#discoverpurpose - food - november 2016
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#DISCOVERPURPOSE SOLVING
FOOD How are startups, SMEs and MNCssolving FOOD challenges in Asia?
Gone Adventurin enables companies to #DiscoverPurposeby integrating the Global Sustainable Development Goals into a Profitable Part of Business.
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THE GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTGOALS ARE ALREADY
IN THE BUSINESS AGENDA.
ARE YOU READY?
IMAGE CREDIT: UN PHOTO / LOEY FELIPE
FOOD IMPACTS...ALMOST ALL THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
IMAGE CREDIT: United Nations
GROW 70% MORE FOOD BY 2050 TO FEED THE GLOBAL POPULATION
IMAGE CREDIT: The Guardian
One in five children under age 5 in Asia-Pacific have stunted growth.
800 million people still lack access to adequate food.
Feeding India | INDIA
Through their volunteer network and operations in 32 cities, Feeding India aims to end hunger and malnutrition in India by mainly redistributing excess food to people in need. They aim to reach 100 million by 2020.
IMAGE CREDIT: Ecovative
Spread | JAPAN
Spread is a lettuce producer that creates agriculture innovations in its indoor farm and aims to fully automate it.
By using LED lights and operating in self-contained environments, robotic farms like Spread can reduce energy use 30%, improve recycling rate of water used for cultivation to 98%, and do not require chemicals and pesticides.
SUNDROP FARMS | AUSTRALIA, UK, USA, PORTUGAL
Sundrop Farms has developed farming processes and technologies that rely on renewables to responsibly and profitably grow crops in arid areas. It is already producing around 15% of Australia’s tomatoes.
PIONEERSAt the GRASP Lab, Vijay Kumar and his team have created autonomous aerial robots inspired by honeybees to help farmers improve yields and make water management smarter.
We adopt an approach that's called Precision Farming in the community. And the basic idea is that we fly aerial robots through orchards, and then we build precision models of individual plants. We're projecting yields that can improve by about ten percent and, more importantly, decrease the amount of inputs such as water by 25 percent by using aerial robot swarms.
- Vijay Kumar, Dean of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science. Watch his TED talk here.
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Convert waste into a fully compostable bioplastic
Full Cycle Bioplastics converts organic and cellulosic waste into high-value, compostable bioplastic called PHA. PHA harmlessly and naturally degrades in marine and terrestrial ecosystems offering an environmentally favorable alternative to traditional fossil-fuel derived plastics.
Our purpose is to build a more sustainable future for everyone and to do that in collaboration with businesses.
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Gwyneth FriesSenior Sustainability Advisor, Forum for the Future
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WHAT YOU CAN DO NEXTAdapt, apply and profit by putting sustainable development at the core of your business.
Work across all your business silos to help everyone understand the issue and be inspired to make a difference and get the sustainability results you need.
Join or send your team on a 3-day IMPACT ADVENTURE in any Asian country so they can meet inspiring startups, social enterprises, and NGOs!
INVOLVE YOUR STAFF
WHAT YOU CAN DO NEXTAdapt, apply and profit by putting sustainable development at the core of your business.
SHARE YOUR STORIES
Re-design your BUSINESS STRATEGY to tackle these challenges anywhere in Asia or run a WORKSHOP to introduce your team to detailed insights and stories behind this report.
If you have an inspiring story to SHARE how your business is tackling sustainability challenges in Asia and want to feature it in any of our communications channels, get in touch!
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ABOUT USGone Adventurin is a Business Consultancy & Program Execution Partner for companies aiming to enhance their business capabilities through Sustainability & Social Responsibility. Our vision is to enable companies to #DiscoverPurpose by integrating the Global Sustainable Development Goals into a profitable part of their business.
Our services include Research, Strategy, Journeys, Storytelling, Learning Curriculums and Networks.
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