MANY WAYS TO BE GREEN

ENTRY CATEGORIES

We look for innovative ideas to help create a sustainable future for London, example categories are:

1. Product Design2. Transport in the City3. Materials/reuse and recycling/circular economies4. Energy efficiency/capture/generation5. Food/food waste6. Water Management7. Other

BIO-BEAN

bio-bean® is an award-winning green energy company that has industrialised the process of recycling waste coffee grounds into advanced biofuels

2012 Winner Arthur Kay

SOLARBOX

Kirsty and Harold’s idea is to repurpose disused red telephone boxes into free-to-use solar powered mobile phone charging stations. The first solarbox was launched in October 2014 on Tottenham Court Road.

2014 Winners Kirsty Kenney and Harold

Craston

BLOCKS

BLOCKS is a modular smartwatch that can evolve with advances in technology and to meet the changing needs of the consumer. Composed of easily assembled and replaceable modules that each carry out a different function, designed to last, and never be thrown away.2014 Finalists  

Omer El Fakir, Serge Vasylechko, Alireza

Tahmaseb Zadeh, Karl Taylor, Hakeem Javaid,

Andrey Antyufeev

CLOTHO LONDON

Caroline and Vivien are helping to reduce waste with their online clothes swapping website Clotho London. You can send in clothes you don’t want anymore  and gain credit to spend on the website. The clothes are then sorted and highest quality items are listed for sale letting people refresh their wardrobes as often as they like but keeping waste low.

2015 Winners Caroline Wood and Vivien Tang

BUMP MARK

Solveiga's Bump Mark is a new expiry label which goes bad exactly when the food inside the package does. Just run your finger across the label, if it is smooth you are good to go, if it is bumpy then be cautious. This new labelling aims to reduce food waste by telling us more about the state of our packaged food

2015 Winner Solveiga Pakstaite

TIPS FROM WINNERS

1. Say Yes as much as you can2. Start small and stay focussed3. Have a 5 year plan 4. Hire to your weaknesses5. Stick with it and enjoy what you do6. Get good pictures7. Community Interest versus Limited company8. Know when to say No

WHY ENTER?

• Winner receives £20,000 and mentoring from City Hall to bring the idea to market

• Finalists get a mentor from Citi• Everyone entering

• Can attend Free Workshops on entrepreneur, employability and presentation skills including elevator pitches

• Can choose to be considered for paid internships with Citi

CRITERIA

All ideas must contribute to reducing London’s CO2 emissionsThey will be judged on:

1. Originality2. Practical applicability3. Clarity of the proposal4. Carbon emission savings5. Broader sustainability benefits

ELIGIBILITY

To take part you must be a current student or have graduated in the last year.

You’ll need to fill out the online application form showing how your idea meets the criteria and how you will use the prize money

Free to enter and you can enter as many ideas as you like in teams or as an individual

LONDON.GOV.UK/LOWCARBON

Register your interest in the competition through our website to receive more information and advice on applying

You’ll also need to go to the website to Enter your ideas

#MLCE@LDN_Environment

www.facebook.com/groups/MayorsLCE