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Again Again is a software-as-a-service company that innovates in the food and beverage (F&B) packaging and hospitality industries to replace single-use containers with “managed container fleets”. These containers are managed by their platform; enabling them to be returnable and reusable. This results in reduced waste produced by takeaways and other scenarios where food and beverage are currently served in a single-use package. This innovative platform enables every business in this space the opportunity to engage in and work towards a circular economy while reducing packaging waste.
Cocoa Potash is a Ghana-based social venture that recycles cocoa waste into commercially viable Caustic Potash and Potash fertilizer using a clean and eco-friendly production technology. Their approach is sustainable, environmentally friendly, and economically rewarding to the farmer, the local community, and their startup, solving over five UN SDGs, including no poverty, decent work and economic growth, industry, innovation, and infrastructure, reduced inequality, and climate action.
Diversity and inclusion hiring is about democratizing opportunities that underrepresented groups may not have access to. Hiring is not only based on fit but being flexible with candidates. Once a diverse candidate enters the organization, inclusion focuses on making sure the candidate feels seen, heard and included. This helps to solve the UN SDG's of decreasing gender inequality, and reducing inequalities in general.
Funding U takes a new approach to student loans by shifting the paradigm away from the traditional FICO model for credit-based lending. They discovered that by aggregating and modeling student outcome data, they could confidently predict a borrower’s ability to repay their debt within a comfortable level of risk. This enables typically low-income students, who may have poor credit histories, often through no fault of their own, to fund their education and build a better life for themselves, while also providing banks with a comfortable return on investment for the funds they are required to reserve for the Community Reinvestment Act.
Kandama is a social enterprise driven by its tripartite vision of facilitating the empowerment of indigenous women of Julongan in Kiangan, Ifugao, preserving culture, and protecting the environment through collaboratively designed pieces made from traditional hand-loomed fabrics. Its name means power in the native Tuwali language—fitting as they strive to build the means for women to make a living, contribute to their communities, and instill pride among consumers to support local craft.
Asmara Incorporated (Asmara) is a spa operator for leading luxury hotels and resorts. The company’s innovative hiring practices aim to reduce education inequalities by providing opportunities for those without college or high school education. By recruiting among this traditionally marginalized group, particularly those from developing areas in the country, they are able to provide opportunities for growth and advancement in alignment with the sustainable development goal for reduced inequalities in outcomes and decent work.
Maya is a digital financial services company made for Filipinos. The company was created by Voyager Innovations and was previously known as PayMaya. Maya recognized that focusing on their people is vital to their success. They make use of the 5 Human Deals framework based on Gartner (2021). Thanks to this, they were able to see an increase in factors such as employee engagement, retention, and creativity, among others. Maya also integrates feedback into this system to understand their employees' well-being in the workplace better.
Squeaky Clean Kids, “the soap brand that helps”, is a for-profit social enterprise that embodies the essence of purity and eco-friendliness. At its core, the business’s unique selling proposition includes producing all-natural and organic soaps and shampoo bars sourced from local materials while prioritizing hygiene education and promoting environmental sustainability. Focused on addressing health and sanitation issues in underserved communities, particularly in children, Squeaky Clean Kids supports Sustainable Development Goals 3, 6, and 12 for good health and well-being, clean water and sanitation, and responsible consumption and production, respectively. In a world where every little bit counts, Squeaky Clean Kids positively impacts one soap bar at a time.
The innovations that The Alchemist has embedded throughout daily operations branch out into a wide variety of solutions in the aspect of solving UN Goals. Certain aspects that the business incorporates include recycling, not just in the sense of using aluminum for every beer can product they produce, but also by incorporating a forum of CO2 recycling as well. Tangible items are not the only thing being recycled by the Alchemist, as they run more than half of their company and its equipment on using solar panels, providing another form of giving back to the environment by reusing solar rays. Lastly, one of the most impactful solutions the Alchemist incorporates during the brewing process is their use of a Wastewater Treatment system. This complex process eliminates the extra hassle for water treatment facilities around the State, ultimately leading to a much less polluted environment.
Port Fourchon rebuilds and renourishes the coast and marshlands using materials produced by dredging; the process of increasing the depth of a body of water by removing sediments from its bottom or banks. This innovative process achieves UN Goals 13 and 15 by conserving and restoring Louisiana’s wetlands, thereby strengthening Louisiana’s ability to survive climate-related hazards.
Best Buy’s mission statement is “To enrich lives through technology”. They achieve this by combining technology expertise with human experience to meet the everyday needs of their customers. They offer flexible shopping for their customers such as in-person, online, curbside, and in-home services and have demo rooms that teach the customers how to use products before they buy them.
Best Buy's innovations have helped the company remain competitive in the electronics retail industry, increase customer satisfaction and loyalty, and generate new revenue streams. Best Buy's innovation of an online sales platform has had a tremendous impact on its business. The company has been able to expand its reach beyond its physical stores and tap into the growing market for online sales. This has led to increased sales, higher customer satisfaction, and more brand loyalty. And most importantly, their efforts have helped improve the environment, which was their goal behind the innovations.
With the realization that the fashion and textile industry creates large amounts of textile waste, TenTwentyKids was founded by Jamie Naval to intervene in this cycle of waste creation. The lack of textile recycling centers in the Philippines meant that the enterprise needed to take matters into their own hands. What started out as workshops to teach the youth about arts and crafts using these scraps transformed into the creation of upcycled toys inspired by Filipino Culture.
New Zealand cafes, restaurants, and supermarkets produce 50,000 tonnes of food waste annually. Over 60% of this waste is preventable, as the food is still fit for human consumption (FoodPrint, 2023). The FoodPrint app was developed to solve the issue of surplus foods available in eateries across Aotearoa.
The app's design is simple and elegant and works by connecting users with local eateries and grocery shops. These companies update customers on surplus food available throughout the day. Customers can purchase these items at a discounted rate, pay via the app, and pick up the item from the seller directly.
The innovation helps reduce food waste, retain food value, and make the most of this unique business potential in the market, which is currently untapped by other competitors within Aotearoa. This innovation aligns with the following SDGs: 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, 10 Reduced Inequalities, and 12 Responsible Consumption & Production.
Since beginning her business Carrie’s business model involves providing plastic free gift options from local, national, and international sellers who help her achieve excellence in several of the Sustainable Development Goals. pucciManuli’s business model of eliminating plastic use from products and use of sustainable gift wrapping demonstrates the company’s strength within Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production. Furthermore, pucciManuli’s worker skills training program and community donation program is directly integrated into the company’s business model which is in support of Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education.
Liberty Point aims to do the most in solving SDG 8, Decent Work and Economic Growth. Being a financial planning and wealth management business, the company constantly looks towards the future for what will provide the most return for their clients on an individual basis. Using a holistic method, the group aims to look for new innovations and encourage ESG focused investments for their clients.
Founder and CEO Dr. Gisele Mwepu created Okapi Finance as a way to offer financial inclusion and facilitate transactions in developing countries in Africa that do not have access to financial opportunities. Approximately 80% of people in Africa do not have access to banking institutions or services. Banking institutions are important because it allows for payment and credit history to be established. The inability to access financial services limits the capacity of a person to accumulate wealth and have secure financial stability. Dr. Mwepu's business helps solve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Gender Equality, Climate Action, and Life on Land.
Terra Philippines is an eco-fashion brand creating unique fashion items with sustainability as their core value back in 2017. Their inaugural brand offering is THE ISLA, which is a bag made out of coconut coir, recycled fabric, and faux leather. The said brand offering became a remarkable success due to how it is perfect for the on-the-go Filipina who values style and versatility all crafted in a unique eco-fashion statement.