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Sustainable innovations
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- 2. SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION Sustainability innovationis about defining economic development as the creation of private and social wealth to ultimately eliminate harmful impacts on ecological systems, human health, and communities. There is no precise or established definition for sustainable innovation, reflecting the more general difficulty in defining the concepts of sustainability and sustainable development. Sustainable innovation is a process where sustainability considerations (environmental, social, financial) are integrated into company systems from idea generation through to research and development (R&D) and commercialization. This applies to products, services and technologies, as well as new business and organization models.
- 3. FOUR LEVELS Sustainable innovationhas been defined as covering the spectrum of levels of innovation from incremental to radical. Level 1 (incremental): Incremental or small, progressive improvements to existing products. Level 2 (re-design or ‘green limits’): Major re-design of existing products (but limited the level of improvement that is technically feasible). Level 3 (functional or ‘product alternatives’): New product or service concepts to satisfy the same functional need e.g. teleconferencing as an alternative to travel. Level 4 (systems): Design for a sustainable society.
- 4. WHY COMPANIES MOVING TOWARDSSUSTAINABILITY? 4 motivating factors which lead the company towards Sustainability: 1. Mitigating business risk from potential disruption of operations, supplies or reputational damage. 2. Adhering to industry norms of transparency, traceability, environmental responsibility and other accepted standards. 3. Winning share in current markets and establishing a beachhead with future customers. 4. Building goodwill with key stakeholders.
- 5. SUSTAINABLE INNITIATIVES IN COMPANIES Thefollowing industry leaders illustrate what sustainability initiatives look like: 1. Nike and Adidas have both stepped up seriously. Nike has focused on reducing waste and minimizing its footprint, whereas Adidas has created a greener supply chain and targeted specific issues like dyeing and eliminating plastic bags. 2. Unilever and Nestlé have both taken on major commitments; Unilever notably on organic palm oil and its overall waste and resource footprint, and Nestlé in areas such as product life cycle, climate, water efficiency and waste. 3. Walmart, IKEA and H&M have moved toward more sustainable retailing, largely by leading collaboration across their supply chains to reduce waste, increase resource productivity and
- 6. 4. Pepsi andCoca-Cola have both developed ambitious agendas, such as increasing focus on water stewardship and setting targets on water replenishment. 5. In biopharma, Biogen and Novo Nordisk have both worked toward energy efficiency, waste reduction, and other ecological measures. They have also focused on social impact via partner initiatives in the areas of health and safety. 6. In financial services we see how banks like ANZ and Westpac in Australia both advance local communities with good sustainability practices and by embedding sustainability in their business processes and culture. 7. Car manufacturers like BMW and Toyota have made strides on energy efficiency and pollution reduction, not to mention Tesla as an outsider really challenging the industry’s overall footprint.
- 9. TRANSPARENT SOLAR SPRAY Photovoltaicpanels transform the sun’s rays into energy we can use, but they’re bulky and not the most attractive. EnSol developed a remarkable new spray-on solar film consisting of metal nanoparticles embedded in a transparent composite matrix that allows you to turn ordinary windows into solar panels.
- 10. 3D PRINTERS More than300m tons of plastic produced globally every year, which ends up in waters, landfills and streets every minute. Waste pickers convert high- density polyethylene (HPDE) – mostly used for plastic bottles – into 3D printing filament to eventually be sold to 3D printing companies. Estimated that 15 million people globally who currently make their living
- 11. SEA BIN FORTHE OCEAN Peter Ceglinski and Andrew Turton, two surfers from Australia, developed the Seabin – a kind of submersible garbage can that captures floating trash. It’s a cylinder, with the upper opening just below the surface of the water. An electric pump draws water through the bottom of the cylinder, creating a vortex around the upper edge that pulls in water and floating trash. A bag filter, made of natural material, collects the trash and allows water to pass through.
- 12. EDIBLE CUTLERY Plastic cutlerysignificantly contributes to this problem – estimates suggest the US alone uses 40bn plastic utensils a year. Bakeys makes vegan-friendly cutlery from rice, wheat and an ancient grain called sorghum, which was picked because it doesn’t go soggy when immersed in liquid. The cutlery comes in three flavors: savory (salt and cumin); sweet (sugar); and plain. And, if you’re wondering – it kind of
- 13. SCIENCE CITY Science Cityis installing systems that will allow it to harness natural heat during the warmer months, pump it underground and store it until the winter when it be pushed back up into buildings and act as a heating system. The system is the first of its kind.
- 14. ENERGY FROM FOOTSTEPS POWERleapdecided to completely flip the script by tapping the energy inside – of ourselves. Their piezoelectric floor tiling system that converts the energy from human foot traffic into electricity could be applied to train stations, sidewalks or even inside homes to harness the wasted energy from our footsteps into power for the grid.
- 15. DRONES FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES TheUS Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) hope to bombard a ferret habitat in Montana with a vaccine administered via specially designed drones. The vaccine pellets are actually intended for the prairie dog population inside the habitat at the UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge, on which the ferrets are dependent upon.
- 16. BIO TRANS BioTrans isinstalled at restaurants and canteens, where it collects and grinds leftovers into a homogeneous biomass. The food waste is pumped inside a closed, odor free system to a tank where it is stored. From there, it is periodically hauled to plants where it is turned into biogas and used as renewable energy.
- 17. RETROFICIENCY Retroficiency - Softwarefighting energy losses in buildings. This solution uses data sets to suggest energy-saving measures for homes and buildings. The software combines energy analytics and building modeling, with data from existing energy audits to quickly deliver ideas and suggestion for energy saving projects.
- 18. VIEWINTELLIGENT WINDOW GLASS ViewIntelligentwindow glass by View automatically regulates the temperature and light in the room resulting in high energy- savings. View dynamic glass is designed for commercial buildings to eliminate the need for blinds or shades.
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- 20. SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING Ituses solar power to condition or control the air in the building by passive solar, solar thermal energy conversion and photovoltaic conversion in which sunlight is converted to electricity. The plant in Turbo Energy Ltd., Chennai has installed the 90-TR hot water fired VAM system upto 26,000 sq.ft which has reduced the Heating Ventillation and Air- Conditioning (HVAC) electrical load by 117kW.
- 21. GREEN AND SOLARREFLECTANCE INDEX ROOF With roof covered with vegetation, Hotel Leela Palace, New Delhi and CII- Godrej GBC in Hyderabd have created artificially altered surfaces that can deliver high solar reflectance (the ability to reflect the visible, infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths of the sun, reducing heat transfer to the surface) Have high thermal emitting (the ability to radiate absorbed, or non-reflected solar energy).
- 22. INFANT WARMER Embrace Innovations,India which has developed an innovative infant warmer that regulates the temperature of vulnerable low-birth-weight and premature infants, operates in 14 countries including India.
- 23. WIND HYBRID SOLARCHARGER It is a solar / wind hybrid system where solar and wind power production is used together so that the reliability of the system is enhanced. Suzlon One Earth in Pune has facilities to recycle all the water it uses, has roof gardens and generates 154 KW of energy on site through a combination of windmills and photovoltaic panels.
- 24. ARUN SOLAR CONCENTRATOR TheARUN solar concentrator from Clique Solar, headquartered in Mumbai, harnesses solar power to heat water and air to high temperatures for industrial purposes. The ARUN solar dish occupies just 9 sq m and has an efficiency-rate of 60-65%, which is better than most rival technologies.
- 25. RADIANT COOLING TECHNOLOGY Inthis technology, a temperature-controlled surface cools indoor temperatures by removing sensible heat and more than half of the heat transfer occurs through thermal radiation. This has helped the coefficient of performance (CoP) spike up as high as 8 in Infosys, Pocharam
- 26. SIDDHARTHA VILLAGE It isan entire network of eco- villages around the eastern state of Orissa which works with 200,000 tribal people to promote indigenous culture, organic farming techniques, and farmer trainings. A federation of 54 tribal women’s Self help groups (SHGs) are created .
- 27. DHARMA LIFE Dharma Life,a social enterprise which operates out of New Delhi, creates sustainable livelihoods by training entrepreneurs to provide rural customers with life-improving products. It claims to have sold more than 4,000 clean cooking products and more than 76,000 solar lamps directly to rural consumers.
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