Introducing three entrepreneurs from the Gen.T community whose work creates a positive impact through responsible consumption
Next Wednesday evening, September 25, is the final of the R.A.W. Prize.
Standing for Responsibility, Awareness and Wonder, the R.A.W. Prize is a grant to support a member of the Gen.T community whose for-profit or non-profit project catalyses responsible consumption and works towards the targets set out in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG12).
The R.A.W. Prize is a collaboration between Gen.T and Luxarity, a social initiative of the Lane Crawford Joyce Group.
As well as the grant, the winner of The R.A.W. Prize will receive additional benefits, mentorship and access from both Lane Crawford and Gen.T that will help the winner further develop their project.
Of the dozens that applied, seven entrepreneurs from the Gen.T community—six of them Gen.T honourees—will pitch their business at the final, with judges from Gen.T and Luxarity announcing the winner on the night.
Here are three of the seven finalists. First up, an impact media platform and zero waste store from Hong Kong, and a Thai startup tackling single-use plastic.
Sonalie Figueiras
Founder, Green Queen
What is Green Queen?
Green Queen is an award-winning impact media platform advocating for social and environmental change. We’re on a mission to shift consumer behaviour through inspiring and empowering original content in Asia and beyond.
What problem does your company aim to solve?
Green Queen is informing modern Asians about the most important urgent of our time: the global health, climate and environmental crisis.
Can you give us a humblebrag?
With a team of 1.5 and zero funding we grew the site to over three million monthly digital impressions and more than 100 world-class articles published per month.