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Katerva is a :San Diego based non-profit organization which promotes sustainability by recognizing initiatives around the world, and then supports them with pro bono services and consulting from some of the global Who's Who in sustainability. Since launching Katerva in 2009, it has been called the Nobel Prize for Sustainability by Reuters. Katerva was founded in 2009 by Canadian author and business intelligence thinker Terry Waghorn, who spent decades at KPMG as special intelligence.
Katerva builds competency is three areas:
The ability to unearth breakthrough innovations from around the world – before they become widely known. This is achieved through a global network of innovation scouts combined with a large contingent of in-house researchers.
The ability to efficiently and effectively separate the good from the great breakthrough innovations using a combination of advanced machine learning tools and human intuition.
The ability to help nurture and develop the leadership teams and market presence of today’s hottest new companies. It is in this area that Katerva is currently focused on building capability. In addition to providing the most promising innovators with valuable feedback, mentoring, visibility, and strategic introductions, Katerva is working towards being able to provide companies with modularized education and training tools.
Katerva winners tackle global environmental and social problems that have a chance to be solved within the next decade. The winner of the 2015 Katerva Award went to The Ocean Cleanup, a clean technology company that has built a massive sieve to passively collect millions of tonnes of plastic pieces from the Great Pacific garbage patch.
Katerva states that its mission is “To create the world’s first truly open platform for change.”