The document discusses sustainable innovations in technology and business. It defines sustainable innovation as integrating environmental, social and financial considerations into product development and business models. Some examples of sustainable innovations discussed include transparent solar film that can turn windows into solar panels, 3D printers that use plastic waste to create new materials, and devices like the Seabin that remove floating ocean trash. The document also provides examples of sustainable initiatives by various companies and some innovations occurring in India, such as solar air conditioning and green roof projects.

1. SUSTAINABLE
INNOVATIONS
By
Anusha Vaddireddy
(1627561)
Anusuya Nandi (1627538)

2. SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION
Sustainability innovation is 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 innovation has 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
TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY?
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
The following 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 and Coca-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
Photovoltaic panels 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 than 300m 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 FOR THE 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 cutlery significantly
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 City is 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
POWERleap decided 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
The US 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 is installed 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 - Software fighting
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
ViewIntelligent window 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.

19. SOME INDIAN EXAMPLES

20. SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING
It uses 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 SOLAR REFLECTANCE
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 SOLAR CHARGER
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
The ARUN 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
In this 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 is an 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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https://inhabitat.com/6-inspiring-examples-of-groundbreaking-
green-technology/
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