2022 Competition results

Competition Results

Winner – £10,000 

SustainAcre

Imperial College London & London School of Economics

On a mission to scale up regenerative orchard management, restore biodiversity and climate stability, while offering investors exposure to a nascent and unique asset class.

Emerging Market Prize Winner – £7,500

Coast Haven

Cambridge Judge Business School

Two new financial products that allow coastal communities and investors to benefit from the economic value of mangrove forests through insurance and insurance-backed carbon offsets.

Runner up – £5,000 

Resolut

Imperial College London

To increase engagement between retail investors and companies by building a community around shareholder activism: empowering retail investors to take active participation in AGMs.

FINALISTS

Mobilizing Capital

Harvard Business School

Opening up financing possibilities for public and private schools who want to increase their electric bus deployment by ensuring payment default risk.

The Phoenix Fund

University of Toronto

Investing in wildfire resilience by de-risking and building back wild-fire prone communities through a novel blended insurance mechanism.

Ocean Nation Capital

Alliance Manchester Business School

Proposing the issuance of a blue bond dedicated to the bioremediation of marine environments with the aim of tackling climate change and supporting livelihoods reliant on the marine economy.