The Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value is open to individuals, private businesses, not-for-profit organisations, governmental and inter-governmental organisations as well as academic institutions having implemented an initiative related to nutrition, water or rural development.

Specific fields of activity include, but are not limited to:

§ Improving access to nutrition and increasing nutrition knowledge.

§ Improving access to water and protecting water resources.

§ Developing local agricultural value chain and integrating smallholder farmers in the supply chain.

The Prize is awarded every two years and helps innovative, commercially viable, and high impact initiatives achieve social scale and financial sustainability. The Laureate receives an investment of up to CHF 500 000 (approx. USD 530 000) to scale up or replicate his initiative.

The winner is selected by the Nestlé Creating Shared Value Advisory Board and is presented with the award at our Creating Shared Value Forum.

The call for entries for the 2014 Nestlé Prize in Creating Shared Value is now open. Nominate innovative projects until 31st March 2013.

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