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Patagonia mainly targets the SDGs of responsible consumption and production, as well as climate action. The company targets these goals by working hard to keep its products out of landfills through its five waste-combating principles: Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Reimagine.
75th Quarry and Recycling is the second location to Sand Materials & Aggregate Sales Inc, a building materials supplier company. The Quarry and Recycling Center aims to responsibly source and recycle sand materials such as broken concrete and dirt. Through their efforts to mitigate sourcing and waste, the byproduct is also improved air quality in the local community and the protection of biodiversity. Their practices aim to advance the UN’s SDGs, particularly SDG #12 Sustainable Consumption and Production and SDG #15 Reversing Land Degradation and Biodiversity Loss.
We have been privileged enough as a group to interview Omar Rashid, a branch manager for BMW located in Cairo Egypt. Speaking with Mr. Rashid has brought us a lot of insight into his life. He graduated from Cairo University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Minor in Marketing. In this job, he has many responsibilities, other than attaining sales and managing resources he closely communicates with branches internationally in order to obtain a strong international brand image with other BMW branches in Europe and America. He also makes sure to communicate with all his employees the reason why they receive or don’t receive bonuses at the end of the year. He also always looks for both monetary and non-monetary ways to motivate his employee such as, often having team dinner gatherings as well as bonuses. More importantly, he understands that the BMW Group is closely looking at ways to contribute to the SDG goals. Throughout the interview, we were able to learn a lot about the company’s innovation, inspiration, impacts, and benefits both societally and environmentally.
The United Nations' Sustainability Goals are key aspects of any business operating in the 21st century. Though these goals can be used as a source of competitive advantage, Deckers Brands uses them as the pillars for their operations. This important forethought from the executives and other members of Deckers Brands, is to use these goals not as a way to help the business, but as a way to change the business as a whole. This report will analyze three key goals that Deckers greatly values and follows. Though Deckers focuses on far more than the three that will be mentioned, it is believed that Good Health and Well Being, Reduced Inequality, and Responsible Consumption and Production, best encapsulate the holistic view of the company. With the assistance of Michelle Apodaca, director of the executive suite and director of Deckers Gives, a first-hand account of the effort Deckers goes to will be presented, a key element of this project. And finally, this report will evaluate the significant positive impact and benefits that these goals have not only for Deckers but the entire industry and sector as well.
The company "Blue Collar Crypto" provides free educational resources on cryptocurrency, which aligns with the innovation concept in many ways. Firstly, technology usage, specifically cryptocurrency, as a medium for delivering educational resources is a novel approach that allows the business to reach a wider audience and provide resources in a more convenient and accessible manner.
Furthermore, the decision to offer these resources for free is a departure from the traditional model of charging for educational materials, which is likely to attract a diverse group of customers, including those who may not have been able to afford traditional educational resources.
In addition to the use of technology and a creative business model, the focus on cryptocurrency education is itself innovative. With the growing importance of cryptocurrency in the finance and technology sector, providing free resources on this topic helps to promote financial literacy and broaden access to knowledge.
Overall, "Blue Collar Crypto" is an innovative business that uses technology, a unique business model, and a focus on an important and growing field to provide valuable educational resources to its customers.
Wedgewood LLC founded their entire business on their innovation of acquiring distressed single-family properties, revitalizing them, then reintroducing them back into the market through resale. Their innovation addresses the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals of Sustainable Cities and Communities (Goal 11) and Responsible Consumption and Production (Goal 12) while providing many benefits not only to Wedgewood but also society and the environment.
Chipotle is a company that is constantly searching for new opportunities to improve and transform the food industry. They believe that food has the power to change the world, and they recognize this through their continued sustainability efforts. Whether it is responsibly sourcing ingredients, supporting employees, or creating more efficient innovation to help the environment, Chipotle is committed to cultivating a better world.
Alsisar Impact mainly focuses on fundamental sectors which are education, affordable education, affordable healthcare, renewable energy, waste management, financial inclusion. These are like one of the fundamental building blocks of any society. They were able to capitalize money in these ecosystems. Secondly, they had been actually one of the only participant in South Asia who kind of formulated the UNDP SDG guidelines for private equity funds globally.
They were working together with some entities like KKR, Tamashek, BlackRock and FOMO, leapfrog and others which are like globally big asset managers. "And we were one of the only entity from South Asia advising you NDP to roll out the SDG rules. Now the SDG goals that they met were, livelihood and development of the local ecosystem", shared Mr. Sharma.
Rosatom carefully monitors its sustainability performance. Being aware of its responsibility, the company seeks to minimize the negative impact on nature and the environment. In 2020, Rosatom introduced an innovative sustainability management method that allowed tracking the sustainability of each business unit separately. Also, in 2020 Rosatom joined the UN Global Compact.
What are the odds of turning some random ESG strategy goal into a successful sustainable project that is to make you a trendsetter for other leading manufacturers to follow? SIBUR has done so thanks to its comprehensive forestation initiative called Green Formula. Under Green Formula, SIBUR has created first-ever carbon landfill in Russia and now the company is aimed to expand the programmed to further boost completion of the UN Sustainable Development Goals at once.
Ardelyx’s ISBRELA medication advances Sustainable Development Goal #3, Good Health and Well-Being. It allows a population of people, for whom previously marketed medications were ineffective, to go back to living a much more normal life. They no longer have to miss work and social occasions due to the uncomfortable or painful symptoms that come with IBS-C. In this sense, ISBRELA promotes mental and physical well-being as it gives patients the ability to live richer, fuller lives. This innovation improves patients’ overall good health and well-being and the well-being of others who can enjoy their companionship once again.
Caspian Debt has sponsored more than 150 start-ups and businesses during the last 15 years since our founding, taking into account both their loan and equity needs in the fields of financial inclusion, renewable energy, Agri-Technology, and other sectors. They are considering the upcoming stage of growth and expansion.
Their portfolio firms have influenced 13 SDGs (sustainable development goals). Caspian Debt invests in Education, Livelihoods, Drinking water and sanitation, Clean Energy, and Healthcare. They also enabled financing for healthcare enterprises tackling covid during the second wave.
Some instances of impact investing by Caspian Debt include- Companies working on plant disease detection, improving water use efficiency, and using satellite imagery and infrared rays for soil testing (testing the magnesium level in the soil).
The innovation consists of a piece of software that is included in a complex design computer program. It contributes to develop an assessment that can locate the most polluting points of each company in its value chain. It also compares this data between different companies to promote innovative solutions and reduce their impact on the environment, creating new standards for the footwear sector to combat Greenwashing. Furthermore, INESCOP is a goal-focused company that pursues to align it's goals with the SDG's. With this innovation, the company hopes to promote sustainable industrialization within the footwear industry, (SDG 9: Industry, innovation, and Infrastructure) as it is promoting new and more conscious ways of producing shoes. Moreover, the innovation also helps combating the climate change by reducing the carbon footprint of businesses (SDG 13: Climate action). In addition, it also helps SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production, as well as 17: Partnerships for the goals.
In order to create a future perspective for nature and dairy farmers, new business models are required to make ecosystem-based dairy farming a sustainable, profitable and attractive practice. The Biodiversity Monitor is a results-based tool to measure, appreciate and reward biodiversity impacts on the farm: “widespread adaptation of this standardized monitoring tool allows farmers to receive multiple rewards from different stakeholders for their biodiversity performance”.
Access for ALL is a company that aims to provide accessibility to disabled people in heritage sites and art galleries and make travel easier for them, thereby pushing the boundaries of physical, intellectual, and social access through innovative, indigenous design and advocacy while fostering an INCLUSIVE experiential culture. The team focuses on access audits, interpretation & educational activities, inclusive outreach programs, sensitization & awareness programs, braille-tactile kits, braille books, and CSR-based engagement programs.
Below are the SDG GOALS followed by Access for ALL :
SDG 4: Quality Education
SDG 5: Gender Equality
SDG 8: Decent work and Economic growth
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
‘Tamuku’ is a Telugu/Tamil word meaning Thandora, which is an instrument of the olden times generally used for announcing & scheduling of important meetings in a society. And as the name suggests, Tamuku, started in 2017 by Arunabha Bhattacharya and Narendran T, uses a subscription-based model to find, curate, and distribute high-quality and relevant information, opportunities, tools, and resources for NGOs and Development Sector Professionals in India. Learning new ideas and sharing them so other people can benefit from them. The company focuses on UN SDG 8 & 9, Decent work and Economic growth as it promotes development-oriented policies and decent job Creation.
“Take Me Out To the Ballgame, Take Me Out To the….Botanic Gardens??” From Grass and Petunias to Botanic Beauty at Dodger Stadium....
Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles has almost reverential status for its myriad die-hard fans. As Chaz Perea, Professor of Horticulture at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA and Landscape Manager at Dodger Stadium expresses, “This land is sacred. We want fans to come to the game and take more away than just the game. L.A. is rich in beauty and we’re trying to be a part of it.” Thus, the transformation of Dodger Stadium from grass to graptopetalum, and from petunias to pachypodium is enshrining its place in history as our country’s first sports stadium with an accredited Botanic Garden. Dodger fans – and non-fans – alike are now lining up for tours of the Dodger Stadium grounds themselves, and not just to see a ballgame.
In addition to Garden tours, there are schools, youth groups, and adults coming to meet the Dodger Stadium landscape team in order to learn about horticulture, the environment, conservation, the value of hard work, and the dignity of honest manual labor.
Under Goal #8, Decent Work and Economic Growth, the Dodger Stadium landscape team is teaching youth throughout Los Angeles the value of work, the fundamentals and intricacies of horticulture, landscape design, and landscape maintenance. They are equipping these youth with the skills and attitudes to become productive, innovative, environmentally responsible, and financially successful citizens.
Under Goal #11, Sustainable Cities and Communities, the Dodger Stadium landscape team is transforming one of the most iconic properties in Los Angeles – Dodger Stadium – into a Botanic Garden with native and other drought-resistant plants. They are teaching adults and youth how to change the plant palettes in their yards to be more sustainable, and how to use better watering and planting techniques to save water, increase wildlife, and create beauty in open spaces.
Under Goal #13, Climate Action, Botanic Gardens can host important climate change research projects that would be difficult to do elsewhere. They have already added greatly to understanding natural responses to climate change, particularly the effects of temperature on the timing of flowering and leaf-out. They have also made significant contributions to the understanding of the relationships among climate, physiology, and anatomy. (Primack, R. B., & Miller-Rushing, A. J. (2009). The role of botanical gardens in climate change research. The New phytologist, 182(2), 303–313. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02800.x)
Under Goal #15, Life On Land, Botanic Gardens provide spaces for endangered species of plants and animals, and for bringing balance to the ecosystem. As stated above, wildlife at Dodger Stadium has flourished since the transformation to the Botanic Garden. The Gardens also provide much-needed respite to urban dwellers visiting the Stadium, and to the hundreds of employees who are at the Stadium on a regular basis.
Meet Ilya, a company committed to promoting sustainable living through innovative solutions. Co-founded by Simon, Ilya has developed a cyclic shower that reduces water consumption by 90%. While showering is a daily activity that often goes unnoticed, it can have a significant impact on both the environment and our bills. In France, this could save 800 Olympic-sized swimming pools in one day! For a family of four, this represents a savings of 64.8 m³ of water and €195 per year.
Ilya's cyclic shower is designed to address this issue by offering an eco-friendly solution that doesn't compromise on the shower experience. Ilya aims to put an end to this water waste
Car sharing positively impacts sustainability since fewer people need to own and drive a vehicle which reduces fossil fuel consumption. Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern (SWK) uses this premise for its business model and has developed EMIL, a car-sharing service that uses only electric cars.
Currently, about 8 billion people are living on this planet. That means there are about 60 inhabitants per square kilometer, and with a prognosis of nearly 9 billion people by 2036, cultivated areas and resources are reclining, reducing goods. It is getting harder to ensure that there will be enough developed areas to nourish everyone on this planet in the future. PhytonIQ is a company that focuses on Indoor Farming. The innovative cultivation methods used are hydroponics, aeroponics, and fleece techniques. PhytonIQ is the only company in Europe building an indoor Wasabi plantation.