and biodegradable goods that aims to promote an eco-friendly lifestyle. With items created from compostable plant-based ingredients, the company's garbage bags, tissues, toilet paper, and cotton balls are more environmentally friendly than those made with plastic-based ingredients. It helps to solve UN SDG 12 ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns by producing and selling ecofriendly and biodegradable consumer goods.
Trusscore’s innovation is a better way to do drywall. Trusscore has designed through material science a type of easily installable PVC-based wall and ceiling panels. This innovation works with SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. The use of Trusscore's products has many benefits to human health and the environment. The durability of the products means they can last up to 100 years creating less waste from construction ensuring more sustainable cities and communities.
YIMBY is a brand and initiative of Inovativa Waste Aid and Management Pvt Ltd and offers a wide range of products and services in recycling and provides waste management solutions. YIMBY is an acronym for “Yes In My Backyard”, a pro-development movement that was derived in contrast to the NIMBY, “Not In My Backyard” phenomenon.
YIMBY offers garbage management and recycling solutions that are flexible, affordable, and sustainable. They deal in high-quality waste handling and storage items, goods, IEC materials, plug-and-play sewage treatment plants, and services.
Their goal is not only waste management, but also awareness about sustainability and the reduction of waste. They emphasize rural and urban educational outreach programs which aim at educating, training, and influencing individuals as well as institutions on sustainability and waste management.