Lead2030 Challenge for SDG 13: Tackling Climate Change (US$50,000 grant)

Deadline

August 30, 2021

They are looking for bold solutions that reduce impacts of climate change and/or empower others to act on climate change. Examples of solutions may include behavioral change, technology solutions or scaling of technology solutions, education, nature-based solutions, community actions or collaborations.

In line with Deloitte’s ambition to address climate change through ecosystem engagement, the challenge seeks to support scalable youth-led solutions that:

• Reduce the impacts of climate change, and/or empower others to act on climate change
• Address root causes of the issue
• Demonstrate ability to drive impact and potential to scale
• Collaborate with others to accelerate or broaden impact
• Facilitate opportunities for collective impact, by engaging a wide-range of stakeholders
• Utilize innovative approaches

Prizes

The winning solution will receive:

• A US$50,000 grant from Deloitte
• 12 months of mentorship from a team of Deloitte professionals. The mentorship team will work to accelerate your solution based on the needs of your initiative or organisation, such as:
  • Business strategy
  • Best practices for data collection
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Product design

Eligibility

• Solutions should be evidently aligned with the challenge.
• Founded by a person aged 18 – 30.
• Well-structured time horizon, identified key stakeholders and beneficiaries, and proposed outcomes that are reasonable and well thought out.
• Solutions must have a positive social impact, for example generating employment, or developing skills.
• Impacts of solutions must have been adequately measured and/or be measurable.
• Must be able to achieve efficiency and to survive independently through the resources they generate and/or the investments and donations they attract.
• Potential to perform as well or better after expanding in scope or size and/or being transported to other regions.
• Must rely on proven or readily available technology (if technology is relevant to the solution).
• Projects need to be based where Deloitte has a presence.

Application

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