The 2026 Community Challenge:
This years’ challenge contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 12: “Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.” We are looking for innovative, impactful, interdisciplinary and unconventional entrepreneurial ideas that promote more sustainable production and responsible consumption. Proposed solutions should demonstrate feasibility, scalability and the potential to create meaningful environmental and social impact across communities.
Whether your idea is a product, service, platform, social enterprise, or digital solution, it should aim to reduce waste, improve resource-use efficiency, use sustainable materials, encourage sustainable behaviours, strengthen circular systems and/or create long-term positive social and planetary impact.
Focus Areas
Bioeconomy & Nature-Inspired Production
Circular Economy & Waste Reduction
Sustainable Product Design
Food Systems & Waste
Sustainable Supply Chains
Packaging & Materials Innovation
Awareness and Behaviour Change
Digital Solutions for Sustainability
Thank you for your submission to the 2026 Community Challenge. We are happy to inform you that your idea has passed stage one of the challenge and will be published for jury and community voting. We will inform you about the next stages soon.
