North America is facing urgent and complex sustainability challenges. Citizen leadership—including youth—is more important than ever to keep the momentum going toward the adoption of cleaner, carbon-neutral technologies and policies that benefit both the environment and communities across North America.

As today's visionaries and tomorrow's decision-makers, young leaders will drive the green growth innovations that are critical to a sustainable future.

Canada, Mexico and the United States need innovative science, technology and business solutions to North American's shared sustainability challenges. Students and young entrepreneurs are encouraged to share innovative ideas that:

• Create better or more effective products, processes, services, technologies, business models, marketing, supply chains and/or partnerships that will benefit both the environment and local communities.
• Contribute to the natural asset base of North American economies, creating green jobs and/or economic opportunities for citizens in North America, including local communities and Indigenous peoples;
• Make good business sense in terms of profitability and potential for growth.

Show us what you've got! Submit your bright idea and benefit from the collective intelligence of youth across North America.

CHALLENGE OBJECTIVES

• North American leaders are calling on youth to champion bold ideas for green growth.
• Youth are encouraged to look beyond incremental approaches and propose innovative science, technology and business solutions that address the complex sustainability challenges faced by communities.
• Students and young entrepreneurs are encouraged to share innovative ideas that:
• Create better or more effective products, processes, services, technologies, business models, marketing, supply chains and/or partnerships that will benefit both the environment and local communities.
• Contribute to the natural asset base of North American economies, create green jobs and/ or economic opportunities for citizens in North America, including local communities and Indigenous peoples.
• Make good business sense in terms of profitability and potential for growth.

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Visit cec.ideascale.com to register on the crowdsourcing platform and submit your idea. To enter the challenge, your initial submission can be as short as an abstract. As the challenge progresses, you will be encouraged to provide additional information and refine your idea based on comments from CEC experts and the crowdsourcing community

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