The 2022 Flourish Prize Honorees

We are excited to announce the honorees for the 2022 Flourish Prizes. These 17 honorees were chosen from a total of 685 AIM2Flourish stories that were submitted in 2021 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 15 universities across 11 countries and 16 professors. The positive business innovations come from Nigeria, New Zealand, South Africa, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, Colombia, India, Peru, and the United States.

This year we not only celebrated the Flourish Prizes but also the 20th anniversary of the World Inquiry into Business as an Agent of World Benefit - the action-research project that became the globally recognized AIM2Flourish program. 

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: Kitovu

featuring Kitovu in Nigeria written by Ray Tung and Sherif Tosin Akanbi from TIAS School for Business and Society under the direction of Mirjam Minderman

Global Goal #2 - Zero Hunger: Eat My Lunch 

featuring Eat My Lunch in New Zealand written by Hamish Thomson from University of Otago under the direction of Joe Cooper

Global Goal #3 - Good Health and Well-being: Natural Balance Co.

featuring Natural Balance Co. in South Africa written by Jessica Lin from Monash University under the direction of Gitanjali Bedi

Global Goal #4 - Quality Education: Kiddom

featuring Kiddom in the United States written by Rob Kimmich from Bard MBA in Sustainability under the direction of Kristina Kohl

Global Goal #5 - Gender Equality: Amartha

featuring Amartha in Indonesia written by Melitta Aroean from IPMI International Business School under the direction of Amelia Naim Indrajaya

Global Goal #6 - Clean Water and Sanitation: Absolute Water

featuring Absolute Water in India written by Joel Peter, Maysil Dias, Leah Demars, and Julia Mills from Western Michigan University under the direction of Timothy Palmer

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featuring Absolute Water Pvt. Ltd. in India written by Jatin Tripathi, Kushagra Bansal, Akash Ghosh, Srikaran Shenvi Sursure and Anushkar Chauhan from Goa Institute of Management under the direction of Divya Singhal

Global Goal #7 - Affordable and Clean Energy: Waterlight by E-Dina

featuring Waterlight by E-Dina in Colombia written by Camila Virgues Mahecha, juan sebastian triviño vega and Sebastian Vargas from Universidad Externado de Colombia under the direction of Gustavo A Yepes Lopez

Global Goal #8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth: MitiMeth

featuring MitiMeth in Nigeria written by Youssef ElTazy, chuhan zhou, Abdulganiyu Onabanjo and Samuel Maiorino from Dalhousie University under the direction of Kent Williams and Kate Yau

Global Goal #9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: FactoryOS

featuring FactoryOS in the United States written by Daniella Vincent, Christopher Dorsy and Jeannie Schryer from Loyola Marymount University under the direction of Ingrid Greene

Global Goal #10 - Reduced Inequalities: Messy Bessy Cleaners, Inc.

featuring Messy Bessy Cleaners, Inc. in Philippines written by Chelley Sharleene Pecajas and Stephanie Anne Añonuevo from TIAS School for Business and Society under the direction of Mirjam Minderman

Global Goal #11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities: Crop Swap LA

featuring Crop Swap LA in the United States written by Ryan Walker, Faith Nishimura, Tyler Walker and Steve Howell from Loyola Marymount University under the direction of Jeff Thies

Global Goal #12 - Responsible Consumption and Production: Redwood Materials

in the United States written by Lucienne Burnett, Emmanuel Johnson and Alayna Savaglio from Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) under the direction of Aixa Ritz

Global Goal #13 - Climate Action: Ant Group

featuring Ant Group in China written by Chengye Sun, Zili Tao, Hanyu Wang, Chunyi Sun and Ningxuan Tong from University of Nottingham Ningbo China under the direction of 'Alim Beveridge

Global Goal #14 - Life Under Water: The Plastic Flamingo

featuring The Plastic Flamingo in Philippines written by Aneeka Africa, Abdullah Khattab and Nina Aguilar from De La Salle University under the direction of Pia Manalastas

Global Goal #15 - Life on Land: Biopencil

featuring Biopencil in Peru written by Marta Garrido, Adriana Artieda, Itziar Calviño and Sebastian Wallace from Universidad de Navarra under the direction of Isabel Rodriguez Tejedo

Global Goal #16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: La Trocha

featuring La Trocha in Colombia written by Maria Alejandra Rodriguez, Jean Nicolas Alvarado and Erika Julieth Alvarez Juanias from Universidad Externado de Colombia under the direction of Gustavo A Yepes Lopez

Global Goal #17 - Partnerships for the Goals:  EPOCH Pi

featuring EPOCH Pi in the United States written by Langdon Caldwell and Sarah Sekwat from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ - Weatherhead School of Management under the direction of Chris Laszlo