Watch the Virtual Finals of the Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge!
Every year, the Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge invites teams of graduate students to develop and pitch creative financial approaches to tackle pressing social and environmental challenges. On Friday, April 17, the final 3 teams will pitch live to an international virtual audience, and we invite you to join us.
In 2020, 308 students from 56 countries representing 74 schools proposed 95 innovative finance ideas intended to change the world for the better.
More About the Challenge
The Challenge identifies, empowers, and inspires the next generation of sustainable finance practitioners and connects them with leading industry professionals. Teams of graduate students from around the world are invited to participate. Each team is limited to a maximum of four members, all of whom must be enrolled in a graduate program at the time of the prospectus submission.
2020 Focus on Plastics
In addition to our broader call for proposals inviting creative financial approaches to social and environmental issues, the 2020 Sustainable Investing Challenge is encouraging concepts that target plastic waste. This new-for-2020 opportunity is in keeping with Morgan Stanley’s Plastic Waste Resolution and commitment to facilitating the prevention, reduction and removal of 50 million metrics tons of plastic waste from entering rivers, oceans, landscapes and landfills by 2030. Proposals that address the issue of plastic waste will be eligible for an additional prize of $5,000 in addition to eligibility for the annual top and runner-up prizes for the overall competition.
Register to watch the event here, and read more about the event here!
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