What is The Earthshot Prize? | Ep. #79

<p>If you ask social entrepreneurs to list down their major challenges, don’t be surprised when they specify lack of funds and lack of influential stakeholders on the top of their list.</p> <p>We may be living in an age where excessive fundings are being granted to start-ups be it Seed or series A B C D etc. however environmentally conscious businesses, especially circular businesses face a hard time in closing the fund rounds because their business model seems counter-intuitive to the investors when compared to business as usual.</p> <p>…yup- it's harsh but true.</p> <p>That’s why the grandeur of <a href="https://earthshotprize.org/about-us/" target="_blank">The Earthshot Prize</a> awards deserves a round of applause because they raised the bar on rewarding entrepreneurs focussed on climate action in the most glamorous way possible. And I just loved the way it was done.</p> <p>I strongly feel that when work around environmental sustainability gets Oscar awards style recognition…then people will start looking up to it, aspiring to become change-makers.</p> <p>The Earthshot Prize is centred around five ‘Earthshots’ –</p> <ol> <li>Protect &amp; restore nature</li> <li>Clean our air</li> <li>Revive our oceans</li> <li>Build a waste-free world</li> <li>Fix our climate</li> </ol> <p>These 5 earthshots are simple but ambitious goals for our planet which, if achieved by 2030, will improve not only our lives but of the generations to come.</p> <p>It is a decade of action to convene the environmental world with funders, businesses and individuals to maximise impact and take solutions to scale, to celebrate the people and places driving change; and to inspire people all over the world to work together to repair the planet.</p> <p>Every year, this Prize will be awarded to five inspiring solutions- one winner in each category.</p> <p>The prize money is 1 million pounds to winners from each category. Each winner will receive a global platform and prestigious profile, with their stories being showcased over the decade