Join Harvard in Creating a Sustainable Future: Unlock the Potential of a Circular Economy - 30/01/2023 18:12 EST

Status: Open
Prize: $1000
Entries Received: 304

Contest Brief

THE CONTEST IS CLOSED AND WE ARE AIMING TO AWARD WINNERS BY 15TH OF APRIL

We are excited to announce an opportunity for freelancers to collaborate with researchers at the Digital, Data, and Design Institute (D^3) (https://d3.harvard.edu/) at Harvard to source the most innovative and cutting-edge circular economy solutions for the business world.

Circular Economy is a simple idea.

Basically it involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible.

We would like you to submit your circular economy idea, which can be a unique new idea or an existent idea that is used in the industry.

Here is an example: Car Sharing in order to reduce the carbon footprint associated with driving.

Here is more information on circular economy:
https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/circular-economy-introduction/overview

Submit your real-life use cases on how companies can implement the circular economy in their businesses. New ideas are also welcome, even if they are 'moonshots'. Your suggestions will help Harvard researchers understand the impact of the circular economy on business. Let's get creative and revolutionize the world through the circular economy!

STEP 1: COMPLETE THE GOOGLE FORM HERE
Submit your solution using the Solution Design Wizard (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnpXiomdtxVpDYq0fyldSyJ397Gc36UBTHb-FKMnKORqCU_g/viewform), which will guide you through the process.

***You are not limited to one submission, you can send as many submissions to the Solution Design Wizard as you want in case you have more than one idea.

Check out these examples (https://www.notion.so/Circular-Economy-Examples-0da4b9250abf4b64bfa7618a74bb3aac) for inspiration.

STEP 2: ENTER THE CONTEST
Submit a “Letter of Intent” as an entry in this contest page by clicking blue "submit entry" button in the top right corner of this page. This is just to keep records of the Freelancer usernames that are participating in the contest. You only need to do it once, whereas the google form you can send as many times as you wish, depending on how many ideas you have.

STEP 3: WAIT TO SEE IF YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED!
It is now time to be patient, we will contact you if your idea(s) are awarded a prize!

Our team will be evaluating your entries using the following criteria:
* Novelty (How different is it from existing solutions?)
* Environmental Impact (How much does it benefit the planet?)
* Financial Impact (What financial value can it create for businesses?)
* Feasibility and Scalability of Implementation (How likely is it to succeed and how scalable is it?)

PRIZES:
The best overall solution will receive a $1,000 prize and be presented with an official trophy from the D^3 Institute at Harvard.

Top 500 best solutions will receive a cash prize of $10 each. The same freelancer could potentially win multiple prizes if they had submitted more than one winning entries! Apart from the cash prize, the winning entries will receive a letter from a Harvard faculty member and an official certificate from Harvard D^3 Lab.

Some creators of the best solutions will also receive an invitation to participate in an exclusive two-day virtual Circular Economy Catalyst Event at Harvard Business School in April 2023 to learn how leading companies, startups, and investors are engaging in the circular economy.

Please note that if two or more top submissions are similar, the one entered first shall be the winning submission. Time is key!

Please also review our FAQ section: https://delicious-jodhpur-c31.notion.site/FAQ-Join-Harvard-in-Creating-a-Sustainable-Future-Unlock-the-Potential-of-a-Circular-Economy-49a8e018ffc248c790cdd1a384c8b1bf

*** Email addresses in the Google form must match your Freelancer.com email address you used to create your account.***

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Public Clarification Board

Shabmemon27
- 3 hours ago
Hi Contest Holder, Thanks for sharing update regarding, please check my entry too.I have not received any confirmation email regarding the successful submission of my idea please check my entry.
- 3 hours ago
Shabmemon27
- 3 hours ago
Hi Contest Holder, Thanks for sharing update regarding, please check my entry too.
- 3 hours ago
smtechnology
- 8 hours ago
Contest still shows Open and Submit button is there. Please confirm
- 8 hours ago
Contest Holder
- 13 hours ago
Hello everyone, the contest is officially closed and we are aiming to award winners by 15th of April
- 13 hours ago
1. emano2022
  - 12 hours ago
  ok, thank you
  - 12 hours ago
malkaranathunghe
- 4 days ago
Hi, There's still time to enter this contest. However, the Google form is closed.
- 4 days ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 13 hours ago
  Hello now the contest is closed, we are aiming to announce winners by 15th of April
  - 13 hours ago
MiralSZ
- 14 hours ago
Where are entries ?!!!!!!!!
- 14 hours ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 13 hours ago
  They are sealed :). We can see them on our end
  - 13 hours ago
AlanNieto
- 4 days ago
Please i want to enter the contest but its says FAILED :( please check my entries from the forms
- 4 days ago
daveasu
- 4 days ago
#extended #extended
- 4 days ago
amitt800
- 4 days ago
Please check my entry #323 by Amit G.
- 4 days ago
Shabmemon27
- 1 week ago
please check my entry #289
- 1 week ago
malkaranathunghe
- 2 weeks ago
I didn't receive any email.
- 2 weeks ago
aftabahmad334
- 2 weeks ago
My entries are 264,265, Either my entries are valid or i am missing something?
- 2 weeks ago
MiralSZ
- 2 weeks ago
Will we receive an email for each entry? Because I only received one email
- 2 weeks ago
Oriicamille07
- 2 weeks ago
Please read my entry #207, I also submitted my form.
- 2 weeks ago
1. Anar K.
  - 2 weeks ago
  Feel free to submit multiple entries to the form :). Each winning idea will get a prize
  - 2 weeks ago
batasayed25
- 3 weeks ago
i have huge interresting of sustainabilty aspect specialy after COP27 climate conference in my country egypt last year so I prepared many studies and researches for all the companies' initiatives and all the startups that have important contripution of sustainabilty in Egypt i have submited many some of these studies to you and I will keep submiting .i look I forward to win this contest and be one of the searchers in the Harvard climat lab to achieve the goals of sustainability and environmental preservation in Egypt and the world
- 3 weeks ago
malkaranathunghe
- 3 weeks ago
#extended please
- 3 weeks ago
1. Anar K.
  - 3 weeks ago
  We have extended as per your guyses request
  - 3 weeks ago
2. malkaranathunghe
  - 3 weeks ago
  Thank you!
  - 3 weeks ago
mdeshpande22
- 3 weeks ago
Dear Contest Holder, I haven't received any email of conformation that my idea for Step 1 has been a successful submission
- 3 weeks ago
1. Anar K.
  - 3 weeks ago
  please email akazimov@freelancer.com with your freelancer username and I can check for you
  - 3 weeks ago
engmoriadham
- 3 weeks ago
Hello Dear, I received an email to upload the letter here, should I upload it here or send it by email
- 3 weeks ago
1. Anar K.
  - 3 weeks ago
  here please
  - 3 weeks ago
roseline7
- 3 weeks ago
#extended please
- 3 weeks ago
1. Anar K.
  - 3 weeks ago
  We have extended as per your guyses request
  - 3 weeks ago
smtechnology
- 3 weeks ago
I have submitted my letter of intent now. Please check if that is ok. Thank you
- 3 weeks ago
priyajen
- 3 weeks ago
Dear CH, I have received an E mail regarding the letter of Intent Which I have already attached with my contest entry.. Please check
- 3 weeks ago
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1. Anar K.
  - 3 weeks ago
  Just to clarify the content of the letter of intent doesnt really matter, what we want is to ensure that you submit something through the contest, so we can award you since we dont have access to Harvard's google form, they will only provide us the usernames and for us to award you guys we need you to submit the entry here on the contest once. If you already did that then please disregard
  - 3 weeks ago
2. priyajen
  - 3 weeks ago
  #Anar K. Thank you Sir for the clarification :)
  - 3 weeks ago
priyajen
- 3 weeks ago
Is there anyone who received same kind of mail regarding letter of intent?
- 3 weeks ago
1. Anar K.
  - 3 weeks ago
  The email was sent by me to all the contestants that filled up the google form :). I am a project manager for this if there are any questions, feel free to reply to the email, I will reply back during my work hours Mon to Fri, 9AM TO 6PM PST
  - 3 weeks ago
BiLS IMAGING
- 1 month ago
Hi, I have submitted my idea at Step 1 of the contest. However, I have not received a confirmation email in my inbox regarding the successful submission.
- 1 month ago
1. Anar K.
  - 3 weeks ago
  email me your username to akazimov@freelancer.com I will check with Harvard on Monday whether you entry has been received. Please also ensrue you did step 2 and submitted something to the contest so we can award you if you win
  - 3 weeks ago
sagorchandraF
- 3 weeks ago
I have submitted a entry. But How do I confirm the entry is successful?
- 3 weeks ago
1. BiLS IMAGING
  - 3 weeks ago
  the same, I have not received a confirmation email in my inbox regarding the successful submission to Google Forms for Step 1.
  - 3 weeks ago
2. Anar K.
  - 3 weeks ago
  When you say "submitted an entry" what exactly do you mean, google form submission or letter of intent on the contest? If you mean google form, just email me your username to akazimov@freelancer.com and I will check with Harvard whether they have your google form submission
  - 3 weeks ago
FaiqAbbas1999
- 3 weeks ago
Hey, how do I send my letter of intent?
- 3 weeks ago
1. Anar K.
  - 3 weeks ago
  simply by submitting an entry in this contest, if you already did that please ignore :)
  - 3 weeks ago
Lifecare2951
- 3 weeks ago
Hi, did anyone received confirmation email ? Also I was scrolling & got to know that few got some sort of email requesting another Letter of Intent ?? I haven't received any communication from them. Any one else out there ???
- 3 weeks ago
IsaTha
- 4 weeks ago
Hello, I submitted my idea and requested the highlight through payment, however I wanted to change the format I submitted, which was in text, I edited it in another template, is there any way you can open it for us to edit our attachment, until the closing date of entries or should I submit my project again in the new format?
- 4 weeks ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 4 weeks ago
  Hey Isabelle you can always resubmit. The participants can send as many entries as they wish
  - 4 weeks ago
maiabobakr
- 1 month ago
Hello, I just received an email about this contest today and came to know that there's only day left for closure is there chance for extending the contest time??
- 1 month ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 4 weeks ago
  There is still time, please kindly submit your entries
  - 4 weeks ago
ManalElsaman
- 1 month ago
When will entries be rated?
- 1 month ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 4 weeks ago
  Currently we are collecting all the entries and should get them all rated by the mid April
  - 4 weeks ago
mindpixell
- 1 month ago
Please don't close the contest before deadline. I am working to submit my entry.
- 1 month ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 4 weeks ago
  for sure
  - 4 weeks ago