Past Finalists and Winners
The prospectuses and presentations of Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge finalists are not only a great reference for participating students, but are an evolving record of the evolution of the field of sustainable finance, and, in some cases, early iterations of what have now become successful ventures.
Click through each year below to see the prospectuses and final presentations that were deemed the strongest in that year of the competition.
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
2017 Winner
EduIndia
Loan fund to build new high-quality private schools in India.
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs
2017 Runner-up
Carbon Offset Investment
Monetization of the carbon offset value of forestry companies.
Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business
2017 Finalist
Tajdid Capital
Real estate fund to finance affordable housing resettlement communities for internally displaced Afghans.
Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
2017 Finalist
OneEarth ETF
An ETF that uses shareholder activism and proxy voting to promote the integration of ESG metrics by poor ESG performers.
Stanford University, Stanford Graduate School of Business
2017 Finalist
Carbon Capture Deployment Notes
Project finance debt focused on scaling carbon capture technology to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
2017 Finalist
Grassland Restoration Fund
A scalable equity vehicle and debt issuance platform to restore grasslands via holistic planned grazing.
Ewha Womans University, School of Business; Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs; Korea University, Graduate School of Management of Technology
2017 Finalist
Padee Fund
Outcomes-based financing to prevent deforestation and economic marginalization in Northern Thailand.
INSEAD
2017 Finalist
Gram-Prakash Mini-Grid Convertible Securities
A fund to develop biomass-based mini grids as a viable and economical energy source in India.
Paris Dauphine University
2017 Finalist
Solar Agriculture Fund
A Sukuk-backed fund to foster agricultural development in West Africa through sustainable energy production.
INSEAD
2017 Finalist
Dorewa Fund
A fund to support hydroponic entrepreneurship in Niger.