Thursday, February 6, 2014


 

We are excited to announce that applications for the 2014 edition of the Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge are now open!

The Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge is a global competition that challenges students to propose and defend a sustainable impact investing strategy that uses finance and investment tools to create an innovative solution to an environmental or social issue.

To participate in the Challenge, teams of students are asked to submit a two-page prospectus outlining their impact investing strategy and the issue that it is addressing by February 25, 2014. Ten finalist teams will then be chosen and flown to the Morgan Stanley headquarters in New York for the final event on April 4, 2014, where they will pitch their idea to a panel of judges comprised of recognized leaders in the sustainable investing arena. Winners will receive $15,000 in prizes, additional support to launch their idea, plus invaluable networking opportunities with leading professionals in the impact investing field.

Additionally, we are looking for professionals with experience evaluating financial vehicles across an array of asset classes for portfolio inclusion who would be willing to participate as first round judges. First round judges are asked to read several two-page investment prospectuses and provide a numerical score and qualitative feedback for each submission based on a provided rubric. The approximate time commitment is 2-3 hours.

The Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge is a great opportunity for students interested in impact investing to network with leading professionals in the field and for professionals to be exposed to the next generation of leaders in the space.

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The Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge - Judge, mentor, compete! Top graduate students across the globe design and defend investment vehicles for the portfolio of an institutional investor that will simultaneously create sustainable impact and financial return. INSEAD is the international partner. Kellogg is the host partner. Join us!

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The Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge harnesses the creativity of top graduate students across the globe to design and defend investment vehicles for the portfolio of an institutional investor that will simultaneously create sustainable impact and financial return. Students who have an idea for an investment vehicle that uses finance to create an innovative solution to an environmental or societal challenge are invited to participate! Deadline: February 25, 2014. The Challenge is also looking for judges to review submissions and mentors to help teams. Time commitment - just 2-3 hours. Please take part in this initiative by contacting us or applying via the link below. http://sustainableinvestingchallenge.org/

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For schools + Grad Students: Get up to $15,000 to launch your brilliant impact investing idea with help from the - @SI_Challenge. Apply here: http://sustainableinvestingchallenge.org/compete/

For first round judges: Put your skills to a good cause! Become a judge in the @SI_Challenge and help choose the ideas that can change the world. http://sustainableinvestingchallenge.org/compete/

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Do you have a brilliant impact investing idea that you would like to launch? Apply now for the Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge.

The Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge is a worldwide competition that harnesses the creativity of top graduate students across the globe to design and defend investment vehicles for the portfolio of an institutional investor that will simultaneously create sustainable impact and financial return. Students who have an idea for an investment vehicle that uses finance to create an innovative solution to an environmental or societal challenge are invited to participate! Submit a two-page prospectus outlining their impact investing strategy and the issue that it is addressing by February 25, 2014. Ten finalist teams will then be chosen to pitch their idea to a panel of judges comprised of recognized leaders in the impact investing arena and up to $15,000 in prizes will be awarded to the winning teams. Apply now!

The deadline to submit your idea is February 25th; mentors are available to those who request one. Learn more or submit a prospectus here.

We are also looking for judges to review submissions and mentors to help the teams. Time commitment - just 2-3 hours. Please visit the website for details.

Thank you for your help and support in helping to make this competition a success.
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