Are you a small business building an organisation that is committed to environmental sustainability? Then you should apply to the 100+ accelerator program and stand a chance to win $100,000 plus a mentorship and accelerator program that will last for 6 months.
The 100+ accelerator program is a partnership between The Coca-Cola Company, Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive, and with the remit to tackle global environmental and societal challenges.
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According to the program, “No one company can solve today’s sustainability challenges alone. Join us, and together we’ll build a better future for the next 100+ years.”
So, if you are a small business with sustainable solutions in packaging, agriculture, supply chain, recycling, and other areas of production and economy that affect the sustainability of the environment, then this accelerator is for you.
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Areas OF Focus
The 100+ accelerator program 2021 is focusing on the following areas:
Circular Packaging
The circular packaging challenge is focused on finding innovative and long-lasting solutions to the packaging problems in the world. Do you have solutions that can help increase the number of recycled packaging? Do you have an idea on how to help create packaging products that will not harm the environment but will also not compromise on quality? Then this category is the perfect challenge for you.
Smart Agriculture
This category is the perfect one for you if you have solutions and ideas that will help empower farmers to produce high-yielding and high-quality products. There is a need for farmers to increase the production of food and agricultural products at scale to meet up the demands of the growing population and changing world. The 100+ Accelerator program seeks to empower entrepreneurs who have solutions that will help provide sustainability in this area.
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Water Stewardship
If your businesses have solutions that can help solve the emerging water crisis around the world, the accelerator program wants to hear from you in this category. The UN says that water will be one of the world’s biggest problems in the 21st century. This is because of the growing human population, environmental challenges as well as unhealthy water practices by organisations.
The 100+ Accelerator program is looking for solutions that will help optimise water use by large companies and organisations, and help reduce water wastage drastically.
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Climate Action
The companies that create the goods and products we use on a daily basis contribute to the degradation of the environment with greenhouse gas emissions and carbon productions. The 100+ Accelerator program is looking for solutions that will help these organisations become more proactive in reducing greenhouse emissions, embrace renewable energy in their supply chain, and finding alternative renewable energy that will help make the climate more sustainable.
Upcycling
There is a lot of food waste as well as other waste that is produced around the world every day. This challenge is looking for innovative ideas that can help turn these wastes into valuable, nutritious food and products for use as well. That way, the solution will help solve the waste problem while also providing value.
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Corona Plastic Free Challenge
The Corona Plastic-Free Challenge is an opportunity for passionate entrepreneurs from across the globe to help find new ideas or technologies that can become new standards for reducing or eliminating plastic from the consumer goods industry.
How To Apply
To apply for this accelerator program, click this link to visit the official application portal.
