Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards

Deadline: 1 November 2013
Open to: individuals aged 30 years and under, from any part of the world
Award: €50,000 for the winner; €10,000 for six finalists

Sustainable living – a world where everyone lives well and lives within the natural means of the planet – doesn’t have to be a pipe-dream. If entrepreneurs develop sustainable ways of doing business, and people adapt to live and work in ways that secure our planet for future generations, it can be a reality.

The Unilever Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneurs Awards, developed in partnership with the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, are looking for innovative yet practical, tangible solutions created by young people that help make sustainable living commonplace.

The winning initiatives must involve products, services, or applications that have already had some success and that enable changes in practices or behaviors relating to sustainable living. They should cover one or more of the following categories: water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition, water scarcity, greenhouse gases, waste, sustainable agriculture, helping smallholder farmers.

Eligibility

The competition is open to individuals aged 30 years and under, from any part of the world. Entries must fall within one or more of the categories listed above. Assessment Criteria:
Entries must have grown beyond the conceptual stage to include actions the applicant has already taken – whether through informal networks, via an existing institution, or by creating a new enterprise

Entries must involve products or practices that change behavior to enable sustainable living
Entries cannot be accepted from current Unilever employees, nor can entries promote Unilever or its products

Entries must be submitted in English

Awards

One overall winner will receive the HRH The Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize alongside a cash award of €50,000, and a tailored programme of advice and mentoring (worth €25,000). Six finalists will also receive cash prizes of €10,000 along with mentoring support (worth €10,000).

All will benefit from exposure to a range of leading sustainability experts, entrepreneurs, and investors during the process. They will also receive recognition via Unilever’s global channels and the University of Cambridge’s network, as well as at a prestigious dinner in London in January 2014.

Application

Applications must be submitted online through registration in the website before 5:00pm GMT on 1 November 2013.

Seven finalists will be announced during the week of November 18. All finalists will be required to join online sessions beginning in December 2013 to develop their ideas and build their networks. Attendance is also required at the Accelerator Workshop in Cambridge, UK. Finalists must be able to arrive on Sunday, 26 January, 2014 to attend the programme beginning that evening and continuing through the 28th, followed by delivery of a pitch to final prize judges on 29 January. All finalists will also be invited to join high-level business executives, thought leaders, and international sustainability leaders at a prestigious dinner on the evening of 30 January, at which the HRH The Prince of Wales Prize will be awarded.

Mentoring and ongoing support is provided to all award winners, and will be designed and structured around individual requirements through the online programme and until Autumn 2014.

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