Kendall College of Art and Design

International Sustainability Competition Highlights Today's Best Ideas -- Created by Students from Around the World

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Monday, April 17, 2023
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These groundbreaking ideas are nurtured by Wege Prize , established in 2013 and organized by Kendall College of Art and Design 's Wege Center for Sustainable Design with support from the Wege Foundation.

Key Points: 
  • These groundbreaking ideas are nurtured by Wege Prize , established in 2013 and organized by Kendall College of Art and Design 's Wege Center for Sustainable Design with support from the Wege Foundation.
  • The annual competition ignites game-changing solutions for the future by inspiring college/university students worldwide to collaborate across institutional, disciplinary, and cultural boundaries to redesign how economies work.
  • - Cellucoat: Students from four countries at University of Calgary innovate with a biodegradable, antimicrobial replacement for plastic packaging—and pollution.
  • - Green Poultry Farm: Addressing environmental impacts of poultry farming, students from Mozambique—in four unique majors—use anaerobic digestion to create usable waste streams.