Xylem Expands Investment In Next Generation Of Water Innovators
August 18 2021 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Program Of 60+ Youth Events Across 47
Countries
Builds On 25 Year Sponsorship Of Stockholm
Junior Water Prize, Empowering 125,000 Youth Innovators
2021 Stockholm Junior Water Prize Winner To
Be Announced August 24
Global water technology company, Xylem (NYSE:XYL), is expanding
its investment in youth innovation to empower the next generation
to solve the world’s greatest water challenges. The diverse
program, including over 60 events in 2021, builds on Xylem’s 25
year sponsorship of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize with
innovation competitions, in addition to community outreach
initiatives and a global innovation incubator program.
The winner of the 2021 Stockholm Junior Water Prize will be
announced at a ceremony on August 24, during World Water Week. The
annual competition brings together students from 40 countries, and
has enabled an estimated 125,000 youth innovators to bring forward
solutions to urgent water challenges since the competition began in
1996.
“With water challenges intensifying by the day, we are investing
in the next generation of water innovators,” said Patrick Decker,
Xylem’s Chief Executive Officer. “Young people have a leading role
to play in putting water issues on the agenda – and solving them.
They inspire us, and the world will gain from their passion and
creativity.
“We invest in platforms like the Stockholm Junior Water Prize
and other initiatives that provide students with the opportunity to
advocate and innovate for a sustainable water future,” Decker
added. “The talent of the students participating in this year’s
Stockholm Junior Water Prize is simply inspiring – and a great
reminder of the energy and commitment, across generations, to solve
the world’s greatest water challenges.”
“Stockholm Junior Water Prize celebrates young people’s
determination to be part of a better future,” said Torgny Holmgren,
Executive Director at Stockholm International Water Institute. “The
passion and ingenuity that all participants show is truly inspiring
and an important contribution to the global water world. At SIWI,
we are proud to host the Prize and organize this event in close
partnership with Xylem.”
SJWP is one of 60 youth-oriented events Xylem invests in, around
the world, under the banner of Xylem
Ignite, its dedicated student development program
targeting students worldwide. Since the program’s inception last
year, Xylem Ignite has already engaged more than 6,600 students in
creative water-oriented hackathons and sustainability events,
including 650+ participants from 47 countries competing in the
Xylem Global Student Innovation Challenge. The challenges included:
reducing the water footprint of everyday products; gamifying water
quality education; predicting urban floods; and designing a water
system for life on Mars.
Participants can also apply to be a part of the Xylem Ignite
Innovation Incubator. The Incubator program provides up to 12
months’ support for participants to scale up their innovations and
advance them toward market readiness.
Through Xylem’s partnership with City Football Group and
its global foundation program, Cityzens Giving, the Company is
empowering youth to use the power of football to provide vital
water education to millions of fans around the world. And through
Xylem’s corporate citizenship program, Xylem Watermark, the
Company is building awareness of water challenges through youth-led
community outreach initiatives that promote water, sanitation and
hygiene (WASH) practices.
Register here to view the 2021 Stockholm Junior Water Prize
award ceremony on August 24 at 14:00 CET.
About Xylem
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company
committed to solving critical water and infrastructure challenges
with innovation. Our more than 16,000 diverse employees delivered
revenue of $4.88 billion in 2020. We are creating a more
sustainable world by enabling our customers to optimize water and
resource management, and helping communities in more than 150
countries become water-secure. Join us at www.xylem.com.
About SIWI
Stockholm International Water Institute, SIWI, is a
world-leading expert on water governance, water diplomacy and
cooperation over shared water resources. It is a not-for-profit
foundation, advising governments, cities, and companies across the
world. SIWI hosts UN programmes, organizes the leading global water
event World Water Week and awards the prestigious Stockholm Water
Prize and Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
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