• Competition Institutional Registration EXTENDED till August 30, 2019!
  • Submission of projects: September 2019 – January 2020

Cumulus invites the participation of students from its member institutions to put forward submissions that demonstrate the power of design and creative solutions to help humankind transition to a circular economy, one that ensures sustainable consumption and production patterns, and does “more and better with less.”

CUMULUS GREEN 2020: For a New Circular Economy is a multidisciplinary competition administered by the Cumulus Secretariat for design ideas and projects that address the goals and principles of SDG #12for sustainable production and consumption and embody circular economy aims.Entries that provide reflective insights about their envisioned and/or realized impact and the strategic and business dimensions of their designs related to SDG#12 and the circular economy are particularly encouraged.

The three categories are:

  1. Products
  2. Services
  3. Design systems

Exhibition and awards

The winning submissions will be exhibited in Rome during the 2020 June conference to be hosted in Rome, Italy.
Winning submissions (either individual or team-based) will be recognized with a monetary prize and a certificate.

Check the competition website for more information!

  • Starting with this call, Cumulus encourages all members to:
  • 1. Accept the invitation, register and start developing submission ideas!
  • 2. Promote the competition in your institution to allow for the integration of the competition’s objectives in curricular and extra-curricular programming throughout the 2019 academic year.