Over the last five years the Sustainia100 publication from Sustainia has always been a welcomed and inspiring read. Over this period It has tracked more than 4,500 solutions to date from all over the world. This year’s edition features solutions deployed in 188 countries, and more than half come from small and mid-sized enterprises. Showcasing everything from health solutions that tackle climate change, to renewable energy products that alleviate gender inequality, this year’s publication presents 100 solutions that respond to interconnected global challenges and help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

• Four key trends:
  • Cities as Health Promoters
  • Making Profit from Unlikely Materials
  • Disrupting the Electrical Grid
  • People Powered Data for Better Infrastructure

• Many Building related innovations and solutions are included, of particular note are:
  • Making Carpet Tiles from Old Fishing Nets (Interface / Aquafil)
  • Legislated Green Roofs and Solar Panels (France)
  • Growing Bricks with Bacteria (bioMason)
  • Green Bonds for Low Impact Building projects (Vasakronan)
  • Cement Free Mortar (KALK)
  • Solar Powered Water Purification (Desolenator)
  • Cities and Health: Using Communities to Bolster Health
  • Solar Storage Community Platform (Sonnen)

Read the Sustainia  100 online here. The publication was launched on 7th June with an accompanying tweetchat, a storify record of which can be found on line, for example:

Q1: What does sustainable action mean to you ?

Q3 How have the #SDGs changed sustainable innovation?

Q8: What do you think is the next big opportunity in sustainability?