Unilever Foundry to sponsor Creative Conscience Awards
Unilever's global start-up platform the Foundry has partnered with not-for-profit organisation Creative Conscience, to become the first sponsor of the Creative Conscience Awards, which recognise and promote sustainable design.
The competiton, which is open to young design students and graduates, will also offer financial support and business opportunities.
Unilever Foundry’s first collaborative project will form part of its sustainable living movement Project Sunligh and a brief for the 2015 Creative Conscience Awards will be issued to design students around the world, who will be invited to create a piece of design that inspires society and creates a brighter future.
Entries will be accepted from six categories covering all design disciplines; graphics and advertising, illustration and animation, product and structural design, architecture, engineering and interior design, fashion and textiles and film and photography.
Unilever Foundry representatives will review the winning entries for the brief with a view to potentially taking the best forward through The Foundry innovation process.
The Foundry launched last May as Unilever began a search for partners to help drive its Internet of Things ambitions and co-create products for future ‘smart kitchens'.
Speaking to The Drum in October 2014, senior vice president of global marketing, Marc Mathieu, said the platform will help the FMCG giant “stay ahead of the game” and strengthen its positioning as a leader in the industry.