ClimateLaunchpad, a global green business idea competition powered by Climate-KIC and supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), has been launched in Bangladesh for the first time, reports UNB. The 4th edition of the world’s largest green business idea competition is initiated by the European Union which will unlock world’s clean tech and green potential that addresses climate change, according to a press release sent by ClimateLaunchpad yesterday. The deadline for idea submission for the competition is June 22. The top-3 of all competing countries will fight in the Grand Final in Cyprus in October 2017.
The overall winner of the Grand Final will receive a cash prize of Euro 10,000 while the runner-up Euro 5,000 and the team that comes in third place Euro 2,500. There are also five theme awards participants can win in the categories like Urban Transitions, Sustainable Land Use, Sustainable Production Services and Decision Metrics. Interested candidates can contact ClimateLaunchpad by e-mail at [email protected] or visiting their website, climatelaunchpad.org, for more details.