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SXD
Org Type
For Profit
Year Founded
2022
Winner or Finalist
2025 Winner
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Primary Project Category:
Secondary Project Category:
Carbon Sinks (Natural & Engineered)
Energy
Finance
Social & Cultural Pathways
Transport and Mobility
How Project Affects Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions:
['Replaces/avoids GHGs (e.g., projects that replace sources of GHGs, such as the burning of fossil fuels for electricity, heat, transport, or other energy uses)', 'Reduces GHGs (e.g., projects that reduce sources of GHGs, such as through efficiency or other changes in consumption)']
Impact on Underrepresented Groups:
SXD actively collaborates with marginalized groups, like climate refugees, and uses cost savings enabled by SXD AI and its zero waste designs to support their recovery. We currently work with 60 climate refugee seamstresses who have lost their homes due to rising sea levels. We pay these seamstresses, who are often women, ~2-4x the local wage, and support their feminine hygiene and childcare so they can rebuild their lives and thrive. For example, Jhorna, a climate refugee we work with, has been able to secure education for her children, who otherwise faced the prospect of early employment. Similarly, another climate refugee Kulsum's earnings have supported her aging parents, offering them a deserved retirement. One of our biggest success stories is Juleka. She started working with us about two years ago after being displaced from her home. Since then, she has advanced to a management position, gained financial stability, and purchased her own land and her own home for her and her family. Juleka has completely elevated her quality of life.
Sub-Categories:
Renewables
Nature-based
Agriculture
Methane
Plastics
Built Environment
Energy Efficiency
Restoration
Biodiversity
Energy storage
Rural
Urban
Circular Economy
Oceans
Forests
Waste
Carbon Removal
Electric Transportation
Cooling Solutions
Technology
Advocacy
Biomass
Conservation
Clean Cooking
Environmental justice
Research or Economic Modeling
Measurement, Reporting & Validation
Communications
Website:
https://sxd.ai
Mission Statement:
SXD’s patent-published AI transforms products into zero material waste versions that drive ~80% reduction in CO2 emissions and up to 55% in cost savings.
Link: Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/shellyxudesign/
Link: LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/66923201
Sources of Past Funding:
Individual donations
Foundation grants
Corporate contributions
Government grants
Membership fees
Events and fundraisers
Earned income
Corporate partnerships
Bequests and planned giving
In-kind donations
Impact investing
Crowdfunding
Endowments
Bootstrapped
Equity
Debt
Carbon offsets or credits
Other