Paulson Prize for Sustainability

Industry
Non-Profit

Web Address
www.paulsoninstitute.org.cn/key-initiatives/prize

Background

The Paulson Prize for Sustainability is awarded annually to a project in China that provides an innovative, scalable, and market-based solution at the intersection of economics and the environment. Eggplant Digital was asked to design and build a platform to enable applicants to apply online easily.

Solution

Eggplant started by working with the Paulson Institutes China office to create a specifications document, including wireframes to outline the application process, the database structure and feature list, as well as a phased approach to launch the platform in time for the first applicants.

The first phase is for applicants to start entering their application information, this includes an interface built with ReactJS, creating a fluid and fast experience for the user. Each applicant can save and update their application before making the final submission. The second phase is to provide a log in area for the judges to read, review and score the applications. The goal here is to allow judges to filter down to the best applicants, so they can discuss the final winners through offline meetings.

The platform therefore acts as a tool to collect applicants, store the data, provide an easy way for judges to review and rate the applicants, and finally to shortlist the best applicants for the final judgement.

Results

The Paulson Institute Prize for Sustainability aims to support China’s transition to a low carbon economy and shine a light on projects that offer sustainable best practices to the rest of the world. Eggplant Digital is a key partner in supporting these goals, by delivering a platform that enables a fair and transparent system for collecting and processing applications from the brightest minds in China.