Partners

Here is our current list of partners. If you are interested in getting involved contact us at info@greennovate.net

We are partnering with AIESEC, an international student organization, to develop their environmental programs and help us to spread our existing initiatives. They have kindly invited us to a series of their events, where we have learned how motivated and positive their members are. Several of their members are also participating on our Greennovate Train the Trainer Program, bringing our GECKO program to Chinese high schools.

frog design is a global innovation company and we’re excited to have them on board. They are reviewing our application process, participating in the jury committee and welcoming the best students as interns next year. They also kindly donated a couple of books from frog founder Hartmunt Esslinger for students to get insights from one of the most respected designer today.

Adventure Ecology is a leader in education for sustainable development and addresses the issues surrounding the protection and sustainability of our environment. We share the same passion for enhancing young people’s sense for the care of our planet. The founder, David de Rothschild is pushing the limits of what is possible, and this year launching the Plastiki Expedition. We were looking for inspiration that nothing is impossible and found it right here – a boat made from reclaimed plastic bottles that David and crew will use to sail from San Francisco to Sidney starting in October 09.

eno is an independent youth brand in China and we have launched several successful projects together so we invited them to help us out. They will be promoting the MaGiC competition within their eno tribe, be in our jury team to pick the best product prototypes and offer internships for the best students.

enoVate is an insights and design firm located in Shanghai. They combine youth market insights and a dynamic creative team to develop innovative products, strategies, and campaigns targeted at China’s youth market. They developed an online research tool to get insights from Chinese youth on the interconnection between environment and quality of life.

The Natural Step is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to education, advisory work and research in sustainable development. They will help MaGiC contestants understand a simple framework for sustainability via their online courses and they are also donating the book ‘The Sustainability Champions Guidebook’ by Bob Willard for to the top entrants.

SUPER NATURE is a Shanghai based multi-discipline design company. It specialises in interactive design, visual communication & media technology. It takes on challenges through experimentations in new media and physical computing. The guys are really super cool and will be helping us with MaGiC launch and will be a part of the team for MaGiC Experience.

China Youthology is a research-based consultancy focused on youth in China. They will help us to prepare quantitative research on youth perceptions of environment, quality of life and consumer habits.