Call for entries // Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value

The Nestlé CSV Prize in Creating Shared Value aims at supporting innovative, commercially viable, and high impact initiatives in order to achieve social impact and financial sustainability. Specific fields of activity may include: Nutrition - Improving access to food and nutrition; food security; reducing malnutrition; fighting micronutrient deficiencies; food fortification; food technology; nutrition education programmes; innovations in health care; nutrition and health research; etc. Water - Improving access to clean drinking water; reducing water shortages; protection of water resources; water management and conservation; water sustainability; wastewater treatment and management; water, sanitation and hygiene; improving water use in agriculture (e.g. irrigation); etc. Rural development - Development of local agriculture integrating smallholder farmers in the supply chain; sustainable agriculture; sustainable farming; agricultural extension services; addressing climate change in agriculture; women empowerment in agriculture; increasing opportunities for rural communities; ICT in agriculture; etc. The Prize is open to individuals, not-for-profit organisations, governmental organisations, private and social enterprises, and academic institutions. The Nestlé CSV Prize is awarded every other year.