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Joy for Every Child

A rather new project of the company AMMA"Enigma-club. Quests in Reality" managed to win hearts not only of lovers of intellectual games and puzzles but a number of nonpofit organizations, including charitable foundations which have been cooperating closely with the company since the very beginning of the quests. Children from orphanages and kids with oncological diseases are frequent guests of Enigma’s quest room where they spend nice time as well as forget about their problems during their communication with friendly staff and specially invited visitors – actors of their favorite Russian films and TV series. Mr. Ghasparian stressed that: “By passing the quests, children learn to work in teams, develop their logical thinking and study history because the plots of all games are based on historical Soviet realities”.

Reuse of Slag for Rural Roads

The slag is the main waste on the metals industry, the common operation is the disposal of those materials in dumps. Instead of doing it, there is a circular business model, where the slag is used instead of clay and limestone on the construction of roads.

Financial Support for Family Business Growth

Genera captures funds from investments (which earned an interest above market) and canalizes it, through invoice factoring, to family businesses to help them overcome liquidity difficulties at first stages of entrepreneurship.

The Holy Grail of Renewable Energy?

A biodigester uses biomass made from the nopal cactus to create methane gas, which can then be used to generate electricity. Through this technology, they provide an alternative to fossil fuels, while also reducing costs.

Financial Inclusion of Small Agricultural Producers

Access to financing is a key factor in determining the success of small farmer organizations: without credit few organizations manage to collect, transform and commercialize the production of their members.

Small-scale producers do not know the characteristics of quality, delivery or presentation that buyers require. NGOs that develop community projects do not necessarily have that information or mechanisms to achieve it. And finally, the buyers do not know where the groups of small-scale producers or NGOs are with whom they could collaborate. It is not just about having information about sale or purchase price, but about how to make successful commercial interactions happen.

Money of the Future

“HEYCOINS is a kiosk network that tackles the hassle and inconvenience created by the use of physical coins. HEYCOINS Kiosk’s collects coins from the general public and converts them into the digital currency that can be used for various purposes, including e-wallets recharge, gift coupons and charitable donations.”


Spreading Warmth

Hösėg is a company that is dedicated to developing the “triple impact model”, searching not only to be profitable but also for continuous improvement and constantly innovating to maximize their impact on society and the environment.

Hösėg was born from the idea of three Peruvian brothers who occasionally traveled to the mountains. They realized that the people in the high Andean areas were the most vulnerable of the “las heladas”, that is the lowest moment of cold that can reach up to minus 17 Celsius degrees. This phenomenon arrives every year and left ravages.

Putting the Future of Food in the Hands That Need it Most

Griyum is a company which commercializes cricket powder, not only because of its superior nutritional attributes, but also because of the relatively insignificant carbon footprint it leaves behind. Additionally, crickets can be bred in diverse climates and do not require a high level of expertise to do so, making its scalability very attainable. Cricket powder checks the necessary boxes to accelerate the transition into the sustainable food we need today to tackle world hunger and climate change directly.

A Better World Step by Step

Treeshoes was born with the idea of creating a product that was friendly to the environment and could also bring resources to people with limited with their earnings, both ideas were initially fulfilled according to their strategy, since the shoes and tennis shoes they produce, in addition to have a variety of designs and colors, are environmentally friendly materials, supporting their strategy, their processes are handmade decreasing the carbon footprint compared to common manufacturers. On the other hand, the company Treeshoes employs people of scarce resources for the design and manufacture of these.

Lean Construction y Green Building Application

This is Lean Construction, this work methodology seeks to promote good project management practices. The Lean philosophy is based on two principles: "Add value to our customers"; and "minimize waste." And Green Building that aims to promote sustainable and eco-friendly buildings.

ECOFLEX Bottle

Arca Continental Lindley (ACL) shares the vision of Coca Cola Company to create “A World without Waste”, contributing to solve the problems surrounding the packaging. That is why in 2012, they innovated the container of the leading water brand of the Peruvian market, making it more environmentally friendly. This ECOFLEX bottle has recycled material and less percentage of plastic in its composition. Accordingly, this company seek to create a positive impact in the communities where they operate and inspire other companies to generate solutions for future generations.

The goal of ACL is to create awareness around the recycling of packaging, looking to grow with awareness, becoming a beverage company that gets good results acting responsible.

Architecture and Sustainable Energy

Estudio Solar integrates architectural design with sustainable energy through the design, sale and installation of solar panel systems.

Through their work, they are helping business and residential customers have responsible consumption and reduce emissions to the environment. With sustainable energy, these customers are contributing to the preservation of the planet while reducing their costs.

Sustainable Productive Chain in the Peruvian Amazon

The Palmas Group found the communities of Tocache in San Martín and Yurimaguas in Loreto. The same at a very poor level as a lifestyle with low resources and farmers who planted and illegally sold coca.

Grupo Palmas entered these two communities and offered them a new business model "Productive Chains", profitable for farmers. Placing with it the best agricultural practices and RSPO certifications, resulting in zero deforestation, forest conservation, proper relationship with the community, advice on land and good labor relations.

The impact was positive and the benefit was for the community, bringing economic security, access to housing, education and resources in general for the development of the community.

Developing Opportunities for Work Insertion

Construction business demands lots of manpower to accomplish the different tasks present in the building process of projects. Because this is well known, there are several groups of people that want to take advantage of this and extort construction companies to include their staff, not taking into consideration if those people are well prepared for the job or not. These groups used to manage staff selection charging both the company and the population near the project at the same time that they broke their organizational structure.

Semillero de Talentos - Patronato BCP

To strengthen education in Peru, the BCP bank created in 2012 the Social Responsibility program called "BCP Seedling of Talents". This program seeks to provide access to quality higher education to talented young people, highly motivated, but with limited resources and at risk of not being able to continue their studies due to lack of resources. The objective is to transform their lives, generate social mobility and in this way contribute to the development of the country. The model includes an accompaniment program of coaching, mentoring and activities in order to empower the person with more resources and skills.

Zero Waste Champions

The SDGs number 12 goal is to ensure sustainable business practices and consumer behavior. TIPIAH embrace this goal in its business core. First, TIPIAH is fully committed to minimizing waste generation through all its production chain. TIPIAH has a positive impact on its suppliers by promoting new ways of product delivery. Second, from workshops to shopping advisory, TIPIAH is educating its customers and creating awareness about their environmental footprint.

Sustainable Marketing

Green Market transform the waste (Pet, Tires, etc) into innovative ecological promotional ítems.

To take an example, Grupo Green Market includes clothing manufacturing innovation from PET bottles.

Its production process is based on the recycling of PET bottles, and then transformed into flakes to generate PET fiber through an extrusion process. Subsequently, it is mixed with regenerated cotton to generate yarns that will allow the making of sweatshirts, shirts, hats, etc.

Producing Cement with RDF

In Mexico, CEMEX has introduced an innovative waste separation system to its operations that will support its efforts to increase the use of alternative fuels or Refused Derived Fuels (RDF). This system will help increase the useful life of landfills, the rate of use of recyclables and improve the working conditions of their landfill workers. The system is expected to avoid the equivalent of 130,000 tons of CO2 annually in the atmosphere causing a positive impact on the fight against global warming.

Self-Sufficiency

BIOBOLSA, offers a completely sustainable alternative to the treatment of farm manure by converting it from a noxious polluting waste to a substance that generates multiple benefits not only for farmers but for the community as well.

Estilo de Vida Responsable - Responsible Lifestyle

En México, cientos de comunidades indígenas viven en extrema pobreza, y de igual forma, diseñan productos de alta calidad; pero desafortunadamente les es muy difícil entrar en el mercado moderno y salir de la situación en la que se encuentran.

Someone Somewhere ha encontrado la oportunidad de hacer la diferencia y de mejorar el estilo de vida de las comunidades al impartirles capacitaciones sobre temas textiles y financieros, así como el crecimiento y desarrollo de las artesanas y de sus hijos, creando así un ambiente independiente y colaborativo.

De esta forma, hay trabajo responsable que genera comunidades sostenibles, que reduce las injusticias y que promueve su bienestar.

"Hemos unido fuerzas con el motivo de incrementar sus ingresos y de impulsar su capacidad de vivir bien" - comenta José Antonio Nuño quien es CEO de Someone Somewhere.

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In Mexico, hundreds of indigenous communities live in extreme poverty, and at the same time, design high quality products. But unfortunately it is very difficult for them to enter the modern market and to get out from the situation themselves found.

Someone Somewhere has found the opportunity to make a difference and contribute to a better lifestyle in the communities by giving them training in textile and financial topics, as well as the growth and development of the artisans and their children, thus creating an independent and collaborative environment.

Therefore, there is responsible work that generates sustainable communities, reduces injustices and promotes well-being.

"We have joined forces with the motive of increasing their incomes and boosting their ability to live well" - says José Antonio Nuño, Someone Somewhere's CEO.