BARCELONA - In a bold move to accelerate sustainable innovation, Earth05 has opened nominations for its Co‑Creation Prize, inviting scientists, entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry partners to collaboratively design breakthrough solutions at the intersection of water, technology, and climate action.

With applications already closed for the current cycle the Co‑Creation Prize aims to foster deep collaboration, not competition — favoring ecosystem-level impact over isolated breakthroughs.

With applications already closed for the current cycle (reopening January 2026), the Co‑Creation Prize aims to foster deep collaboration, not competition — favoring ecosystem-level impact over isolated breakthroughs.

The prize centers on three key challenge tracks under its Water & AI Edition #2 umbrella:
- 500M Lives — innovations designed to improve water access, quality, and safety for half a billion people by 2030;
- 2050 Net Zero — strategies to eliminate water waste, integrate renewables, and balance energy‑water systems by mid century;
- Next Gen — high‑tech approaches to eradicate microplastic contamination in water systems within ten years.

Applicants are judged on Return on Lives (ROL)

Applicants are judged on Return on Lives (ROL) a proprietary metric measuring lives improved relative to resources deployed. Submissions must show evidence of real-world testing, scalability plans to 2050, and the capacity to integrate into broader systems or industrial frameworks.

The selection process spans five phases — from application review and hybrid workshops (some held in Barcelona) to public semi‑final pitches and a gala final in Davos. Finalist teams will gain high‑visibility platforms (including the World Economic Forum, SUMMIT 3³, and AIM Congress) and access to curated impact capital networks and mentors.

Earth05 positions the Co‑Creation Prize as a catalyst for systems-level transformation: “we advocate for collaboration over competition when addressing the climate crisis” reads its mission statement. By uniting academic rigor, entrepreneurial drive, and corporate scale, organizers hope to nurture solutions that are both visionary and pragmatically deployable at scale.

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