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Nicola Spafford FureyEarth Focus

INNOVATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT NICOLA SPAFFORD FUREY

Innovation for the Environment - Nicola Spafford Furey - Earth Focus Foundation

Deliver worldwide courses from professors, teachers and experts on sustainable

development

Bring positive and progressive knowledge so all ages can come together and make the

change

Base the project upon three simple principles:

Learning Sharing ActingInnovation for the Environment - Nicola Spafford Furey - Earth Focus Foundation

Objectives

Individuals or classes pay a fee (approx. $ 10 for each lesson)10 lessons per course

Those who are able can sponsor another learner for a course

Innovation for the Environment - Nicola Spafford Furey - Earth Focus Foundation

How to access Earth Focus Academy

Innovation for the environment cannot be achieved unless we do it

together

To share knowledge to make change costs money, would you pay to learn and also support someone

who cannot pay? Innovation for the Environment - Nicola Spafford Furey - Earth Focus Foundation

Challenge

Alain OppligerICRC

A. Oppliger / sustainable development adviser ICRC-10.07.2014

• Employs some 12,000 people in

80 countries

• Budget in 2014

1.3 CHF billion

WHO WE ARE - International Committee of the Red

• The ICRC, established in 1863

• Works worldwide to provide humanitarian help for people affected by

conflict and armed violence

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES… Does it fit here?

Emergency

violenceShort-term

action

….the world where the ICRC is working

…This has major impacts on the environment

12’000 employees

1300 generators

300 offices

880 households

27'000 IT appliances

3000 vehicles With an annual fuel consumption of 40 millions litres

100 warehouses

44 garages

7 physical rehab centres

To aid people affected by conflicts…

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES… Reasons to act

Implementation

Framework for sustainable development at the ICRC: vision and validation.

HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER ?

Carbon

footprint

Efficiency,

Adapted to the beneficiaries

Energy

Ethics adopted

Quality, longevity,

packaging

Technical

Progress & innovation

Waste and hazardous

Human health

Supply chain

Gabrielle LodsSustain a Bum

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Question…

What costs on average 2’500 CHF…

Is composed of over 50 artificial components…

Amounts to a ton of waste…

And takes 500 years to decompose…

The answer: disposable diapers for 2.5 years

Affects fertility…

Make the good choice for :

your baby's health the planetyour wallet$$

Beautiful, reliable, one-size-fits-all cloth diapers

Need between 15 and

20 for a babyCan be used part time

36 patterns currently

availableSave 1’800 CHF

24.90 CHF (plain) and

26.90 CHF (pattern)Last at least 2.5 years Potty train faster

Machine wash and dries

quickly

Easy poo handling

Fits babies between 5 to

No diaper rash/allergies

What will it take to make cloth diapers mainstream?

www.sustainabum.com

Alexandre BagnoudSIG

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SIG areas of expertise

1. Electricité VitaleA range of 100% renewable energies

90% of the electricity supplied by SIG comes from renewable sources and is certifiedSIG represents :

4.5% of electricity sales25% of photovoltaic electricity sales 8% of the certified photovoltaic production

To unite economy

and environment

100% hydraulic renewable energy

To participate in the development of

solar energy at your own pace

20% Vitale Vert 40% Vitale Vert

80% Vitale Bleu 60% Vitale Bleu

To develop new renewable energies, especially solar

energy, in Geneva

The eco current: solar, environmentally-friendly

hydraulic power and biomass

2. Gaz Vitale Carbon-neutral natural gas

Neutre en carbone 20% Vitale Vert

80% Vitale Bleu

10% Biogaz

90% Compensé avec des projets environnementaux genevois

A 100% carbon neutral natural gas due to the financing of Geneva and international environmental projects

3. Eco 21 : Reducing electricityconsumptionCommitted to sustainable development, SIG adopts

an innovative position:

not increasing sales, but providing quality energy

used wisely.

Public service committed to

sustainable development

Increase the energy

independence of the canton

Stimulate the local economy

Anticipate the cantonal,

federal and European

objectives

Saving costs less than

producing

Preserve the environment

and the natural resources

Favour renewable

energies

72GWh/an

of the inhabitants of Geneva

involved

of electricity saved to date!

(25,000 households)

4. Thermal energyThree possibilities of district heating

3. Surface geothermics

(Genève Lac Nations, GeniLac®

1. Combustion

(waste, wood, gas)2. Geothermics

4. Thermal energy strategyTerritorial energy planning

Extensions of the SIG district heating network*

Renewable geothermal, solar energy

Biomass

Surface geothermal energy (Lake Geneva)

Recovery of waste heat

Other projects

* Renewable share from summer 2012. Depending on the project, natural gas may be used as emergency or backup power.

Key figures :

- 80,000 households

- 400 GWh delivered

- 40,000 t. CO2 /y saved

5. Eco-statistics of Eau de Genève1,000 times better than those of some bottled waters

0 transport0 packing0 packaging0 retail outlets

Sascha NickCo2-Monitor AG

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EPFL Ideation PlatformJune2013

Sanna Fowler EPFL

Fusebox.epfl.ch

«From Farm to Fork» by Bühler

• > 30% of food produced is lost

• Feed 8 Billion people by 2025!

Where to now?

High Tech Global Issues Products & Services Campus Life

Strategic Expertise Societal Challenges Private Sector Engage Community

CROWD: Consumers, Citizens, Campus, Talents/Experts

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Felix StahliThe Impact Hub Geneva

IMPACT HUB GENEVA | AMANDA.BYRDE@IMPACTHUB.NET | 0787485574| RUE FENDT 1, GENEVE, SUISSE

IMPACT HUB GENEVA | RUE FENDT 1, GENEVE, SUISSE

1. Reach out to potential candidates

2. Prepare candidates to apply to incubation program

3. Jury panel of experts

4. Accelerate the 3 Finalists (3 months):

-> SEED FUNDING

-> WORKSPACE

-> COACHING

-> NETWORK

5. Select the Fellow

6. Incubate the Fellow (9 months):

-> SEED FUNDING

-> WORKSPACE

-> COACHING

-> NETWORK

Innovation for the Environment

Our GIVE to you - an invitation: Explore together with us a partnership for the next Fellowship

program.

Inspire and incubategrassroots, sustainable innovation in a theme related to your core business / focus

Strengthen your presence in

the social innovation / start-up scene

Position your brand and generate

great stories and attractive content

Inspire and engage your staff and partners

Create a portfolio

of cutting edge

innovations to collaborate with in the future

We’re looking forward to speaking

you with!

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“Connect on your similarities, and benefit

from your differences.”

Valdis Krebs

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