Dear Green Forum members,

On behalf of the International Trade Centre, I am pleased to announce that we’ve just launched the first edition of ITC’s Youth Ecopreneur Awards.

The Youth Ecopreneur Awards are a green business competition specifically targeted at young entrepreneurs (up to 35 years old) from the least developed and developing economies, whose companies offer solutions to environment related challenges in three categories: 

• Renewable energy and energy efficiency
• Waste reduction and recovery 
• Efficient use of water

The prizes include a financial prize for the winners (total of USD 15k) as well as technical assistance and coaching by ITC and our partners. Overall, the Awards offer a stage and sounding board for youth to showcase their sustainable and scalable solutions to accelerate the green economic transition. 

ITC’s GreenToCompete and Youth & Trade teams are jointly organising the Awards, in close collaboration with partners globally. 

The Awards could be a great opportunity for youth ecopreneurs in your network!



We would be grateful if you could:  

• Share the Awards with your networks and join our promotional campaign.
  • The Award’s communication pack is available here: https://trello.com/b/BkpnH4EB/youth-ecopreneur-awards
  • Detailed information about the Awards and the link to apply are here: bit.ly/youthecopreneurawards 
• Nominate youth ecopreneurs with great solutions here: bit.ly/3CRHEca

 The application deadline is September 15th, 2021. 

Follow ITC on Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, and Instagram for more updates on #Youth4GreenChange. 

In the meantime, please feel free to reach out to the ITC team at YouthEcopreneurAwards@intracen.org, if you have any questions or collaboration suggestions.  

Many thanks for your support in activating youth entrepreneurship in the green economy!

Best Regards,

Cherika Hardjakusumah

Communications, ITC GreenToCompete