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Bio Ambientar has designed the methodology to reduce the time of decomposition of organic solid waste, generate organic fertilizer and from there promote a culture of urban agriculture.
This technique is available to the community who teaches the work of sowing urban gardens, management of organic and inorganic waste and the transformation of solid waste.
Clean energy is a solution that touches on nearly every SDG either directly or indirectly. Sea Breeze Wind Farms is dedicated to SDG #7, Affordable and Clean Energy, within Ireland and Europe. However, they also impact climate action by reducing emissions, and they improve life on land and life below water by creating energy without producing solid waste. This has a knock-on effect to promoting health and wellness with less pollutants in breathable air and drinkable water.
The Birnam Arts Centre promotes healthy early education and sustainable community practices through the use of exhibitions for all ages and thought-provoking entertainment projects. This flexibility in entertainment and education plays a key role in the community by injecting life into a normally very quiet part of the country.
PCM is a family business founded in 1994 dedicated to the creation different paper products. Since its founding, PCM has been focused on environmental protection using 100% recycled material in the production of their paper products. This translates to 15,000 tons of waste and 150,000 trees saved per month. They achieve this through generating their own power at two on site power plants and by using a special process that utilizes both recycled paper and water in the production of their products.
The innovation meets the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
The innovation is a renovated old building, which is used as a company building. The focus of the renovation process was on the energy self-sufficiency of the building through the use of renewable energies.
Illustrated Beauty is a hair salon that provides a variety of beauty services while recycling its salon waste in order to reduce its carbon footprint and help with cleaning up oil spills. The company also provides quality education through workshops and seminars to seasoned stylists and apprentices, as it is not simply a hair salon, but an education center for other hairdressers.
Looking to the future, becoming better and more efficient, Porsche's efforts in this area not only focus on the development, production, or high sales of cars that inspire their customers globally. Porsche (more than any other vehicle manufacturer) is combining the experience of driving a sports car with the efficient use of resources. Taking this in mind, Porsche is focusing on the tasks that a modern and sustainable manufacturing plant is having to increase and implement to reach its goals.
Leadership and technological innovation is and will always be Porsche's business objective. That being the case, it has demonstrated that its efficiency and social responsibility do not have to contradict one another. Being environmentally and socially responsible along its “value chain” (from its suppliers to its waste management) has been very important to Porsche as a way of encouraging sustainability as a business.
The Vernet Access Water Project aims for social, economic, environmental, and sustainable development by focusing on the issue of access to drinking water in villages and designing a low-cost water filter. The project provides training to women in Moroccan villages so they can manufacture and sell in nearby souks and markets.
Richard Celestin Consulting Group LLC was founded in 2009 and is a New York City Department of Education vendor. The company’s innovation is to provide access to debate and public speaking skills to kids at a young age through the Young Debaters Program (YDP).
Connect Community Trust (CCT) was formed in 2003, in response to Easterhouse and the surrounding areas of Glasgow’s East-End being named one of the most deprived areas of Scotland. These areas were categorised as being “Decile 1” on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) meaning these areas are part of the top 5% most deprived in Scotland and are also within the top 10% for unemployment within the UK. Some 38% (224,000 people) of those living in Glasgow are classed as ‘economically inactive’. There was a great need for a wide variety of services within these communities, including educating, upskilling and supporting people into employment. Through the Trust, there is a range of facilities to help people into work including a regeneration facility that supports learning and youth facilities that cater for all abilities.
On the back of the success of the Trust, ReConnect was opened in 2012. Allan Crawford is the assistant clean and clear co-ordinator and has worked for ReConnect since December 2018 and then previously for five years worked for CCT. Crawford stated that their biggest achievement is “easily working with such a range of people, working as a team helping the local community, it’s a great feeling”.
Bike for Good is a social enterprise based in the West End of Glasgow in Scotland, determined to encourage and teach cycling throughout the Glasgow area. The innovation of Bike for Good aims to do so by providing mentoring to fix bikes, ride bikes, and create a community through this, thus creating a more sustainable environment for Scotland. The unique aspect of this innovation stems from the fact that this bike recycling method for sustainability has not been done before and incorporates several social and environmental aspects. The key points of this case study will outline the inspiration, overall impact, business benefits, and also the social and environmental benefits of Bike for Good. This enterprise is the brainchild of Gregory Kinsman-Chauvet (Greg).
Happy Harvest Hydroponics' innovation is to produce crops year-round using a greenhouse that is equipped with a hydroponic irrigation system. They use this system to be efficient and help the environment while producing sustainable products for people to consume.
Red Girasol is a collective financing institution, dedicated and focused on financing solar projects. The collective financing companies have just been recognized before the “Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores” as a new financial institution that, through a web platform, allows anyone to invest in a solar project for residential or commercial purposes.
The concept is around the brand, Red Girasol ("Sunflower"), in the sense that the projects are said to be seeds and the investors are watering them; they provide water so that it can grow and become a sunflower.
The Global Grace Café fulfills five of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, one being Goal 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth as it provides jobs (including positions such as chef) for immigrants. It also fulfills Goal 4 - Quality Education as it provides English lessons for those who work there.
Greenleaf Painters Inc. has aimed to transform the painting industry, and the innovation lies within the heart of the company. Jonathan Shenk, the CEO of Greenleaf Painters, has always striven to give his customers outstanding service by incorporating environmental sustainability values into his business plan. The company has always used “green” paints for their services, which shows that the motivation within the company goes beyond only making a profit. Greenleaf Painters works to provide a service that is environmentally beneficial to the customers as well as the environment.
Iron Bridge provides construction services to private-sector and public agencies, with a diverse focus on movable bridge machinery, painting, steel, and civil work. The company helps build better infrastructure, create new jobs, and create sustainable cities by utilizing land effectively by redeveloping old infrastructures.
FFCF( Falkirk Football Community Foundation) is based in Falkirk founded in 2002 by Falkirk Football Club. Craig Campbell is the current Cheif Executive of the organisation. The foundation is operated as a community interest company which benefits all members of society from children to parents. The overall aim of the foundation, described by Craig as "participation of sports helping young people get into employment and help people in exclusion".
As a result of they innovation, FFCF are addressing a number of the UN SDG's (Sustainablilty Development Goals) some of which include:
• Good heath and well-being,
• Good quality of education,
• Reduced Inequality,
• Sustainable cities and communities,
• Decent work and economic growth.