CLIMATE ACTION CHALLENGE
Cut waste. Cut emissions.
Fight climate change.
In May 2017, What Design Can Do launched the Climate Action Challenge in collaboration with the IKEA Foundation and Autodesk Foundation.
This global design competition called on the creative community to submit bold, innovative solutions to combat the impacts of climate change.
LEARN MOREDESIGN-DRIVEN IMPACT
The 13 winners shared an award package of €900.000, including an acceleration programme tailor-made by Social Enterprise NL.
Aimed at making the winning concepts and startups ready for market and investment, the five-month programme included workshops, trainings, expert consultancy, networking events, inspiring talks, visits to peer entrepreneurs and webinars. Each winner worked on the building blocks of the social business model and was guided through the programme by their own personal mentor.