The Fowler Center is proud to announce the 84 Finalists for the 2022 Flourish Prizes.
In 2021, we published 685 student-written, inspiring innovation stories from all corners of the globe. The 2022 Flourish Prizes Finalists include 84 stories from 31 universities in 20 countries under the guidance of 41 different professors. The businesses profiled come from 28 countries and more than 18 industries.
As a finalist, please feel free to use our Flourish Prize Finalist stamp (PNG) (EPS) for your website
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Innovative Agricultural Advisor in Nigeria 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
Sustainable Luxury from the Tibetan Plateau featuring Norlha in China written by Ruzhuo LI, xueyi Li, Xuejiao LI, Xue LI and Jialu LI from University of Nottingham Ningbo China under the direction of 'Alim Beveridge
Bringing Equality to the Food Industry featuring Equal Exchange in the United States written by Zach Johnson, Dezmond Reynero, Noah Friedman and Dongqi Lu from Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management under the direction of Michael Goldberg, Doug Degirolamo, and Megan Buchter
1-3-5 Pathway to Life featuring Hectares of Hope in Philippines written by Rovin Jhon Cincollagas from De La Salle University under the direction of Pia Manalastas
Hope in Garbanzos: Economic and Agricultural Opportunities in Guatemalan Chickpea Production featuring Yummus Foods in Guatemala written by Ignacio Cabrera, Chermae Fabro and Hyeji Ku from Universidad de Navarra under the direction of Isabel Rodriguez Tejedo
“Wheels Of Fortune” – Molding Lives With Potful Of Ecofriendly Innovations featuring MittiCool in India written by Radhika K R, Garima Ranga and Jeevan Lawrence from Goa Institute of Management under the direction of Divya Singhal
Fighting Hunger and Socio-Environmental Problems featuring Inspirall in Peru written by Diego D, Eugenia López Morán, Julio Compean and Diana Laura Hernández from Universidad TecMilenio under the direction of Sara Garcia
Feeding Kiwi Kids Minds featuring Eat My Lunch in New Zealand written by Hamish Thomson from University of Otago under the direction of Joe Cooper
How Will We Feed 10 Billion People by 2050 featuring IfCo in Worldwide written by Ella Knowlton, Mary Shroll, Sofia Booth and kiki van vliet from Loyola Marymount University under the direction of Jeff Thies
Rice-Duck-Crayfish Co-culture Farming: An Agricultural Innovation featuring Tianmen Chujiang Shangpin Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. in China written by Yu DONG, Huijie CAO and Ye LI from University of Nottingham Ningbo China under the direction of 'Alim Beveridge
Veganism in Urban Food Deserts featuring Night Owl Vegan in the United States written by Amanda D'Amadeo, Kryslin Kane, Julianne Sturm and Alexandra Bewley from Saint Joseph's University under the direction of Ron Dufresne
Cleaner Surfaces and Cleaner Water featuring eClean Technologies in the United States written by John Politis, James Shannon and Taylor Chau from Loyola Marymount University under the direction of Ingrid Greene
Making Medicine Accessible to 800 Million Indians featuring Generic Aadhaar in India written by Henry Thiry, Tsvara Shastree, Satvik Babu and Grace Krueger from Western Michigan University under the direction of Timothy Palmer
Step by Step Towards a Greener Path featuring Project Circleg in Switzerland written by Harjas Preet Kaur, Romain Henriques, Anna Mirone, Lorys Le Pera, Antoine Sericola and Romain Douy from Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) under the direction of Riccardo Torelli
A Recipe For Change featuring Natural Balance Co. in South Africa written by Jessica Lin from Monash University under the direction of Gitanjali Bedi
Kiddom: Technology to Enable All Teachers and Learners featuring Kiddom in the United States written by Rob Kimmich from Bard MBA in Sustainability under the direction of Kristina Kohl
Building Companies That Change The World featuring Future Minds Network in Worldwide written by Isabelle Do from Monash University under the direction of Gitanjali Bedi
Hipocampus - Centros de Aprendizaje featuring Hipocampus in Mexico written by Miguel Ángel Andrade Carballo from Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla under the direction of Crishelen Kurezyn Diaz
A Holistic Approach To Absenteeism featuring Kinvolved in the United States written by Stephanie Shaw , Elly-Han Beaulieu, Patricia Watts and Maria Padilla from St. John's University under the direction of Charles Wankel
Robotics and Computer Science Education featuring Trashbots in the United States written by Patrick Koh, Brian Kent, Jack Barrasas, Steven Wang, Brian Schnell and Mason Jester from Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management under the direction of Michael Goldberg, Doug Degirolamo, and Megan Buchter
Shared Prosperity of Women Micro and Small Medium-Entrepreneur (MSME) in Rural Area in Indonesia. featuring Amartha in Indonesia written by Melitta Aroean from IPMI International Business School under the direction of Amelia Naim Indrajaya
Women Empowerment Through Traditional Weaving featuring Torajamelo in Indonesia written by Sita Tyasutami from IPMI International Business School under the direction of Amelia Naim Indrajaya
A Dragonfly for Freedom featuring Zeta Service in Italy written by ELISA BELTRAME , Laura Merletti, Irene Cacopardi, Matteo Tacconi and Raffaella Filippini from Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) under the direction of Riccardo Torelli
A World Without Waste featuring 374Water in the United States written by Gregory Blohm, Nevaeh Rudder and Graham Thomas from St. John's University under the direction of Charles Wankel
Leaving No Drop Behind 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
Each Drop Counts 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
Sustainable Products and Solutions of Water featuring Grundfos in Denmark written by Miguel Trejo, EZRA ZAMORA, Reynaldo Mendoza and Carlos Alberto De la Mora Davila from EGADE Business School Tecnologico de Monterrey under the direction of Consuelo Garcia-de-la-torre and Gloria Camacho
Product made in Guatemala and well made featuring Eco filtro in Guatemala written by Jose Manuel Luengo , luis Porta, Victoria Colino Colmenar, Francisco Obando and Alejandro Porras from Universidad de Navarra under the direction of Isabel Rodriguez Tejedo
Nothing is lost, Nothing is created, Everything is valued. featuring Ecosec in France written by Manon Lukas, Auréa MAYOT, Emeline Masek, Kevin Chevalier, louis Guiard and Thomas Suchet from Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) under the direction of Riccardo Torelli
45 Days of Light with Half a Liter of Water / 45 Días de Luz con Medio Litro de Agua 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
Sewer Heat Exchanger - The Predominant Way To Perform The Heat Transition! featuring UHRIG Group in Germany written by Johannes Claren and Betül Coban from Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TUK) under the direction of Katharina Spraul and Julia Anna Hufnagel
Empowering Communities for a Clean Energy Future featuring BlocPower in the United States written by Tessa Rainbolt and Whitney Smith from Bard MBA in Sustainability under the direction of Kristina Kohl
Sustainability within Biogas Bree featuring Biogas Bree BVBA in Belgium written by Pieter Voordeckers, Marie Van Dyck, Jolien Verbeek, Kayly Wynants and Gilles Vlemmix from Uhasselt under the direction of Seppe Croonen
Clean, Scalable, Reliable Geothermal Power featuring Eavor in Canada written by Michael Salmon, Chandrashekhar Jha, JOSE DE PAULA, Diego Llorens Echegaray and JOSE LUIS ALVAREZ DEL CASTILLO GOMEZ from EGADE Business School Tecnologico de Monterrey under the direction of Francisco Layrisse
Woven Wonders from Natural Fibers 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
LA POTENCIA DEL TALENTO NO MIRADO / THE POWER OF UNSEEN TALENT featuring ARBUSTA in Argentina written by LADY SILVA and Angela Lorena Morales Torres from Universidad Externado de Colombia under the direction of Gustavo A Yepes Lopez
A Small Story of a Big Change featuring Cooperative El Guerdane in Morocco written by Aya Idzroud from Al Akhawayn University under the direction of Mary Grace Neville
Empowerment through Innovation featuring Avani Earthcraft in India written by Geranish B, Ankit Pradhan , Tushar Chobisa and Debasis Sahoo from Goa Institute of Management under the direction of Divya Singhal
From Beans To Dreams: Meet the Business Brewing Second Chances featuring I Have A Bean in the United States written by Jalixa Mancebo, Sabrina Rimjhim , Vanessa Fiallos and Keeratjot Kaur from Rutgers Business School under the direction of Joseph Markert
Tapping into the Dairy Market featuring Spout Alternatives in New Zealand written by Leena Tirrul from University of Otago under the direction of Joe Cooper
a2censo, Collaborative Financing Platform for SMEs | a2censo, Plataforma de financiación colaborativa para Pymes featuring a2censo in Colombia written by Andrés Barbosa, Juan Antonio Ballesteros Escobar and Ana María Amézquita from Universidad Externado de Colombia under the direction of Gustavo A Yepes Lopez
A Pathway to Decarbonizing the Concrete Industry featuring CarbonCure Technologies Inc. in Canada written by ZHUO KOU, Mairi McKinnon, Anna Doyle and Johanna Gates from St. Francis Xavier University under the direction of Brad Long
Sustainable Innovation in the Construction Industry 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
Turning Plastic into Buildings featuring Block Solutions Oy in Finland written by Noora Vihonen, iida hellgren, Emilia Ala-Rantala and Iida Rautanen from Hanken School of Economics under the direction of Jouni Virtaharju
Community Finance Powered Social Trust featuring Rank Africa in Nigeria written by Femi Adeniyi and Idris Olayinka Bello from TIAS School for Business and Society under the direction of Mirjam Minderman
Empowering Filipino At-risk Young Adults while Caring for the Environment 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
Kita Setara: Nurturing Indonesia’s Disabled Community through Disability Curriculum Business Study featuring Kita Setara in Indonesia written by FX Syuralpha from IPMI International Business School under the direction of Amelia Naim Indrajaya
Sparking Hope featuring Virtualahan Inc. in Philippines written by Sarah Quinto from De La Salle University under the direction of Pia Manalastas
Food Is Power: Eradicating Food Insecurity One Yard at a Time 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
The Sustainable Bricks featuring Earth Blocks and The Sustainable Green Company in India written by Harshal Kadam, Omkar Parit, Rugved Sirsat, Somya Sharma and Steve Saldanha from Goa Institute of Management under the direction of Divya Singhal
Pore Block, Flood Resistant 'Paving Block' Innovation featuring Tech Prom Lab (PT Teknologi Kanggo Nusantara Bagja) in Indonesia written by Izza Rannisa from IPMI International Business School under the direction of Amelia Naim Indrajaya
Grow Your Own Vegetables featuring The Living Greens in India written by Rddhi Rajaguru Raja, Tristan Satcher, Sukanya Roy and K’Mari Johnson from Western Michigan University under the direction of Timothy Palmer
ElectroAUTO - Energía en movimiento featuring ElectroAuto in Argentina written by MARIA VIRGINIA CLIMACO, Eduardo Pugliese and Martin Maquieyra from Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina under the direction of Aleandra Scafati
Sustainable Home Products For All featuring Grove Collaborative in the United States written by Michelle Molina, Nitin Basra and Devanie Tilakdhari from St. John's University under the direction of Charles Wankel
Trading Plastic for Sustainability featuring Grove Collaborative in the United States written by Shaina Greenberg, Antiana Cuevas, Olivia Le Penske, Aljoharah Alabdullah and Eva Peterson from Loyola Marymount University under the direction of Jeff Thies
Tackling Food Waste Through AI-Technology featuring Orbisk in Netherlands written by Jeffrey Stouthamer and Vikrant Singh from TIAS School for Business and Society under the direction of Mirjam Minderman
Bee-yond the Wrap featuring Bee Our Guest in the United States written by Holly Reidinger, Erin Sutter, Juliette Joseph and Mackenzie Macchiarulo from Saint Joseph's University under the direction of Ron Dufresne
Solving the Textile Waste Crisis, One Sock at a Time featuring Upparel in Australia written by Holly Harman from Monash University under the direction of Gitanjali Bedi
Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries featuring 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
Turning the desert into a forest together 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
How to Make Carbone-Free Flights? featuring Open Airlines in France written by Marie Blanchard, Mathilde frances, Kosma Haratsaris, Charlotte Couplet and Laurène Cuisinier from Toulouse Business School under the direction of LOPEZ DELPHINE
Inspiring Climate Action Through Superannuation featuring Future Super in Australia written by Gemma Crosby from Monash University under the direction of Gitanjali Bedi
A Symbiotic Relationship: Solar & Pollinators featuring Clif Bar & Company in the United States written by Leigh Anne Statuto from Bard MBA in Sustainability under the direction of Kristina Kohl
100% Compostable and Certified Bags and Raw Materials / Bolsas y materias primas 100% compostables y certificadas featuring COMPOSTPACK in Colombia written by luisa castillo, Juan Morales and Juan Carlos Sáenz from Universidad Externado de Colombia under the direction of Jose Luis Camarena
Sustainable Salmon Farming featuring Kvarøy Arctic in Norway written by Dash Debley, Cameron Addis, John Willrich, Jay Corscadden and Lauren Wood from Loyola Marymount University under the direction of Jeff Thies
Dissolving Plastic Problems featuring Toto in El Salvador written by Jose Alfredo Laniado, Pablo Diez Albareda, Diego Giammattei, Mateo Rodriguez and kim witvliet from Universidad de Navarra under the direction of Isabel Rodriguez Tejedo
A Clean Earth Needs Everyone’s Help, Especially Yours 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
Bridging the Divide Between Local Fishers & Their Communities, One Fish at a Time featuring Afishionado in Canada written by Eliott Belanger, Wilson Free and Liam Zed from Dalhousie University under the direction of Kent Williams and Emma Malensek
Smartfish Sustainable Fishing featuring SmartFish in Mexico written by Katty Dominguez, José Eduardo Arreola Prado, Johana De la Rosa and Jorge Ignacio Cruz from EGADE Business School Tecnologico de Monterrey under the direction of MARTIN H BREMER
Creating a More Sustainable World, One Pound of Plastic at a Time featuring 4ocean in the United States written by Roseanna Bonn and Josephine Romano from St. John's University under the direction of Charles Wankel
Afforestation Made Easy featuring EasyForest in India written by Phuc Bao Tran Nguyen, Emily Falconer, Aswin Cheerath Anilkumar and Ajay Toms from Western Michigan University under the direction of Timothy Palmer
Growing Up with Wellness and Sustainability featuring LA Urban Farms in the United States written by Juan Carlos Roxas, Genaro Camacho, Bridget Sullivan, Amanda Sarkisian and Giovana Poisl from Loyola Marymount University under the direction of Jeff Thies
Write, Plant, Preserve and Reforest 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
Be a Mate with Maté featuring Guayakí Sustainable Rainforest Products, Inc. in the United States written by Matthew Herin, Ryan Natividad, Nicolas Tammen and Robert Sandbach from Loyola Marymount University under the direction of Ingrid Greene
The Protectors of Bees "Apiyauya" featuring Apiyauya in Mexico written by Alexia González, Ximena Figueroa, Sophia Madrid, Brigitte Mazaba and Pablo Gilberto Horak Mata from Universidad TecMilenio under the direction of Sara Garcia
Less Pesticides, More Sustainability In Agriculture featuring Advansee in France written by Yasmine Bounouara and Lina Riemeier from Grenoble IAE under the direction of Beatrice LE MOING
Coffee with a Conscience featuring Compass Café in the United States written by Aaliyah Azimulla from St. John's University under the direction of Charles Wankel
Let Chocolates Come to Your Rescue featuring Peace by Chocolate in Canada written by Mayan Alqahtani, Moustaph Diakite, Huixin Zhang and Ben Gory from Dalhousie University under the direction of Kent Williams and Kate
Yau
Manifiesta: Fashion For Peace - Manifiesta: Moda Para La Paz featuring Manifiesta FCC S.A.S in Colombia written by Juan Camilo Medina, Alejandra Zamudio and Luis Alberto Ramos from Universidad Externado de Colombia under the direction of Gustavo A Yepes Lopez
Taking the Path of Peace / Tomando el Camino de la Paz 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
Tatawwar: Youth Development Program featuring HSBC in United Arab Emirates written by Amna Bin Sulaiman, alia almarri, Alia Esam, latifa dawood, Meera Ahmad and Shaikha Amiri from Zayed University under the direction of Wasseem Abaza
Plataforma en Red, Consumo Social y Ambientalmente Responsable - Network Platform, Social and Environmentally Responsible Consumption featuring NIBI S.A.S. in Colombia written by Diego Edicson Gómez Mosquera, Carolina Torres Valencia and Wilson Bernal Díaz from Universidad Externado de Colombia under the direction of Gustavo A Yepes Lopez
ImpactU.Film is Challenging Entrepreneurs to Dig Deeper and Tie their Passion of Business with Purpose featuring ImpactU.Film in the United States written by Sam Sutherland and Ivans Esperance from St. John's University under the direction of Charles Wankel
Investing In A Purpose Economy featuring EPOCH Pi in the United States written by Langdon Caldwell and Sarah Sekwat from Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management under the direction of Chris Laszlo