Ethical Pitch is an accelerator programme initiated by SLYCAN Trust with the objective of supporting local start-up ecosystems and capacity-building on different thematic areas for potential entrepreneurs and those interested in better understanding of setting up sustainable and climate-friendly business initiatives.
All submissions need to elaborate the ethical and sustainable aspect related to their initiative. For example, food systems initiatives could focus on plant-based, cruelty-free food, while fashion initiatives could focus on upcycled and organic-material clothes.
All sustainable, ethical, and climate-friendly solutions are welcome !
Ethical Pitch aims to support:
● Youth
● Community members of targeted geographical areas
● Understanding economic context for startups, concepts of sustainability, impacts of climate change and resilience, and integration to their initiatives
● People in the start-up sphere who are interested in technical support to make theirentrepreneurship a climate-resilient and sustainable one, and a net-zero version.
Ethical Pitch has three initial phases which includes different support for applicants based on the selection level.
● Capacity-building of participants on key aspects related to setting up a start-up
● Ideation and framing their concept into an initiative
● Understanding economic context for startups, concepts of sustainability, impacts of climate change and resilience, and integration to their initiatives
● Marketing and outreach skills
● Certification requirements in general with contributions from SLAB
● Targeted marketing and outreach skills building on Phase I
● Capacity-building on legal aspects related to starting a venture and setting up a registered entity
● Specific marketing advice based on the focus areas of the short-listed entities
● One on one advice provision
● Supporting the registration of the entity
● Provision of work space - where required and within identified geographical locations
● Marketing and outreach support
● Identifying seed fund raising/ investments
All applicants of Ethical Pitch will be winners, as everyone will receive capacity-building and technical support on setting up a startup or enhancing their existing initiative into a more ethical, sustainable, climate-friendly, and successful one. Additionally, the short-listed participants will receive specific targeted capacity-building addressing the focus area of the startup, while selected participants will receive up to LKR 500,000 worth of technical and start-up ecosystem support to set up or enhance their existing start-up to be ethical, sustainable, and climate-friendly.
Download the application below and submit by 15th October 2021. For further information on Ethical Pitch, please write to us at [email protected]
