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Louisiana's Hidden Joule

Helping communities and companies get access to renewable energy, Joule Energy is a company that focuses on the installation of solar panels and the design of solar and LED networks. For the past eight years, this triple bottom line company has completed over 1,500 projects and helped over 500 clients to reach a sustainable future.

Fighting Illiteracy Worldwide

Better World Books works to fight illiteracy worldwide through their sustainability-woven business model. For each book purchased through BetterWorldBooks.com, a book is donated to someone in need. Similarly, a portion of each purchase is put into a grant fund. The organization donates grants all over the world with the overarching goal of bringing quality education to all and ending illiteracy.

Live Longer With Earth Fare

Earth Fare is a grocery store that was created with the aim to have shoppers walk in and purchase products with confidence that their purchases will be healthy food choices without having to look at the back of the label. Earth Fare also uses biodegradable boxes, bulk products to reduce packaging, and incentives for shoppers who use reusable bags.

Environment-Friendly Steel Structure Building

With the “Green Development Idea” embedded in their corporation, Tianfon has succeeded in innovating an “Environment-friendly Steel Structure Building." This type of building consists of energy-saving materials as well as a solar energy system. This innovation has brought immense profits for the company and benefits to their stakeholders.

A Solution for Sustainability in Medicine

Stryker's Sustainability Solutions division takes devices traditionally considered to be single-use and reprocesses them so that they can be used multiple times. Their medical devices address sustainability on multiple levels, including financial sustainability for hospitals and providers, sustainability of services provided for patients, and environmental sustainability for all.

The New Standard of Efficient and Renewable Energy

Melink's four primary lines of business along with a corporate culture dedicated to improving the environment and providing for a high level of employee satisfaction are truly unique in their field. Their innovations serve as a model for other businesses to follow when implementing efficient and renewable energy initiatives and have allowed them to serve as an exemplar of full-spectrum flourishing.

Using Libraries to Advance Quality Education

Overdrive acts as a link and provides access to library books for library patrons on phones, laptops etc. It is changing the reading habits of the public from print to digital which results in conservation of nature.

Saving Energy by Developing Sustainable Manufacturing Facilities

TML Drivelines, like Tata Motors, is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact and is engaged in community and social initiatives aimed at the environment and sustainable manufacturing facilities in accordance with the principles of Global Compact. TML Drivelines is defining its approach to accomplish UN SDG objectives by planting green trees and by utilizing polycarbonate sheets, battery-operated pallet trucks and solar boards for water heating.

Power Plant Sustainability

AES-VCM Mong Duong Power Company Limited, has been operating in Vietnam through their Mong Duong II power project. Innovation is a part of their business model which maximizes the economic and social benefits. These benefits are demonstrated by the development of their power plant. AES-VCM Mong Duong Power Company Limited wants to ensure that they act in a way that not only benefits themselves and their employees, but also benefits the communities around them.

Step Outside: Cleveland Beyond the Buildings

The Everarbor Company combines two passions into one up-and-coming company: a love of the outdoor lifestyle and a commitment to the use of Cleveland-based materials. Their focus on locally sourced re-purposed materials is so deep founder Derek Skapes has even used the fence to his own home in the form of shelving for their storefront. But finding new and inventive ways to reuse discarded materials is not all this the small, but quickly growing, company does. They specialize in locally-sourced apparel and arboricultural services while also offering a specialized nutrient rich supplement called Everbrew for urban farms and residential gardeners; again crafted using locally sourced re-purposed raw materials.

In-House Sustainability Studio and the Business Benefit of Sustainable Design

Green building has become a key aspect of architectural design and R3A's early adoption and formation of an in-house sustainability studio in 2001 has allowed the firm to design 15 LEED certified buildings, ensure manufacturers use environmentally friendly practices, and push forward with innovation and future goals in the area of sustainability.

Small Initiatives Big impacts

Ecoware’s innovation of using pulp of agricultural waste such as sugarcane bagasse, birchwood and cornstarch-based biodegradant is aiding to diminish the plastic waste, ameliorate the health of people, and preserve our environment.

Baking and Cooking for All

Village Bakery sources organic ingredients from local farms that practice sustainable agricultural practices. Located in Athens, Ohio, the bakery is powered almost exclusively by renewable energy from heating and cooling, to its electricity, all the way to its baking practices. For 15 years, Village Bakery has been providing delicious foods to its local community while practicing sustainable energy use to preserve natural resources.

Saving the Water Through Technology

TOTO focuses on sanitary and related facilities for personal and public use. The innovative technology of commode focuses on water saving and it also converts the water power into electric power.

From Ethanol Production to Natural Colorants, Protein, Personal Care Products, and Biofertilzer

Founded by Paul Woods, Dr. Craig Smith, and Ed Legere, Algenol Biotech focuses on developing cyanobacteria production plants from which specific products are extracted. This includes ethanol (their main product) and other types of fuel, as well as the production of sustainable products used every day in our world. Atmospheric carbon utilization is a significant secondary benefit to Algenol’s technology, making it a desirable technology to assist with fighting climate change.

Preserving Plastic, Preserving Earth

We can recycle plastics, make a profit doing so, and do good for the world by creating a sustainable future. Mike Biddle founded MBA Polymers in 1996 which does just that. He created the technology to sort through all plastics and assort them by type; something that had traditionally been done by hand in some third world countries or was so cumbersome to do that it was not done at all and waste was just burned or dumped into rivers or seas. His innovation resulted in creating recycled plastics that were a cheaper way to go.

Clean Water for a Better Life

Rapid development in China leads to some environmental problems. Of these problems, water pollution is one of the most serious since water is the most important resource for all organisms in the world. The clean water industry is necessary in China, and in Zhejiang, Mr. Zhang Jing, who is the manager of the Xingyuan Environment Technology Co., Ltd, fills this need by creating filtering technology and waste water processing projects.

Reducing Production Costs of Medicine

FloDesign Sonics’ innovation completely transforms the current bio-pharmaceutical process by allowing cell clarification and perfusion without needing consumable filters or complex centrifuges.

The Second Life of Waste Materials

'Chistoe delo' is a sustainable business that utilizes high tech system of waste collection, separation, and recycling. Nikita Nikishkin is the founder of this business, who suggested a usage of recycled materials in production of goods for different needs and sharing the information about responsible consumption among local residents. All educational projects of 'Chistoe delo' aimed to create a cautious attitude towards environment.

Neighborhood Reviatlization

We chose this company, because their dedication and involvement in multiple facets of sustainability and the improvement of the environment both locally and globally. One of their most successful innovations is their neighborhood revitalization which has given back $125 million dollars in neighborhoods in need. In addition to the Detroit Project, Chase also is heavily involved in local communities and national programs like the American Heart Association.