The Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit is excited to announce the honorees for the 2021 Flourish Prizes. These 17 honorees were chosen from a total of 585 AIM2Flourish stories that were submitted in 2020 and vetted by our professors, story editors, and a distinguished jury of Fowler Center partners and previous Flourish Prize honorees.
The winning stories come from 13 universities across ten countries and 14 professors. The positive business innovations come from Indonesia, Finland, Denmark, Colombia, India, the Netherlands, Mexico, Russia, UAE, and the United States.
See our virtual announcements for each honoree via our Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit , and pages and our AIM2Flourish , , and accounts.
Congratulations to all of our prize winning professors, students, and business leaders!
Global Goal #1- No Poverty: East Bali Cashews
featuring East Bali Cashews in Indonesia written by Rovician Silitonga from IPMI International Business School under the direction of Amelia Naim Indrajaya
Global Goal #2 - Zero Hunger: SolFoil
featuring SolFoil in Finland written by Tat Lam, Jean-Philip Cronstedt, Ajda Stenovec, Karolina Jensen and Senni Muiniekka from Hanken School of Economics under the direction of Martin Fougere and Eva Nilsson
Global Goal #3 - Good Health and Well-being: Pacha Soap Co.
featuring Pacha Soap Co. in the United States written by Hope Georgiou, Bryson Gardner, Julian Longmire, Ashley Hollis and Trevor Grinsell from Loyola Marymount University under the direction of Jeff Thies
Global Goal #4 - Quality Education: Kaspersky
featuring Kaspersky in Russia written by Matvey Petukhov, Anastasia Galkina, Vladislava Stepanenko, Yuliya Yurchak and Veronika Krasilnikova from National Research University Higher School of Economics under the direction of Ekaterina Ivanova
Global Goal #5 - Gender Equality: Evolvin' Women
featuring Evolvin’ Women in the United Arab Emirates written by Zaina AlAboodi, Eman Alsharif, Seeneen Al Bastaki, Ward Albastaki and Hamda Hassan Abdulla from Zayed University under the direction of Wasseem Abaza
Global Goal #6 - Clean Water and Sanitation: Elbow Engineers Pvt Ltd.
featuring Elbow Engineers Pvt Ltd. in India written by Amresh Jha and Ruby Hsiao from TIAS School for Business and Society under the direction of Mirjam Minderman
Global Goal #7 - Affordable and Clean Energy: Green Fluidics
featuring Green Fluidics in Mexico written by Ana Sofia González, Fatima Lewis Batres and Manuel Medina from EGADE Business School Tecnologico de Monterrey under the direction of Ezequiel Reficco
Global Goal #8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth: Jaipur Rugs
featuring Jaipur Rugs in India written by Siddhi Maheshwari, Ayush Bhagoliwal, Sooraj Prabhakar, Chadarajupalli Leelavamsi, Gaurav Kumar, Abhishek Kaushik and Shubham Bisht from Goa Institute of Management under the direction of Divya Singhal
Global Goal #9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: InnovaKit SAS
featuring InnovaKit SAS in Colombia written by Maria Barrera, jeimmy vanessa valencia bravo and alejandro ruiz from Universidad Externado de Colombia under the direction of Gustavo A Yepes Lopez
Global Goal #10 - Reduced Inequalities: Dave -- Banking For Humans
featuring Dave -- Banking For Humans in the United States written by Alicia Berger, Caleb Cremin-Endes, Chiara Armstrong, Cassidy Collins and Morgan Brooks from Loyola Marymount University under the direction of Jeff Thies
Global Goal #11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities: Balance Farms
featuring Balance Farms in the United States written by Lee Harms and Abigail Saxton from The University of Toledo under the direction of Gary Insch
Global Goal #12 - Responsible Consumption and Production: Ditto Sustainable Brand Solutions
featuring Ditto Sustainable Brand Solutions in the United States written by Lauren Hammett from Loyola University Chicago under the direction of Nancy Landrum
Global Goal #13 - Climate Action: Lightyear
featuring Lightyear in Netherlands (Holland) written by Marizel Vorster and Samar Morshedi from TIAS School for Business and Society under the direction of Mirjam Minderman
Global Goal #14 - Life Under Water: ORA Estuaries
featuring ORA Estuaries in the United States written by Otto Candies, Bryan Taylor, Jenna Covington and Ivan Prejean from Nicholls State University under the direction of Christopher Castille
Global Goal #15 - Life on Land: Bioamin SA de CV
featuring Bioamin SA de CV in Mexico written by Maria Fernanda Castorena Elizondo, Victor Campo Aguirre, Erick Ruben Calahorra Mejia, Adriana Aranda and Alan Castillo from EGADE Business School Tecnologico de Monterrey under the direction of Ezequiel Reficco
Global Goal #16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: Defudger
featuring Defudger in Denmark written by Mónica López Calero, Alejandro Gállego, José MarÃa Panadero Meseguer and Gabriela Castello from Universidad de Navarra under the direction of Isabel Rodriguez Tejedo
Global Goal #17 - Partnerships for the Goals: VimpelCom PJSC (Beeline brand)
featuring VimpelCom PJSC (Beeline brand) in Russia (Russia Federation) written by Evgeniia Pechnikova from National Research University Higher School of Economics under the direction of Ekaterina Ivanova