2023 Sustainable Investing Challenge
The 2023 Challenge finals were held in London. Over 300 students from 53 countries submitted ideas, and their inspiring perseverance and innovation is evident in the work of the 12 final teams, which you can find below.
2023
Grand Prize
$10,000
Village Savings and Agriculture Insurance (VSAI)
Focusing on the impact of climate change on Ugandan farming, the VSAI team proposed an insurance instrument that can underwrite crops and draw on the strength and partnership of local Village Savings & Loan agencies to keep smallholder farmers afloat.
Faculty of Agriculture, Gulu University
2023
Runner Up
$5,000
Sustainable Stubble Fund
Sustainable Stubble Fund will reduce air pollution and land degradation associated with stubble burning by financing community-level Compressed Biogas plants and incentivizing supply-chain stability through community ownership and surplus trading agreements.
Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi
Winning Teams
Grand Prize: Village Savings and Agriculture (VSAI)
Faculty of Agriculture, Gulu University
VSAI Personal Statements
Runner Up: Sustainable Stubble Fund
Dehli School of Economics, University of Dehli
Sustainable Stubble Fund Personal Statements
All Finalists
Afrovax REIT Personal Statements
Auaca Fund: Deforestation Prevention and Sustainable Farming through Debt-for-Nature Swaps
University College London
Auaca Fund: Deforestation Prevention and Sustainable Farming through Debt-for-Nature Swaps Personal Statements
Blockchain-Enabled Variable Rate Water Credit Offset Bonds
Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Blockchain-Enabled Variable Rate Water Credit Offset Bonds Personal Statements
FuelForward Fund Personal Statements
Green Future Reclamation Fund "GFRF"
TIAS School for Business and Society
GFRF Personal Statements
HIV Fighter Fund Personal Statements
Kelp Klique Sustainability-Linked Fund
Schulich School of Business, York University
Kelp Klique Sustainability-Linked Fund Personal Statements
Saarthi
University of Connecticut
Yale School of Management, Yale University