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Through the assistance of two mechanics, who are former beneficiaries of the café, the project has developed into an enterprise where they develop a product that can be sold to the public with proceeds going to benefit the project.
The Callander Youth Project Trust acts as a Social Innovation, whereby business solutions are implemented to tackle social problems. Through the development of a hostel, cafe and function hall, CYP is able to reinvest funds, along with external investment, to deliver a range of innovative programmes which help to advance the rural community of Callander.
DARNA Maroc is an association that serves the public interest by helping three branches of the Moroccan society. First, women. DARNA association works with women coming from both rural and urban areas of Tangier and who don’t have any income. This is a representation of the first SDG the innovation is working on which is No poverty. Second, it helps young girls from rural areas to fulfill their education in Tangier and works on empowering them in general. This helps these girls on the long run and moves the association towards its second SDG: Gender equality. Lastly, the association works on the integration of teenagers on the path of homelessness by creating the third SDG which is decent work and economic growth.
Avenue provides innovative digital marketing services tailored to companies from small businesses to Fortune 500 clients while engaging in equity and humanitarian efforts in the local community. The firm leverages proprietary marketing products and services to execute campaigns from start to finish designed to build and grow a client’s brand, business, and connection to its customers and community. Avenue's digital marketing services include search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, search engine marketing (SEM), brand strategy, social media marketing (SMM), content marketing and digital marketing management services. Avenue’s mission of helping clients do good in the world with its marketing products carries into their efforts to amplify the work of local nonprofits while supporting the organizations through donations and pro bono services.
SUBWAY restaurant is serving fresh food and good nutritional choices to their customers around the world. They are not only serving fresh food, but also they are dedicated to supporting SUBWAY franchisees in the most environmentally sustainable manner possible because they believe that the health of our population depends on the health of the planet. In the past three years, its sustainability efforts in the US & Canada have significantly cut its resource consumption and reduced its greenhouse gas emissions.
“Unity is a Scottish Charity providing services and hosting catering businesses which operate as Social Enterprises. The cafés provide fresh, low cost food to customers, offer training and work experience to adults and young people with learning disabilities, work placements to young people at risk of exclusion or facing barriers to the labour market, and we also provide food free at the point of need to individuals and families experiencing homelessness and poverty. “ (Unity, 2018)
The innovation is providing access to the arts for people with disabilities who would otherwise be unable to get involved. Studios also provides their services in order to fund the work of the charities behind the studios.
CFINE is an organization driven by the needs and aspirations of the people in the North East of Scotland. At the core of the organization there exists a commitment to the local community, and a belief in social equality. This way of working drives constant innovation and enables CFINE to deliver projects different from many other social enterprises. The organization continually adapts and develops programs and services to meet the changing needs of the community. They began with the aim of reducing food poverty and hunger, and have grown to offer a wide range of support services. Each support service addresses a different social issue and the organization believes all of these issues are connected. CFINEs CEO Dave Simmers believes “this is what makes the organization different from many other social enterprises across the country,” there is no limit to the number of issues they aim to tackle.
In the beginning CFINE set out to improved health and reduce hunger through its network of food co-ops. Now the organization addresses a wide range of social issue through its educational programs such as a community training kitchen and workshop called Cook at the ‘Nook, which offers healthy-minded cooking classes. There are experts on site to offer financial advice on issues like debt and budgeting. The ‘Roots and Shoots’ project supports ex- offenders through, letting them gain work experience. CFINE is also a member of the Syrian Refugees Action Groups in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Finally, new for 2017 is ‘Tuk In’, an innovative development using an electric tuk tuk to promote healthy eating and reduce food waste.
In addition to the innovative projects, CFINE has built relationships with several support organizations in the region. This network enables CFINE to give and receive substantial support, significant retailers and their supply chains provide vast quantities of food that enable the organization to deliver its FareScheme.
Ships such as the Falls of Clyde have opened the seaways for the new designs of the British Merchant Fleets of the 20th Century. Once up on a time described as the fastest steam ships and turbine powered innovators of their days. They assisted Britain in establishing themselves as the seafaring, trading capital and supplier of goods globally, that put the “Great” before Britain. Ships generally tend to be given a 25-year life span. However, as the 140-year-old “piece of eye candy” that currently resides in Honolulu, it has been said that her iron armour is what has saved her for such a long period of time. David O’Neill sought out to not only bring back a piece of Scotland’s heritage home, but to bring her back to life. Through the means of social platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn, Mr O’Neill has been able to create a high and unexpected level of interest. The plan for this ship, is to bring her to her homeland (Scotland), restore her, not only to return her to her magnificent original state, but to use the latest technology through engineering ingenuity to create a sustainable and versatile vessel. The Falls of Clyde is expected to take between 3-4 years to restore and rebuild. However, during and upon completion, she is set to generate jobs, value, education and wealth. The ship will be equipped with the best equipment, the latest technology in navigation and communication aids and brought back to life to do what she does best, sail the ocean. The project aims to rejuvenate the last surviving member of the Matson Navigation Pacific Fleet. Through innovation and creativity, the possibilities for this 140-year-old ship are endless.
We interviewed Pankaj Bhatara, whose restaurant donates excess left over food to those in need. Rather than throwing out unsold products that they could not or did not want sell the next day, the restaurant donates them to City Harvest
The Hub's innovation is their delivery of service. The utilization of volunteers is unique and provides real change within the community. As a business, The Health and Wellness Hub offers a variety of health and wellness activities within the community, including their own more inclusive versions of popular therapies such as their 'Flow and Slow' initiative. Every aspect of the organization is carefully designed to be as inclusive as possible.
Realising money is an issue for many, especially in areas of multiple deprivation, they looked to make money a non-issue. Money is not the only disadvantage they look to lessen. The organisation runs an intensive Volunteer Development program and support programs aimed at individuals who may have several support needs.
ReJIG, who are in the process of re-branding to Islay Development Initiative, is a social enterprise based on the Scottish island of Islay, dedicated to protecting the surrounding environment and creating jobs for locals. The island’s economy relies heavily on tourism, with the population tripling in size during Fèis Ìle, a festival held during the summer. Many visitors come to enjoy and experience the scenery, unharmed beaches and the surrounding marine life first hand. ReJIG realised that the environment was of vast importance to the tourism and other sectors on the island, and thus identified a commercial opportunity.
Through the collection and re-use of non-cash donations, beach cleans, recycling and pollinator initiatives, ReJIG have successfully met their own targets. In total, 323 tonnes of waste have been collected from beach clean ups and ReJIG have increased their workforce from one employee in 1999 to 13 by 2018. Furthermore, in 2017, ReJIG became a profitable organisation with turnover exceeding £80,000. This was through entrepreneurial initiatives and government grants that have been spent wisely, with any surplus being re-invested in to the organisation, thereby ensuring ReJIG’s sustainability. They have now expanded into a fully-fledged company and undated their constitution to embrace changes in legislation around community right to buy and community asset transfer.
The innovation which occurs at Giraffe in this instance relates to their business model which has been developed and improved since its implementation. One of their main purposes is to offer valuable work experience to those involved and the innovation allows them to do this in a unique way. For example, on their main site there is a training kitchen and a garden centre which offers multiple scenarios in which someone can gain work experience. The organisation also has a smaller secondary location which is strategically located outside of a popular bus station which brings a large attraction to the workplace. Although, it would seem that work experience was the forefront of the company’s mission, in the interview it was emphasised that “As well as the work experience, we aim to have an extremely supportive environment.” There is no single goal at Giraffe; there is a multitude of goals which all aim to achieve one thing: improving an individual’s chance at getting a job.
Their most recent innovation emerged as a result of identifying a method to accurately identify an individual’s needs in terms of confidence, levels of training and employability experience. This innovation is called the Giraffe Journey, an employability program which is set up to gain an understanding of an individual’s specific requirements so they can be focused on more. The reason for this innovation was stated as “identifying an individual’s needs, improving on these, allowing the individual to grow and ultimately get a job in the community.”
ACU's ethos is to create and promote a
culture of tolerance and inclusiveness by providing opportunities, work experience and sustainable employment for people
with convictions and multiple barriers to employment, whilst at the same time delivering quality
services at competitive prices.
They describe their work in the following way “Apex Scotland’s work is about reducing re-offending, promoting desistance, tackling deprivation and making communities safer. In all that we do, we make best use of our resources to bring lasting value to individuals and society”.
They’ve created a chain that connects local community and local producers, establishing partnerships with education institutions and local companies. By stimulating awareness in overcoming environmental challenges, they’ve built a sustainable process, one that promotes preservation, ecologic education and healthy habits.
Just Salad is a fast casual restaurant that incentivizes the reuse of a company-branded, consumer-owned reusable bowl. Customers buy the bowl for $1 and then can bring it with them to use in place of a disposable bowl at any Just Salad. The decision to offer a reusable bowl program avoids waste from the disposal of single use salad containers and supports Sustainable Development Goal #12, Responsible Consumption and Production.
Compozist produces decorative items, packaging solutions and heat isolation made from a high-performance biomaterial which consists of mushroom mycelium and agricultural waste. This makes Compozist's sound and heat isolation systems compostable, biodegradable and naturally sustainable. In addition, manufacturing these materials requires less energy in comparison with plastic and plastic foam.
Contrary to the majority of businesses that offer visual care and sell contact lenses and glasses through typical retail spaces, LECO is innovating how it delivers its products and services to its final customers by getting rid of any physical commercial space. Rather than waiting for the client to schedule an appointment to see an optometrist or go to a shopping mall to buy contact lenses or glasses, LECO’s approach is to take these directly to the clients’ door, be it their house, school or company, facilitating access to visual health for anybody.
From unknown lost Northeast India to a popular destination with increased employment.
There were various ideas that sprung up when the KITE MANJA entrepreneurs began to brainstorm. There were urgent needs for attention in various sectors in Northeast India.
Jnandip Borgohain starts his interview by giving his thoughts on how they started:
"KITE MANJA, Off the Beaten Track. KITE MANJA is a travel farm and we do off beat tours, festival tours, adventure, cultural and special interest tours in India's Northeast. Also at the same time we are doing research on India's Northeast from 2013 to develop new destinations and tourism products. KITE MANJA was officially registered in 2014 but its genesis started from 2008- maybe 2009 when I was in college.”
Two ideas were successfully worked out and implemented, namely the Accommodation Shortage & Camping Model and the Cultural Village Tour.