As Asia’s largest sustainability solutions platform, The Liveability Challenge (TLC) returns for the eighth edition in 2025, seeking groundbreaking climate solutions from across the world that push the boundaries of innovation.
More than S$2 million in funding will be awarded, with two grand winners receiving a S$1 million grant each (across any themes) at the TLC Grand Finale during Ecosperity Week in May 2025.
There is no cost to participating in The Liveability Challenge.
The Challenge Statement
The eighth edition of The Liveability Challenge features two main themes:
1. Decarbonisation
- We are looking for disruptive deep-tech solutions that provide scalable and impactful solutions to reduce carbon emissions across diverse industries.
- Examples of such solutions include, but not limited to: waste-to-resource, renewable energy, and energy efficiency.
- The top two solutions from either challenge themes will receive S$1 Million in grant funding.
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2. Cool Earth
- We are seeking groundbreaking innovations that specifically address the challenges posed by climate-induced extreme weather conditions.
- Examples of such solutions include, but not limited to: heat mitigation, nature-based solutions.
- The top two solutions from either challenge themes will receive S$1 Million in grant funding.
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Eligibility Criteria
You are eligible if you are:
- 18 years or older.
- Not an employee of Temasek Foundation or Eco-Business
- Not a close relative or connected otherwise with the organisation or the judging of the competition
Submission Requirements
Entrants who are shortlisted as finalists will:
- Be required to submit videos of their presentation, including slides, which will be reviewed by TLC mentors in order for them to offer guidance. These slides will be screened at the grand finale.
- Attend coaching and pitch preparation sessions in April 2025 to refine your business idea and presentation, with the help of our panel of coaches.
- Take part in person at the grand finale of The Liveability Challenge in May 2025 at Ecosperity held in Singapore. You will present your idea and take part in a question and answer session with our judging panel at The Liveability Challenge.
- For finalists based outside of Singapore, they will be provided with travel and accommodation to attend the finale, with certain terms and conditions.
Judging Criteria
Projects will be judged according to the following criteria:
- Technology Readiness Level 6: Projects must have formulated its technology concept and application, undergone analytical and characteristic proof of concept. Components must be validated in a laboratory and relevant environment.
- Innovation: The project must propose a solution that is based on a new technology, and must address a key sustainability issue.
- Impact: The solution must deliver positive impact for sustainability and liveability, and must be better than competing technologies. The solution must also address all necessary safety, ethics or regulatory requirements.
- Scalability: The solution should be commercially viable, with distribution channels for the solutions or end users or ‘receptacles’ to adopt them.
Application Deadline: 16th February, 2025
Shortlisted entries will be notified in early March 2025. The steering committees in each track will then further rigorously assess shortlisted applications to select the TLC 2025 finalists. Finalists will be notified thereafter.
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