Nominations for the 2016 Nestlé Creating Shared Value Prize are now being accepted.

Nestlé announced the launch of the nominations for the 2016 Nestlé Creating Shared Value Prize which will award the winners up to CHF 500 000 (approximately 525,000USD), an investment that could make a significant difference in helping to scale up or replicate business-oriented initiatives addressing challenges in nutrition, water or rural development.

About the Prize 

The Nestlé Creating Shared Value Prize is awarded every second year. Its overall aim is to reward the best examples of Creating Shared Value initiatives worldwide and to encourage others to adopt this approach. Creating Shared Value runs deep throughout Nestlé's global operations and is based on the belief that for a company to be successful in the long term and create value for its shareholders, it must also create value for society.

In selecting the winner, the Creating Shared Value Council will be looking for an entry that is innovative, applies environmentally sustainable practices, has demonstrated results on a small scale and can be viably scaled-up to help improve people's lives.

Watch a short video to find out more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wGvTANtEyk 

2014 finalists 

Winner: Honey Care Africa won the overall Creating Shared Value Prize for its Sweeter South Sudan programme, which helps farmers generate additional income from honey production.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dy9zRCgcH8

Runner-up: MSABI was selected for its True Life Water Point programme that provides access to safe water and sanitation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN_LTPFhYLQ

Runner-up: Sanergy was selected for its Sustainable Sanitation in Africa's Informal Settlements programme to make affordable and hygienic sanitation accessible to people in low income urban areas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRo6JrsU3_o 

Could you be the next winner of the CHF 500 000 prize? 

How to enter 

To know more about the Nestlé CSV Prize 2016, nomination process and conditions to apply please visit: www.Nestle.com/CSV/CSVPrize.

To enter the competition, complete the nomination form before 28 February 2015 through this link http://www.nestle.com/csv/what-is-csv/nestleprize/nomination-form.