The Challenge
The fashion industry, valued at USD 2.4 billion globally is the world’s third-largest manufacturing sector after the automobile and technology industries. It is responsible for 10 % of annual global carbon emissions, more than all international flights and marinetime shipping combined. At this pace, the fashion industry’s greenhouse gas emissions will surge more than 50 % by 2030.
The Gulf Arab states can play a significant role in supporting global efforts to close the gap and achieve net-zero goals. The GCC nations have been making headlines for a long time for their intent to make concrete advancements in digital innovative technologies and investment in sustainable future.
The GCC Nations can be pioneers in taking the world towards sustainable fashion by leading innovative solutions using frontier data technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, IoT, and Big Data.
Calling all college students and recent graduates
from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to designinnovative data-driven solutions
for reducing theclimate impact of Fashion Industry!
DATA SCIENCE | BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | FASHION TECHNOLOGY | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
HOW TO APPLY?
You are eligible to apply for this challenge if you are a student or a professional who graduated in last 3 years.
The challenge will have 2 tracks -
Track 1
For Under-graduate and Post-graduate students
Track 2
For PhD Candidates and recent graduates (not more than 3 years after graduation)
Based on your application, we will divide you into one of the above two tracks for the competition.
How to build a team?
1. You can apply with a team of 2 to 4 members
2. If you don't have a team, you can apply as an individual
We will conduct team building sessions where you can join a team or recruit new members for your team.
Pro Tip -
Create a balanced team with diverse member having expertise in data science, climate science, fashion tech and entrepreneurship.
WHAT KIND OF SOLUTIONS CAN I BUILD?
1. Factory to market
○ Sustainable material procurement using data technologies
○ Optimizing production cycle for resources and systems using Artificial Intelligence and robotics
○ Optimizing supply chain to reduce emissions during transportation and storage
○ Solutions for tracking the carbon emission and origin for each product
3. Consumer and beyond
○ Circular economy solutions for extending product/resource lifecycle
○ Setting up a digital marketplace for second-hand goods and by-product material streams
○ Using artificial intelligence to generate additional revenue by using discarded materials
○ Data-driven technologies for material extraction from discarded clothing
WHY APPLY?
01
A chance to work with the top students across Arab countries
02
Training and mentorship support from leading Industry experts
03
Pitch your innovative solutions to leading industry magnates in the region
04
Discount coupons for Climate Startup School courses
05
A chance to get featured on our social media handles
06
Participation and winning Certificates
CLIMATE DATA CHALLENGE
CLIMATE DATA CHALLENGE
CLIMATE DATA CHALLENGE
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Applications Close
18 June, 2023
Challenge begins
in July first week
All selected participants
will go through brainstorming
and team building sessions
after which the final
cohort will be formed
Capacity building
and mentorship
sessions in July
The selected teams will go through
entrepreneurship training and
expert sessions followed by 1:1
mentorship with industry experts
who will work closely with the
team to design solutions
Challenge Finale
in August
The cohort will pitch their
solutions to global experts who
will pick the top 3 winning teams
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Climate Data Program is an initiative of Climate Collective Foundation
The Challenge
Calling all College students and recent graduates
from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to design
Innovative data-driven solutions
for reducing the
climate impact of Fashion Industry!
DATA SCIENCE | BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | FASHION TECHNOLOGY | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
How To Apply?
You are eligible to apply for this challenge if you are a student or a professional who graduated in last 3 years.
The challenge will have
2 tracks
Track 1
For Under-graduate and Post-graduate students
Track 2
For PhD Candidates and recent graduates (not more than 3 years after graduation)
How to build a team?
1. You can apply with a team of 2 to 4 members
2. If you don't have a team, you can apply as an individual
We will conduct team building sessions where you can join a team or recruit new
members for your team.
Pro Tip
Create a balanced team with diverse member having expertise in data science, climate science, fashion tech and entrepreneurship.
WHAT KIND OF SOLUTIONS CAN I BUILD?
1. Factory to market
⦿ Sustainable material procurement using data technologies
⦿ Optimizing production cycle for resources and systems using Artificial Intelligence and robotics
⦿ Optimizing supply chain to reduce emissions during transportation and storage
⦿ Solutions for tracking the carbon emission and origin for each product
2. Market to consumer
⦿ Sustainable packaging solutions
⦿ Optimize store management and sales cycle with accurate forecast and trend predictions
⦿ Solutions to incentivize customers to consume mindfully
⦿ Augmented reality shopping experience for consumers
⦿ Reimagine online retail industry to reduce emissions
3. Consumer and beyond