SDGs : Global Impact Startups

This is the first time a global mapping of startups has been planned to focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, known as the SDGs. Because these startups have the potential to have a good social and environmental impact as well as financial gains, they are referred to as “SDGs: Global Impact Startups.”

Innovative businesses that leverage SDG innovation will be a net positive for everyone involved. Although start-ups are responsible for the future, it will not be an easy journey. Although an impact startup can generate strong growth, it will find it difficult to turn a profit. Because of this, it is difficult to weigh the importance of SDGs in terms of other business functions. To be truly sustainable, impact startups must be able to demonstrate financial performance as well as the environmental and social impact they’ve had.

We support visionaries who are serious about doing something that helps to improve the lives of others, as well as those who have the ability to help the Sustainable Development Goals be achieved. In light of this, we will continue to support global impact startups like Global Impact Startups, as well as provide assistance to new partners and capabilities in Impact Startups.

The SDGs cover many different aspects of the market, from energy solutions to food production and instructional tools. No business strategy can fully meet all 17 SDGs. We would like to use SDGs as an organisational guide for all of our Impact Startups’ business strategies and products, to identify where their entrepreneurial focus should be (s).

By supporting businesses worldwide in implementing practices that support sustainable development, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) encourage businesses all over the world to make smart investments, build, and implement innovative business strategies. Because of the Sustainable Development Goals, companies are told to lessen their negative impacts while building on their contributions to progress.

When businesses around the world realise the business models they are creating will benefit society in some way, and will get done in a reasonable amount of time, the SDGs will have a positive impact. Because of this, all businesses are impacted by the difficulties addressed by the SDGs.

Identifying future business opportunities

To help shift global investment flows, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) direct both public and private money to address the issues they pose. When businesses take advantage of these changes, they identify new markets and dramatic change.

Enhancing the value of corporate sustainability

SDGs may help ensure that market forces, which work in the public interest, encourage businesses to use resources more efficiently and choose more sustainable alternatives because externalities are increasingly internalized.

Strengthening stakeholder relations and keeping the pace with policy developments

Stakeholder expectations, as well as future policy direction at the international, national, and regional levels, are reflected in the SDGs. Companies that align their priorities with the SDGs can strengthen customer, employee, and other stakeholder engagement, while those that do not will face growing legal and reputational risks.

Stabilizing societies and markets

Businesses cannot thrive in failing societies. Investing in the SDGs helps to ensure the presence of rules-based markets, transparent financial systems, and non-corrupt and well-governed institutions, which are all pillars of economic success.

Using a common language and shared purpose

The SDGs establish a standard framework for action and vocabulary that will enable businesses to communicate their impact and performance to stakeholders in a more uniform and effective manner. The objectives will aid in bringing together synergistic partners to tackle the world’s most pressing societal issues.

Maximizing contribution to the SDGs

The following five steps can help you maximise your contribution to the SDGs:

Understanding the SDGs Companies are aided in becoming familiar with the SDGs as a first step.
Defining priorities Priorities must be established Companies are encouraged to set their priorities based on an assessment of their positive and negative, existing and projected impact on the SDGs across their value chains to exploit the most important commercial opportunities given by the SDGs and reduce risks.
Setting goals Setting goals is essential for corporate success because it promotes shared priorities and improved performance throughout the organisation. The leadership can demonstrate its commitment to sustainable development by connecting its goals with the SDGs.
Integrating Integrating sustainability into core business and governance, as well as integrating sustainable development targets throughout all organisational operations, is critical to meeting specified objectives. Companies are increasingly forming partnerships across the value chain, inside their sector, and with governments and civil society organisations to achieve shared goals or address systemic difficulties.
Reporting and communicating The SDGs allow businesses to report on their performance in terms of sustainable development using a standard set of indicators and priorities. The SDG Compass encourages businesses to include the SDGs into their stakeholder communication and reporting.

Health and Well-being

Risk pooling, Remote patient monitoring, Telehealth, Advanced genomics, Detection of counterfeit grugs, Tobacco control, Weight management programs, Electronic medical records, Better maternal and child health, Better disease management, Healthcare training, Low cost surgery

Cities

Affordable housing, Energy efficiency - buildings, Electric and hybrid vehicles, Public transport in urban areas, Car sharing, Road safety equipment, Autonomous vehicles, ICE vehicles fuel efficiency, Municipal water leakage, Cultural tourism, Building resilient cities, Smart metering, Water and sanitation infrastructure, Office sharing, Timber buildings, Durable and modular buildings

Energy and Materials

Circular models-automotive, Expansion of renewables, Circular models-appliances, Circular models-electronics, Energy efficiency-nonenergy intensive, Energy storage systems, Resource recovery, End-use steel efficiency, Carbon capture and storage, Energy access, Energy efficiency- energy intensive industries, Green chemicals, Additive manufacturing, Local content in extractives, Shared infrastructure, Mine rehabilitation, Grid interconnection

Food and Agriculture

Reducing foodwaste in value chain, Forrest ecosystem services, Low-income food markets, Reducing consumer food waste, Product reformulation, Technology in large-scale farms, Dietary switch, Sustainable aquaculture, Micro-irrigation, Restoring degraded land, Technology in smallholder farms, Reducing packaging waste, Cattle intensification, Urban agriculture

What we offer

SDGs : Global Impact Startups

Equity Free Cash

The teams that successfully complete pre-acceleration and acceleration and are accepted to the accelerator program will be granted cash and in-kind support.

Mentoring

Building a sustainable business requires many functions to operate together. Incubation and Acceleration program is designed to have mentors support your specific needs while you grow your business.

Field Visits

Adapting a product to a specific market requires frequent contact and clear understanding between the solver and the beneficiaries. Physical or not, Incubation and Acceleration program takes you closer to the field for understanding the users and meeting with the main actors.

Network

SDGGIS' global and local support network with its strong partners covers a wide range of organizations willing to support you during and beyond the program.

Impact Capital

The SDGs GIS is building an impact fund to be allocated to the accelerator graduates. An investment offer up to up to $100K could be made available to the successful graduates of the accelerator.

Implementation

SDGGIS' focuses on getting your project live on the field. We make targeted introductions to make the process smoother and continue supporting you during the implementation phase.

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