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Solar Energy Solutions for Colombia

"We generate content for courses and practices in the community to be managers of change, understanding as a company that training to communities on the use of technology is the way to teach people to work and have the possibility to change their future." Juan Jose Gomez – General Management.

Los Pañales Ecológicos -The Ecological Diapers

Es un producto renovado, los pañales de tela existen desde hace siglos, pero han retomado esa idea para mejorarlo y hacerlos mas efectivos y fáciles de usar para un mundo actual.

Ecopipo es una empresa desarrollada ecológicamente. Desde el primer día, cuando Ixchel compró la tela para elaborar sus primeros pañales, a partir de entonces la empresa ha crecido y ha creado un ambiente laboral sustentable y agradable para quienes trabajan dentro y fuera de la empresa. También ha crecido constantemente la innovación ya que cada vez se busca tela más ecológica y la creación de productos que ayuden al planeta. Esto ayuda tanto al clima como a muchos factores ecológicos que hacen de este mundo un lugar mejor para vivir.

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Cloth diapers have been around for centuries, but Ecopipo has made them more effective and easier to use for a modern world. From day one, when Ixchel bought the fabric to make the the company’s first diapers, Ecopipo has been an ecologically focused company. Since then the company has grown and created a sustainable and pleasant work environment for those inside and outside the company. The business has grown steadily as more and more people choose ecological fabric products that help the planet. This is a benefit to the climate and ecosystems that make this world a better place to live.

Balance & Harmony

What makes “Le Tour de Soi” innovative is above all the fact of proposing practices to highlight the importance of human well-being with a preventive approach in their private or professional life. It should also be noted that this company offers services and not products which is an innovation. Most of the time, innovations are products and not services so we can say that those services offered by the company is an innovation.

Revive Urban Neighborhoods Through Social Integration

Urvita has developed a breakthrough innovation project with a high impact to society. Through mixed-use buildings, it reactivates urban centers, boosts the existing community street by street without displacing the inhabitants, and creates new opportunities for everyone and contributes to the creation of sustainable communities.

Conscious Beauty

The cosmetics industry is full of formulations that use harsh chemicals, for the environment and for the people. Ahal began formulating synthetics free cosmetics 10 years ago. The company has a catalog with over 40 products, all formulated with organic ingredients obtained in a sustainable way. All the products are biodegradable and cause minimal environment impact. They use a fair trade system with their suppliers, which mostly are indigenous communities.

Big Data Use for Water Efficiency

Ecolab has partnered with Microsoft to use developments in cloud computing to speed up how worldwide industries tackle water scarcity.

Eco-Packaging

Move the use of internal packaging harmful to the environment such as polystyrene, chemical foam, polypropylene, etc. Using pulp molded instead of those chemicals in different branches of the manufacturing, agricultural and textile industry.

Ecü: 1,000 Wasted Tires Converted to Sustainable Shoes

The innovation transforms wasted tires into footwear, avoids the pollution from each burned tire which is equivalent to the usage of a regular car during a whole year, and provides employment to indigenous women.

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You are What You Think, You are Designing Your Own Reality

Designing promotional and marketing responsible corporate products with the environment and society, this in order to achieve an alignment between the objectives and strategies, not only internally but interrelating company with its customers; and taking care of all processes, from the initial transformation of the raw material to finished product to avoid negative impacts generated in the environment.

Envés design methodologies focuses on the needs of customers, transferring knowledge to communities in design, development and diversification of new products made not only reusable waste but also with social consciousness; this being a differentiating factor and promoter of competitiveness in the dynamics that are driving the market today.

Giving Back to New Brunswick

Hub City Soles partnered with municipal efforts to better the lives of local youth through donations. HUB Teen Center, a resource funded by the city of New Brunswick, was the focal point of the effort where a backpack and shoe drive was held.

Wood Work for a Better World

J Langos Wood Shop works tirelessly to make sure that his designs are not only innovative but responsible as well as taking an active role in his community. To do so he attempts to use repurposed materials whenever possible. He helps the world by turning what would would eventually end up in a landfill into beautiful one of a kind furniture. The company has also made great strides to use environmentally responsible products in the crafting process of their unique pieces.

A New Way to Ride

The innovation of the Elwing company is to have created an electric skateboard to move easily and quickly in the city. The Elwing board provides sensations very close to snowboarding or surfing. Then, his big strength is the control of his speed. It is possible to accelerate up to 30 km/h or to brake to stop with a simple thumb pressure. It weighs about 4.7 kilos and can travel distances averaging 12 kilometers. Charging time is 90 minutes.

Inclusivity For All - Together With Pride

Together With Pride was formed two years ago within Swiss Re's employee resource group to bring global awareness on the LGBTQ topic. Swiss Re is a reinsurance company that has been fighting the battle of employee rights and spouse hold benefits. With the help of Michael Bacon, Swiss Re has been actively involved with resolving these globally affected issues.

Happy Environment for Cows & Humans

Innovation is always situational. For the Al Rawabi Dairy Company the heavy competition of imported products and cost of producing local foods in a desert are the biggest challenges. Their biggest achievement was the launch of Vitamin D milk, enriched with 2000 IU of Vitamin D3 per 250 ml, that is intended to support and prevent Vitamin D3 deficiency that is affecting more than 90% of the UAE population. Al Rawabi Dairy Company is the first dairy company to have introduced the functional product in the region. In addition, Al Rawabi is highly concentrated in CSR initiatives as they try to reduce their carbon footprint and use water purification systems to reuse the water it has consumed.

Drink Better, Together: NOOMA Organic Electrolyte Drink

NOOMA is a company built upon sports drink innovation. They have four different flavors -- each certified organic, non-GMO, gluten-free, and vegan -- meant to provide athletes with hydration based on science and the principles of nutrition.

Multiplast Systems: Practical Innovations to Go Green

MultiPlast products replace CO2 generating processes and pollution generating processes with environmentally friendly and organic alternatives contributing to good health and well-being. They also speed up the underground waste degradation process through their patented Bio Enhanced Degradable Additives contributing to sustainable cities and communities. Finally, they replace environmentally harmful materials/waste with naturally forming alternatives and resin additives to ensure reusability, recyclability and more effective landfill degradation processes contributing to responsible consumption and production.

How Crepes Can Save the Earth

Jammin’ Crêpes takes a unique approach in contrast to most local restaurants and businesses. Jammin’ Crêpes is a business rooted in the current sustainability movement; something very near and dear to the founders. The business uses locally sourced ingredients from farms in-and-around the Tri-State Area, an effort to support other local businesses that fits perfectly with their culture. The business also promotes and successfully implements other practices such as providing a fair and supportive working environment for all of its employees, clean energy sourcing, and economic growth within the local community. Jammin’ Crêpes innovative practices have made a profound impact on the community, their employees, and other businesses in the area.

Mission Towards More Efficient Energy

T2M Global's innovation works with hydrogen fuel cells to make more efficient use of energy in the business world. This aims at combating environmental issues and promoting more sustainable businesses and cities.

The Benefits of Eco-Friendly Architecture

The solution revolves around developing buildings that have a lessened carbon footprint on the environment. It mainly falls under the Eleventh Sustainable Development Goal because it promotes sustainable cities and communities but it also can be connected to climate action and developing businesses.

Creating a Positive Handprint

The innovation that we learned about through Humanscale is sending products to consumers with a free LED attached. The consumer will, upon receiving the free LED, install it at some point in place of a less energy-efficient CFL or incandescent bulb, which saves a lot of energy waste in the long run. This innovation is most related to the "Responsible Production" SDG, since the energy that the LED bulb saves once installed offsets its initial cost of production.