Deadline: 28-Jan-22
leverist.de is now accepting applications for the Innovation Challenge in Mexico – an opportunity for early-stage innovators who develop digital innovations to contribute to green revovery in Mexican communities.
Winner teams will receive access to the three month digital launcher programme from Innovation Factory to refine their ideas and prototypes to the generation of a viable business plan to launch their digital innovation for sustainability.
The aim is to support digital innovations and solutions that contribute to green recovery in Mexican communities.
Thematical Focus
The global pandemic has exacerbated inequalities and thwarted the progress towards achieving the SDGs; at the same time, climate change threats also continue to advance, causing communities to face more and more unprecedented challenges. One thing is clear, that they can not return to business-as-usual. Green recovery pushes us to rethink how communities urgently need to rebuild in ways that are environmentally sustainable, resilient and inclusive.
The Innovation Challenge for Mexico seeks to support digital innovations delivering social & environmental impact for green recovery.
These refer to digital innovations that provide solutions to improve livelihoods and take climate action – social impact such as empowering marginalised groups to find secure employment, or environmental impact such as enabling biodiversity conservation and promoting sustainable consumption – ultimately contributing to green recovery in Mexican communities.
Innovations for social and environmental impact for green recovery:
- improve livelihoods
- promote sustainable consumption
- empower marginalized groups
- enable biodiversity conservation
Benefits
Digital launcher programme
- Customised coaching & mentoring: Receive professional support from experienced social entrepreneurship experts
- Peer learning: Be part of a cohort and exchange with peers who similarly strive to create social and environmental impacts
- Sustainable business plan development: Access hands-on tools to help you launch your sustainable business idea
- Access to professional network: Connect with local and international experts to build your network
Target Audience
- The Innovation Factory is looking for ambitious teams and start-ups with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, promising ideas and digital solutions that contribute to achieving the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. The Innovation Challenge is an opportunity for early-stage innovators who have digital innovations that adress social and environmental challenges and are keen to develop a sustainable business model around their digital solutions.
- In Mexico they are particularly looking for early-stage innovators who develop digital innovations to contribute to green revovery in Mexican communities. If your start-up is a social/impact company and your service or product contributes significantly to the achievement of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals – you are welcome to apply for the Innovation Challenge!
- They are looking for impact-oriented investors who are interested in building up an investment pipeline for impact and social start-ups in Indonesia, Mexico and Ghana. Interested investors can then be involved in the start-up’s support phase. In Mexico, they are particularly looking for experts with a background in social & environmental impact for green recovery.
For more information, visit https://app.leverist.de/opportunities/innovation-challenge-mexico-green-recovery