http://worldbenefit.case.edu/innovation/ The BAWB Innovation Bank is an expanding collection for societal good. Each record of the archive is a profile highlighting an innovation, its context, roots and impacts. en-us Wed, 04 Nov 2009 7:14:30 PM EST Copyright 2005 BAWB http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss bawb@case.com PortionPac Chemical Company manufactures and markets highly concentrated, pre-measured cleaning products to large commercial facilities such as schools and correctional facilities. The products are created such that they reduce the resources used throughout the product lifecycle, minimize the adverse effects of chemicals on the environment, and eliminate unsafe and ineffective habits of traditional cleaning procedures. http://worldbenefit.case.edu/innovation/bankInnovationView.cfm?idArchive=1202 0001202 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:41:00 AM EST A company driven by the desire to improve global sustainability, Monsanto India is not only helping the farmers in the country increase their yield but simultaneously educating them about practices that help improve their lives. Recognizing the immense business potential in India with 25 percent of world's cotton fields and combining this with its breakthrough research in Bt gene (bacillus thuringiensis), Monsanto has helped millions of farmers live a more prosperous and healthier life. http://worldbenefit.case.edu/innovation/bankInnovationView.cfm?idArchive=587 000587 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:34:00 PM EDT The US Department of Energy's goal of obtaining six percent of US electricity from wind by 2020 is not simply a necessary and relevant objective but a huge business opportunity for the organizations in the wind energy industry. Siemens recognized the gap between this aim and the capability available in the market and hence launched its first wind turbine manufacturing plant in Iowa in 2007. http://worldbenefit.case.edu/innovation/bankInnovationView.cfm?idArchive=583 000583 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:47:00 AM EST Curiosity, it is said, can lead to ground-breaking innovations. Considering that children are exemplars of continual curiosity, it is surprising that they have not played a bigger role in conceptualizing products for organizations. ?By Kids For Kids Co.' recognized this anomaly and created a business model that not only ensures sustainability by innovation but also maximizes the creative potential in children and helps them develop in multiple ways. Through involving an under-engaged population in the process of economic development the organization aims at ensuring creative thinking and self-reliance in the youth. http://worldbenefit.case.edu/innovation/bankInnovationView.cfm?idArchive=579 000579 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:44:00 PM EDT By building upon a non-invasive, non-drug therapy for correcting ADD, ADHD, dyslexia and other learning disorders Open Pathways To Learning has found true benefits of innovation; developing people in the course of developing a sound business model. The therapy is based on ?Brain Integration Technique' that utilizes principles of applied kinesiology and acupressure to help children and adults overcome their learning difficulties. http://worldbenefit.case.edu/innovation/bankInnovationView.cfm?idArchive=560 000560 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:10:00 PM EDT Understanding the need for a match between the brownfields market and large-scale investment capital, Brownfields Capital has discovered an innovative way to link ecological flourishing with profitability. Brownfields Capital is a finance/investment management firm that plays the role of intermediary to bring these two themes together. This is done through their innovative financial instrument called ?Brownfields Value Contract (BVC)' which provides owners or prospective owners of environmentally challenged land with a fully financed capital structure and business plan, while simultaneously creating opportunity for investors to put their money in an innovative debt instrument. http://worldbenefit.case.edu/innovation/bankInnovationView.cfm?idArchive=531 000531 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 2:55:00 PM EDT Enacting a fair trade model that values the farmers, consumers, and the environment, Equal Exchange is an inspiring example of success based on collaboration and honest intentions to do good. Equal Exchange is a co-operative that accurately calls itself a social change organization. It has been built as a company that is controlled by the employees. By collaborating with worker co-operatives around the globe, the organization is successfully providing high quality food to the customer. Additionally, it is also proactively educating consumers about trade issues affecting the farmers bringing positive social change in the community. http://worldbenefit.case.edu/innovation/bankInnovationView.cfm?idArchive=511 000511 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 3:00:00 PM EDT London Cleaners is a dry cleaning company that chose to break the environmentally unfriendly connotations attached to such establishments. By adopting a newer and greener way to clean called the GreenEarth cleaning system; the company has ensured excellent service for its customers, health of its employees, and sustainability for itself. http://worldbenefit.case.edu/innovation/bankInnovationView.cfm?idArchive=503 000503 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 3:04:00 PM EDT Nature's Bin is a thriving example of a business model that has sustainability as the backbone at both ends of the value chain; what is offered to the customer and how it is made. The inspiration for adopting this focus is manifested through integrating education/training and retail sales. With the capabilities of the parent company, Cornucopia, which is a non-profit providing vocational and skill-based training to people with disabilities, and the business acumen of Nature's Bin as a fresh foods store, the match between societal need and business benefit is beautifully achieved. http://worldbenefit.case.edu/innovation/bankInnovationView.cfm?idArchive=498 000498 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 3:07:00 PM EDT Elaine's American Maid is more than a cleaning referral service. It's an enterprise that is built on the passion for helping single mothers who are forced into the workforce to support their children. Equipping women with entrepreneurial skills by helping them open their own cleaning services and providing them the flexibility to be with their children is what makes this organization truly unique in creating a positive impact through business. http://worldbenefit.case.edu/innovation/bankInnovationView.cfm?idArchive=491 000491 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:46:00 AM EDT