ECOTHON 2021 for the Sustainable Consumption and Production in Cambodia

What is ECOTHON?

ECOTHON is a hackathon-type business model competition for fostering early-stage startups with SCP (sustainable consumption and production) solutions. It is 36 hours of intensive boot camp for young eco-entrepreneurs to develop an innovative Sustainable Business Model. The program includes lectures and workshops, expert mentoring, team activity, and final pitching.

What is SCP? [link]

Among the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ECOTHON brings to focus on SDG 12: Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). The concept of SCP links economic processes to the environment and natural resources and provides policy instruments and tools to encourage cleaner production and responsible consumption.

Date / Venue: July 27th - 30th, 2021 / ONLINE

For whom: A business team or a startup with more than three (3) members which;

● has an innovative SCP solution; or

● wants to develop a feasible SCP strategy for their business model; and

● is located in Cambodia and wants to run a business in Cambodia in the near future

Prizes: Gold Prize (1,500,000 KRW) | Silver Prize (1,000,000 KRW) | Bronze Prize (500,000 KRW)

● ALL winners will be given the opportunity to participate in the follow-up program

*1 USD = 1100 KRW

Application Process and Schedule (*schedule is subject to change)

● (Application) ~ July 15th, 2021

● (1st Screening) ~ July 17th , 2021

● (Pre E-learning Course) July 19th-22nd, 2021

● (2nd Screening) ~July 23rd, 2021

● (Final Entry Announcement) July 24th, 2021

● (Orientation) July 27th, 2021

● (Online ECOTHON) July 28th-30th, 2021