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d.Light Company was developed as a commercial enterprise aimed at producing affordable and safe alternative sources of energy. The company was founded in 2006 by Sam Goldman as the founder and Ned Tozun as the co‐founder. D.Light was founded Stanford and today operates under its numerous offices located in United States, Africa, India, and China. The innovation behind the project relates to the production of solar energy harnessing devices that can be used to provide light at night for households and small businesses.
EarthWare Inc. creates single use consumer items including cutlery, cups, and take-out food containers from Polylactic acid (PLA), a biodegradable, corn-based organic resin. Michael Caballero, an Industrial Engineer graduate from the University of Miami, aspires to be the exclusive tableware provider in South Florida and beyond by eradicating the use of non-recyclable plastic cutlery.
Performance Power Systems is company comprised of 22 employees that perform maintenance work on large yachts located around the world. Since their inception they have had a commitment work to achieve UN Global Goal 14 – “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”. They have adopted work methods and materials that do not damage the oceans. Manufactures of marine maintenance products are offering biodegradable products, but they will have no value unless companies such a Performance Systems become early adopters and use these products consistently.
Xinca is a firm that designs, manufactures and sells colorful, designer sneakers made out of recycled tires and reused fabric. They create social value by working with a manufacturing organization that provides jobs for hard to employ people. This supports the community, produces a high quality shoe, and ensures the people making their shoes are well paid and fairly treated.
Alejandro Malgor, co-founder of Xinca, sums up the values of the company stating, “We would like Xinca to come up as the language of sustainability, fair trade and responsible consumption”.
Publix Super Market has established a practice that is referred to as the “Green Routine” that focuses on sustainability through energy conservation, recycling, water reduction and the conservation of natural resources. This way of conducting business has been deeply rooted into their employee-owned company culture and corporate strategy along with efforts that offer care and concern to the community, the environment, and the planet.
The Waterboxx can help to alleviate food crises, lower CO2 emissions and bring fruit growers back to man-made deserts through the efficient use of water.
Terraseed is an UK-based producer of physical barrier systems for crops to eliminate the need for agrochemicals to control weeds, insects, and disease.
Wildflower Turf is not only an aesthetically pleasing product, but it requires no fertiliser, and is virtually drought resistant. It enhances the ecological environment by suppressing weeds, and provides a bio diverse habitat for native birds, mammals, bees, and butterflies. It is used in landscaping projects including parks, estates, schools, urban spaces, gardens and green roofs; and it was featured in the London 2012 Olympics and all the Harry Potter films.
PT. Green Chemicals Indonesia was founded in 2011 by Mr. Zulfaita Und. It is located in Gunung Putri, Bogor, Indonesia. This company produces environmentally green chemical products for use in maintenance, water and waste water treatment, drilling and mining.
Eddie Juandie has created a profitable business that requires minimal start up money and easily learned skills making art from corncobs. In the process he has created opportunity for the people that he employs. He also teaches others how to start their own businesses recycling trash into art that can be sold profitably.
Sun-Water-Life describes in three words a solar powered system that generates about 800 liters of pure water per day. It is built for tough environments, yet it is light weight (45 kg) to be carried, and easy to operate.
Transforming ordinary women, university graduates and MBA holders into carpenters. Not just for the fancy of holding the tools and putting together pieces of wood, but more, to give meaning to their lives, to convey to them a feeling of belonging and usefulness, to reshape their existence confidently and completely.
Abaplas was a business that produced packing materials for exportation out of recycled plastic which they processed internally. They found themselves stuck with tons of plastic that was ready to use or sell but it was not moving at all. The partners decided to make sewer lids out of the excess plastic waste because in Jalisco the iron or copper lids were often stolen from the streets and sold. The partners decided to make an eco-supplement unlikely to be stolen and made use of the pelletized plastic.
Plenium is an organization that offers experiences as their products. Located in the city of Puebla, México Plenium distinguishes itself for being an institution that promotes prevention of diseases and other risks factors to health. They also implement integral strengthening that provides proposals of personalized interventions in order to resolve the specific needs of people in the process of aging (50+ years old) so they can improve their quality of life in their golden years. Plenium works as a business model that acquires economic benefits by offering services to this specific group of the population.
Borealis is a restaurant in Guelph, Ontario that focuses on three major key components: being local, building heritage, and also being sustainable. When their parent company The Neighbourhood Group was created in 1990 it was in their mission to provide locally sourced food while also receiving support and business from local residents. It’s in the best interest of Borealis and its other parent restaurants to respect and restore the land and buildings which restaurants are built on, while also ensuring they are continuously reducing their carbon footprint during operation.
CINIA is a social enterprise dedicated to provided work for people with disabilities who are 18 years old or more and self-sufficient in their mobility. CINIA helps them obtain an income that allows them to be independent or to help their families. CINIA has the firm conviction that as Mr. Fernando Diez (CEO of CINIA) said: "Work is the only way to transform the lives of people and for them to transform their own lives."
CINIA hires people with disabilities - physical, mental, or elderly disabilities - and trains them in a variety of skills. The recruits are trained in role-playing techniques and are provided the support and tools necessary to fulfill their job in the best way possible. CINIA partners with socially responsible companies who wish to integrate people with disabilities into their organizations. The companies hire CINIA to provide the necessary service and CINIA fills the vacancy with one of their employees. CINIA has higher costs than its competition because it must anticipate the risk of having a person with a mental disability in a company but also delivers a high-quality service.
The equal representation of men and women within the business allows for smooth operations, as there is diversity in the workplace. Since men and women typically have different key skill sets, combining them equally into a business helps optimize the functionality of the company.
Rothsay, established in 1947, recycles about 99% of the materials they collect including animal by-products, grease trap and used cooking oil. These materials are rendered into finished goods such as biodiesel energy, makeup, pie crusts, capsules for pharmaceuticals, protein meals, pet foods which then get distributed across North America. The entire company’s existence is based around the principles of recycling and this contributes to a sustainable future.
Who:
· The employees who implement care and value to the raw materials used in the manufacturing process. Their morale and commitment to making quality furniture reflects an organizational structure that is hard to build, but is efficient at working together.
· The shop manager who oversees the employees and is efficient at managing the resources and minimizing waste.
· The owner and suppliers, contributing to the vision of choosing more sustainable inputs that would otherwise contribute to the degradation of the planet.
What: Their morale and commitment to making quality furniture reflects an organizational structure that is hard to build, but is efficient at working together.
Where: The impacts of the structure of the organization can be seen at all levels of the business. Firstly, from the skilled workers and then to the managers who over see and who work alongside the other, less experienced, workers. Next, the owner and front office workers who effectively communicate to their important customers (M.A.C, Estee Lauder) effectively to get the job done and on time.
Why: Starting from the bottom of the business with the employees working as skilled labour, the impacts of understanding how the business operates as well as generating enough feedback from more skilled workers allows the training time to be reduced as well as a reduction in learning curve for new employees. In addition, using a more decentralized managing process makes the employees happier because they feel like the are contributing to a purpose bigger than themselves.
After working in the same line of work for 15 years, Ed DaCosta decided he would try to limit the impact the business had on the environment. Knowing how he could improve certain areas of the business, he decided he would reduce his landfill waste contributions by 25%. Because of the chemicals and other harmful substances that the company works with, he felt it was necessary because while he has been growing as a business, so did his impact on the environment.
Having reached the point he was at in his business where he did not need to focus on “surviving” and getting business in order for his long-term success to be a reality, he decided to refocus his methods onto a more sustainable method.
When: The decision to move to a move sustainable and efficient method of production started about 15 years ago. Mr. DaCosta has since tried each year to give back to his employees who have contributed to the growth of the business as well as setting a yearly target to continuously improving the company efficiency process, and how they operate as a team.
Domestico is the first and only online furniture showroom in Nigeria. The increased exposure for craftspeople leads to increased profit margins and production and results in lower unemployment and poverty alleviation.