The Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit at the Weatherhead School of Management announced its 2019 Flourish Prize honorees May 6–10 during a week-long virtual celebration. The 17 award winners, one for each of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, were announced via student-recorded videos posted on the Fowler Center’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
The Flourish Prizes are an annual award program celebrating the best-of-the-best student-authored stories about business innovations for global good posted on the AIM2Flourish website.
This year’s honorees included two awards going to Weatherhead School Executive Education students in the Appreciative Inquiry Certification program.
This year’s 2019 Flourish Prize honorees were:
Global Goal No. 1 – No Poverty: Dean’s Beans
Jeremy Lile from Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management wrote “Beyond the Bean” under the direction of Professor David Cooperrider, the Char and Chuck Fowler Professor of Business as an Agent of World Benefit and faculty director of the Fowler Center.
Global Goal No. 2 – Zero Hunger: Alcagüete
Anggy Marcela Girón Peñuela, Constanza Choconta and Natalya Mendez Virguez from Universidad Externado de Colombia wrote “The Gain of Sharing” under the direction of Professor Gustavo A Yepes López.
Global Goal No. 3 – Good Health and Well-being: CareNx
Pooja Pendharkar, Janakiram M and Sumit Dhiman from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay’s Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management wrote “To the Start of a Healthy Life” under the direction of Professor Ashish Pandey.
Global Goal No. 4 – Quality Education: Directv Peru S.R.L.
Eduardo Galdo, Diego Pizarro Aquino and Luzamerica Calderon from EGADE Business School Tecnologico de Monterrey wrote “Improving the Education in Peru” under the direction of Consuelo Garcia de la Torre.
Global Goal No. 5 – Gender Equality: Jayaashree Industries
Ashutosh Bhattarai from S. S. Dempo, College of Commerce and Economics, Goa in India, wrote “Good Health and Employment Opportunities for Women” supported by the AIM2Flourish team.
Global Goal No. 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation: JanaJal
Venkata Hareesh Kodi, Ranjana K and Swetha Thomson A from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay’s Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management wrote “Bringing Affordable Drinking Water to Underserved and Rural Communities of India” under the direction of Professor Ashish Pandey.
Global Goal No. 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy: Rural Spark
Dibyendu Adhikari from TIAS School for Business and Society in the Netherlands wrote “Sparking Entrepreneurship Through Clean and Affordable Energy” under the direction of Professor Mirjam Minderman.
Global Goal No. 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth: Common Interests
Matthew Hennessey, Swetcha Ananthu, Silas Okoth, Jeffery Shen and Paul No from Rutgers Business School in the United States wrote “Investing for a Reason Beyond Money” under the direction of Professor Joseph Markert.
Global Goal No. 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: Green Afro-Palms
Bright Simons and Kofi Yeboah from TIAS School for Business and Society in the Netherlands wrote “Holding the Future in Our Palms” under the direction of Professor Mirjam Minderman.
Global Goal No. 10 – Reduced Inequalities: Enable
Latifa Mohammed, Amal Jaroor, Alia Almatrooshi, Balqees Alhammadi and Hessa AlShamsi at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates wrote “Empowering People of Determination” under the direction of Wasseem Abaza.
Global Goal No. 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities: Fred’s Tiny Houses
Vladimir Slaviero from Monash University in Australia wrote “Tiny Ideas, Massive Impact” under the direction of Professor Gitanjali Bedi.
Global Goal No. 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production: TerraCycle
Because three excellent stories were written about TerraCycle in 2018, the AIM2Flourish selection jury and management decided to award all three teams with the 2019 Flourish Prize:
Courtney McLeary, Mark Gencer, Varinder Singh, Pedro Rolim and Will Ujueta from Rutgers Business School in the United States wrote “Thinking Differently about Waste” under the direction of Carmen L. Bonilla.
Cameron Kenworthy, Brittney Welde, Zach Saionz, Kristin Thompson, John Degnan and Michelle Hernandez from Saint Joseph’s University in the United States wrote “Eliminating the Idea of Waste” under the direction of David Steingard.
Mirecia Blackwood, Marlene Arias, Deena Aglio and Dina Bruno from St. John’s University in the United States wrote “The Global Leader in Unrecyclable Goods” under the direction of Professor Charles Wankel.
Global Goal No. 13 – Climate Action: Architerra
Grace Keating, Andrew Quill, Madeline George and Caroline Allieri from Boston College in the United States wrote “Championing Sustainable Design” under the direction of Professor Sandra Waddock.
Global Goal No. 14 – Life Under Water: PT Aruna Jaya Nusantara
Corry Sagala from IPMI International Business School in Indonesia wrote “Jalas Veva Jaya Mahe” under the direction of Professor Amelia Naim Indrajaya.
Global Goal No. 15 – Life on Land: EcoDom
Sandra Vázquez from Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla in Mexico wrote “Hogares Responsables – Responsible Homes” under the direction of Professor Crishelen Kurezyn Díaz.
Global Goal No. 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: Coffee for Peace
Because two excellent stories were written about Coffee for Peace in 2018, the AIM2Flourish selection jury and management decided to award both teams with the 2019 Flourish Prize. Both teams were directed by Professor Charles Wankel at St. John’s University in the United States:
Salmaan Kapdi, Samiha Huque and Joslyn Mejicano wrote “Creating Peace Through Coffee.”
Wilson Lee, Salmaan Kapdi and Christina Melendez wrote “Brewery Harmony.”
Global Goal No. 17 – Partnerships for the Goals: Asia P3 Hub
Khoo Shu Wen, Felix Lim and Rosseana Wong from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management wrote “Global Partnerships for Social Impact” under the direction of Professor Ron Fry, professor of organizational behavior.