Do you care about the environment and are you passionate for change? The World Bank is looking for bright innovative minds who can help provide the best solutions to plastic pollution in Bangladesh. Your ideas on reducing and/or recycling plastic, and how to create a more sustainable economy will be seen by a team of top global experts and policymakers. 

How Does the Contest Work?

All applications can be submitted online. Submissions can be made via individual entry or through an organization. Proposals can be submitted from 2 windows (learn more here).

All innovation proposals will be evaluated through online submissions based on the 2 windows. After that, 4 finalists from each window will be invited to present their solution in front of the judging panel for final selection of the winner.

Eligibility

• The Challenge is open to Contestants (‘Contestant”) from member countries of the World Bank. Contestants may be individuals or organizations (profit, non-profit organizations, academic). Contestants are responsible for compliance with legal requirements of their country.
• The Innovation challenge has two categories for submission: Individual vs. Organizations
  1. Individual Category
     1. For individual category, an individual or a team of maximum three (3) individuals may submit entries. Individuals who join teams must meet the eligibility requirements for Individual Contestants.
     2. All entrants must be of minimum of 18 years old as of August 30, 2020.
     3. Any national from a Bank member country can participate.
  2. Organization Category:
     1. Organizations must be legally established entities (profit, non-profit) in their respective countries.
     2. Organizations can join the challenge individually or form up to two teams.
     3. In case of an organization registered outside Bangladesh, to be able to participate, it must form a team with an entity registered in Bangladesh.
     4. Staff, contractors and vendors  of the World Bank Group (The World Bank Group consists of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, the International Finance Corporation, the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes.), the members of the Evaluation and Finalist  Judging Panel or any company or individual involved with the design, production, execution or distribution of the Challenge and their immediate family members (spouse, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and step-children, aunt, uncle, niece and nephew) are not eligible to join the Challenge.
     5. Contestants who are ineligible to receive Bank funds under the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines, procurement rules, and other rules such as on anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism are ineligible to receive cash or any prize under this Challenge.
• Failure to comply with these rules may result in disqualification from the Challenge, which decision shall be final All shortlisted Submissions are subject to verification by the World Bank whose decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the Challenge.

Deadline

Final date of submission: January 31, 2021 Midnight (Dhaka Standard Time)