Final Pitches at Cornell
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Yesterday’s final pitches showcased the hard work our student teams have put in over the last three days as they worked through the challenge of developing an original idea for a solution to an environmental problem into a minimum viable product or program. Our panelists for the event were Cornell’s Director of Campus Sustainability and one of our favorite PhD students.
The projects were (in no particular order):
EGS (Environmental Grading System), which aimed to impose a letter grade on consumer products in the food and beverage industry.
AgRevive, a nonprofit focused on regenerative farming education with plans for a pilot project to revitalize depleted farmland in Iowa.
Homelands, a service business in the DC suburbs targeting homeowners interested in replacing lawns with native plants and permaculture systems.
Cero, a secondhand and deadstock home furnishings marketplace and delivery service launching initially in NYC.
Well done teams and thank you panelists!
Here are some photos of the two weeks: