Zambian Breweries Plc presents the Africa Sustainability Challenge Launch this Wednesday 16th May, 2018 at Radisson Blu Hotel. Time:18:00hrs. (Get a free ticket online).
The company realizes that we are at a point in time where sustainability challenges
facing Zambia, Africa and the rest of the world are growing
and becoming more and more significant. At the same time,
innovation and technology are making it possible to find
fitting solutions to these challenges.
ABInBev also believes that 2025 Sustainability Goals will help drive us and like-minded
people to implement a positive change.
The company look to the top
minds in Africa, in particular to come together to unearth
and nurture innovative solutions to our continent's most
pressing challenges.
About the Africa Sustainability Challenge:
On the 24th of April 2018, AB InBev Africa through it’s local
country markets, went live with a very first Africa
Sustainability Challenge!
ABInBev is looking for Africa’s top
innovation entrepreneurs to solve continent, and the
world’s Sustainability Challenges.
As a global company, ABInBev want to continue to brew beer and build brands that will
bring people together for the next 100+ years.
In order to
achieve this goal, the company need assistance from Africa’s brightest
minds as we cannot do it alone.
Up for grabs are the following for the minds behind the best
solutions:
1. A trip to Africa’s very own Silicone Savannah in Nairobi
Kenya.
2. $50 000 for seed capital funding to scale their enterprise;
and or
3. An opportunity to compete in the global stage at our New
York based Accelerator.
The 5 Challenges:
1. Smart Agriculture Challenge:
Do you have an innovation
that builds high impact, inclusive solutions that improve
grower access to sustainable agricultural resources,
products, processes, or tools that can increase the quality,
yield, and sustainability of farming at scale?
2. Water Stewardship Challenge:
Do you have an innovative
solution to expand access to water and sanitation services
among households with no access to water?
3. Climate Action Challenge:
Do you have an innovative
solution that support low income communities, to adapt and
transform to meet the challenges of climate change with
access
to renewable energy or carbon reduction
opportunities?
4. Circular Packaging Challenge:
Do you have an innovative
solution that uses waste streams as a resource, generating
value, and redirecting them from landfills? Ensuring that we
have a waste free, circular future
5. Entrepreneurship Challenge:
Do you have an innovative
business solution that depends on employing a large
number of people in order to solve sustainability challenges
such as renewable energy, climate change, access to clean
and safe water, waste management and sustainable
agriculture?
Deadline: 31 May 2018
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