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Restart Homes, under the visionary leadership of Chris Jones, is revolutionizing less-developed neighborhoods by offering high-quality, affordable housing. This initiative not only fosters community development but also aligns with critical UN SDGs, including ending poverty and creating sustainable cities. Jones shares, "Real estate excited me for its potential to build long-term community wealth and offer significant tax benefits."
The Growing Our Future Childcare Cooperative is the first childcare center that offers an enhanced childcare services model in the Town of Channel-Port Aux Basques. This daycare was created to address the need in the community for childcare services. This model is quite different from other capitalistic models in which the daycare owner/operator makes the decisions on the day-to-day operations. Through the cooperative model, parents and community members pay a $100 share into the daycare which gets reinvested back into the community through various services the daycare provides. This center has created positive economic growth in the community through the various jobs it provides as well as created an early childhood education learning space for the children which directly impacts the sustainability of the community. This center solves SDG #3- Good health and well-being, #4- Quality Education, #8- Decent work and economic growth & #11- Sustainable cities and communities.
In the evolving mortgage industry landscape, Bee Mortgage App emerges as a beacon of innovation, reshaping the home-buying experience with the seamless integration of modern technology. At the core of Bee Mortgage App's revolutionary approach is its Mobile App Experience, which capitalizes on the 91-92% of Americans who own smartphones
Mylk Made's mission is to create a sustainable and waste free solution for plant-based milk. Mylk Made has achieved this by making concentrated milk bases that can be blended with water. Plant-based milk alternatives are usually sold in Tetra Pak cartons which is usually hard to recycle. These products contain mainly water which is transported throughout the country creating more carbon emissions than necessary. The business helps solve the problems of packaging waste, transport emissions, and production with plant-based milk alternatives.
The innovation helps to solve the following United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (UN SDGs): responsible consumption and production, good health and well-being, climate action, and industry, innovation, and infrastructure.
CUASINA is a start-up eatery that offers a personalized dining experience by inviting small groups of customers into their kitchen to witness the chef's culinary skills and enjoy pre-ordered meals catering to SDG 3. The founders prioritize sustainability by locally sourcing ingredients, practicing zero-waste techniques, and using eco-friendly equipment, focusing on SDGs 8, 12, and 13. In addition to their in-kitchen dining experience, CUASINA also offers online pre-orders for delivery to cater to customers who prefer dining at home.
ShoppingGives is a cause marketing platform that revolutionizes the way businesses and consumers engage with philanthropy through their everyday shopping. By seamlessly integrating charitable giving into the shopping experience, ShoppingGives allows consumers to donate a portion of their purchase to a charity of their choice, at no extra cost to them. This innovative approach benefits over 24,000 nonprofits, offering transparency and choice to shoppers, who can directly see and choose where their contributions are going. For retailers, it enhances customer loyalty and brand image by aligning with the values and causes important to their customers. The platform is easy to integrate into existing shopping systems, ensuring that businesses can adopt this philanthropic model without disrupting their operations. With the backing of significant funding, including a $5.5 million seed round, ShoppingGives is positioned to grow and expand its impact in the cause marketing sector. By bridging the gap between commerce and philanthropy, ShoppingGives creates a win-win scenario: businesses can boost engagement and loyalty, while consumers can support their favorite causes with every purchase, making every transaction meaningful and contributing to a larger social impact.
Los residuos son un grave problema para el medio ambiente. Cada año, se generan millones de toneladas de estos que contaminan el aire, el agua, y el suelo. Con el fin de contribuir a mitigar esta problemática llegó Eco Industrias SAS.
Eco Industrias SAS se especializa en la gestión integral de residuos. Hoy en día, están enfocados en crear una verdadera economía circular. Su principal innovación es el hormigón-vidrio sostenible, elaborado a partir de residuos de iluminación, sustituyendo el 100% de los áridos en las mezclas de hormigón (anteriormente, estos residuos acababan en una celda segura en un vertedero).
También ofrecen el portafolio "Revive-Wood", donde se reciclan pallets, MDF, cocinas, y muebles de madera deteriorados para crear cabañas post-consumo (donde también se pueden eliminar residuos de difícil tratamiento), puntos verdes, e incluso productos domésticos. Actualmente se están aventurando en una nueva línea llamada "Revive Electronics", donde se extiende la vida útil de los equipos mediante su renovación.
A través de sus innovaciones, esta empresa contribuye a crear un mundo más sostenible y fomenta el consumo responsable dando una segunda vida a lo que antes pensábamos que era basura y eliminando adecuadamente los residuos para que vuelvan a entrar en la cadena productiva.
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Waste is a serious problem for the environment. Every year, millions of tons of these are generated, contaminating the air, water, and soil. To help mitigate this problem, Eco Industrias SAS arrived.
Eco Industrias SAS specializes in comprehensive waste management. Today, they are focused on creating a true circular economy. Its main innovation is sustainable glass-concrete, made from lighting waste, replacing 100% of the aggregates in concrete mixes (previously, this waste ended up in a secure cell in a landfill).
They also offer the "Revive-Wood" portfolio, where pallets, MDF, kitchens, and deteriorated wooden furniture are recycled to create post-consumer cabins (where difficult-to-treat waste can also be eliminated), green point, and household products. They are currently venturing into a new line called "Revive Electronics", where the useful life of the equipment is extended by renewing it.
Through its innovations, this company contributes to creating a more sustainable world and encourages responsible consumption by giving a second life to what we previously thought was garbage and properly eliminating waste so that it re-enters the production chain.
Lamentablemente, en Colombia y en el mundo han existido malas prácticas alrededor de la producción y la venta de la miel, que han generado productos adulterados con jarabes para diluirla. Estas prácticas poco éticas engañan al consumidor y demeritan el trabajo de las abejas. Por eso, uno de los propósitos de Luna de Miel es: “Dignificar la miel en Colombia”, como lo indica su eslogan: “Hecho por abejas” y pagarles un precio justo a sus proveedores y colaboradores al rededor del país.
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In Colombia and around the world, there have been bad practices in the production and sale of honey, leading to adulterated products diluted with syrups. These unethical practices deceive consumers and undermine the work of bees. Therefore, one of Luna de Miel's purposes is to dignify honey in Colombia. As its slogan "Made by bees" indicates, they aim to pay a fair price to their suppliers and collaborators across the country.
Doing Good Works is a social enterprise and a certified benefit corporation that transforms the branded merchandise industry by focusing on products made with recycled and eco-friendly materials. The business also includes a give-back component to support young adults impacted by the foster system. This approach aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), particularly goals related to responsible consumption and production (SDG 12) and reduced inequalities (SDG 10), by promoting environmental sustainability and social equity through their business practices.
Established in 2010 by mother-and-daughter tandem Annie and Anya Tan Lim, "ANTHILL Fabric Gallery" is a social and cultural enterprise driven by the founders’ desire to preserve and promote the Philippines’ traditional weaving culture. Anya, a passionate advocate for sustainability and circularity in fashion, recognizes the importance of sustaining intergenerational knowledge and skills in weaving and other handcrafting techniques and employs community enterprise development to preserve the art of handweaving. ANTHILL Fabric Gallery contributes to the Philippines' cultural heritage and provides sustainable livelihoods for its partner communities by striving to keep these traditions alive. The enterprise’s commitment to cultural preservation and sustainable livelihoods is demonstrated through community enterprise-building initiatives, which empower and support its partner artisan communities. Additionally, the organization is dedicated to several other causes, including circularity, zero waste, and women empowerment. ANTHILL Fabric Gallery effectuates a positive and lasting impact on society by embracing these causes, supporting and advocating for the advancement of the following SDGs: SDG 1: No Poverty, SDG 5: Gender Equality, SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, and SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.
Colombia, like many other developing countries, faces significant challenges in education. According to UNESCO, the country is still far from achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4, which seeks to guarantee quality education for all. The figures are worrying: 17.5% of school-age children do not attend school, and the illiteracy rate among young people is 5.8%. To address this problem, Ingennova, founded by Julián, has set out to transform education in Colombia through technology. They develop animatronics and educational robots that make learning a fun and interactive experience, thus promoting children's participation in education and helping them acquire vital skills for the 21st century. "Our approach is simple," says Julián. "We want to make learning exciting. Our products are designed to capture children's attention and keep them engaged, which in turn improves their academic performance."
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Colombia, como muchos otros países en desarrollo, enfrenta significativos desafíos en la educación. Según la UNESCO, el país aún está lejos de alcanzar el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 4, que busca garantizar una educación de calidad para todos. Las cifras son preocupantes: el 17.5% de los niños en edad escolar no asisten a la escuela, y la tasa de analfabetismo entre los jóvenes es del 5.8%.
Para abordar este problema, Ingennova, fundada por Julián, se ha propuesto transformar la educación en Colombia a través de la tecnología. Desarrollan animatrónicos y robots educativos que hacen del aprendizaje una experiencia divertida e interactiva, promoviendo así la participación de los niños en la educación y ayudándoles a adquirir habilidades vitales para el siglo XXI.
"Nuestro enfoque es simple", dice Julián. "Queremos hacer del aprendizaje algo emocionante. Nuestros productos están diseñados para captar la atención de los niños y mantenerlos comprometidos, lo que a su vez mejora su rendimiento académico".
Además, al utilizar materiales reciclados en nuestros productos, estamos promoviendo la sostenibilidad y enseñando a los jóvenes la importancia del cuidado del medio ambiente. "La educación y la sostenibilidad pueden y deben ir de la mano", afirma Julián.
A través de nuestra innovación, están contribuyendo a resolver el problema de la educación en Colombia, trabajando para cumplir con el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 4 y dando un paso hacia un futuro más brillante para nuestros niños. "La educación es la clave para el progreso", dice Julián. "Y estamos comprometidos a hacer todo lo posible para garantizar que cada niño en Colombia tenga acceso a una educación de calidad".
Originating from Antique, Philippines, Twelve Topaz works toward commercializing traditional banig products to empower tradition preservation (SDG 8), poverty alleviation (SDG 1), and gender equality (SDG 5). The company offered Manugbanig weavers a different platform to exhibit their skills via selling various banig products nationwide and worldwide, facilitating access to a more extensive market.
Permaculture Design Company advocates, designs and implements human settlements based on sustainable systems, that function in harmony with nature. They have created self sustaining and replicable landscape and housing systems that mirror nature and effect U.N. Sustainability Goals such as 6. Clean Water & Sanitation, 11. Sustainable Cities & Communities, 12. Responsible Consumption, and 15. Life on Land.
As I wait outside the Pedals headquarters, it’s a typical Dunedin autumn day – Cold. Grey. Wet. Not the kind of day one would typically feel like going out for a bike ride. Yet, through the sheets of rain appears a figure on a bike. But not just any bike – a 170kg capacity 500W e-cargo bike, specially built for the Pedals purpose to provide sustainable, same-day courier services across the city. As Liam, the founder of Pedals, pulls up beside me he is drenched but wears a huge smile.
“It’s just a bit of water!” he exclaims.
And so it is that Liam’s tolerance for inclement weather and enthusiasm for the bicycle lifestyle has led to the creation and start-up success of Pedals, with Liam and his team sustainably delivering around 60 packages, over 1,500 newspapers and more than 3,000 magazines each week – often travelling over 100kms a day on their bikes.
In Aotearoa New Zealand, transport is responsible for 17% of the country’s gross emissions, a figure which Liam hopes to help curb by getting more cars off the road and inspiring people to get on their bikes. Indeed, as I would find out through the course of our interview, sustainability is deeply embedded into the Pedals mission. From contributing to the development of Dunedin as a sustainable city (SDG 11) to providing living wage employment (SDG 8) and good health and wellbeing (SDG 3), Pedals is poised to change the way people think about transportation and cycling in Dunedin.
Be Blessed Marketplace is an outstanding representation of sustainable business practices and social entrepreneurship, guided by the ideals of a God-centered approach. This unique marketplace, established to benefit Blessed Children and Families Initiatives (BCFI), offers bags manufactured from recycled materials such as donated jeans, transforming them into goods with aesthetic value and a significant social impact. Be Blessed Marketplace, which operates as an NGO, is unique in that it aims to improve Tondo, Manila communities by directly assisting local women in sustaining their livelihoods and allocating all profits to the education of BCFI members. Through empowerment and education, the company guarantees long-lasting, sustainable improvement and provides the community with dignity, morale, and hope.
Too Good to Go is a mobile app that connects local restaurants, bakeries, and grocery stores with consumers who can purchase surplus food at a discounted price. This innovation impacts several UN sustainability development goals, but primarily the goal of zero hunger and sustainable consumption and production.
According to UNESCO reports for the year 2023, approximately 2 billion people on our planet, representing 26% of the global population, lack access to safe drinking water. In addition, it is estimated that around 3.6 billion people, equivalent to 46% of the world's population, do not have access to safely managed sanitation facilities. These figures reflect the urgent need to address the challenges related to access to water and sanitation worldwide.
The Ministry of Housing, City and Territory assured that in Colombia, in the year 2023, around 12 million people will have inadequate access to drinking water service; equivalent to 25% of the country's population. In addition, 3.2 million people have no access to drinking water at all, especially in 90% of the country's rural areas.
Faced with this situation, Ekofil in collaboration with various NGOs, foundations and companies are contributing to the access to drinking water, which has managed to reduce these alarming figures in different parts of Colombia and Latin America.
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Según informes de la UNESCO del año 2023, en nuestro planeta, aproximadamente 2.000 millones de personas, lo que representa el 26% de la población global, carecen de acceso a agua potable. Además, se estima que alrededor de 3.600 millones de personas, equivalente al 46% de la población mundial, no tienen acceso a instalaciones de saneamiento gestionadas de manera segura. Estas cifras reflejan la urgente necesidad de abordar los desafíos relacionados con el acceso al agua y el saneamiento en todo el mundo.
El Ministerio de Vivienda, Ciudad y Territorio, aseguro que en Colombia en el año 2023 alrededor de 12 millones de personas tienen un acceso inadecuado al servicio de agua potable, equivalente al 25% de la población del país. Además, 3,2 millones de personas carecen por completo de acceso a agua potable, especialmente en el 90% de los territorios rurales del país.
Ante esta situación, Ekofil en colaboración con diversas ONG’s, fundaciones y empresas están contribuyendo al acceso de agua potable, lo que ha logrado disminuir estas cifras alarmantes en diferentes partes de Colombia y Latinoamérica.
5Alpha, a local apparel brand in Philadelphia founded by Carina Chieffalo, is committed to building a community focused on inclusivity and well-being. With a worker-owned model, the brand emphasizes gender equality (SDG 5) and promotes good health (SDG 3) by prioritizing fitness and inclusivity. By expanding its reach and creating safe spaces, 5Alpha aims to involve more individuals in its eco-friendly initiatives and foster a sustainable and healthy community.
Funky Fresh Ferments is a Philadelphia based food company that makes all organic fermented products specializing in Kombucha. Kombucha is a nutrient dense fermented tea that promotes a healthy lifestyle while improving and boosting probiotic health. Funky Fresh Ferments relates most to Good Health and Well Being (SDG 3) as it is a healthy and sustainable alternative to alcoholic beverages. Through the connection of in Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12) of making sure that the supply chain both up and down stream stay as sustainable as well as keeping the production of the kombucha as low impact as possible, Within Climate Action (SDG #13) Funky Fresh keeps climate initiatives at the forefront of the business actions and continuously looking for ways to reduce their impact on the environment.
Botanery Barn Distilling makes all-natural whiskey and gin spirits. Through the process of creating these spirits, the Distillery carefully considers every step that goes into the manufacturing process to ensure they are being as environmentally cautious as possible.