ABOUT
The ZeroAward? is the world's most important non-profit sustainable design award. It is initiated and judged by world-renowned sustainable design education professors and industry leaders, and has been authoritatively certified by global organizations including the "LeNS International Sustainable Design Learning Network" and the "WGDO World Green Design Organization".
Under the dual-track system of expert recommendation and free submission, the ZeroAward? is committed to achieving extensive collection and professional rewards for sustainable designs around the world. And through competition platforms, joint exhibitions, promotions and publicity, the reputation of award-winning designers is enhanced worldwide.
The ZeroAward? aims to bring together the intellectual resources of global design innovation talents to lead the new direction of sustainable development in the future, and to encourage participants to engage in innovative and creative practices, and to utilize their creativity by utilizing their knowledge and skills in conjunction with the challenges and difficulties faced by sustainable development to come up with original, feasible, and practicable solutions.
MISSION
The ZeroAward? is dedicated to respond to the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It was created to recognize the collective action to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to disseminate the values and spirit of sustainable design.
The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. The 17 Goals are all interconnected, and in order to leave no one behind, it is important that we achieve them all by 2030.
SUBMISSION
//TEST Designers can submit works without expert recommendation directly to the system. The organizing committee will screen out the submissions that meet the requirements and organize the judges to conduct strict review. The system has a scientific path of two-way anonymity and cross-review, and will strictly issue ZEROAWARD at a ratio of 5%-10%.
Self-submission
Designers can submit works without expert recommendation directly to the system. The organizing committee will screen out the submissions that meet the requirements and organize the judges to conduct strict review. The system has a scientific path of two-way anonymity and cross-review, and will strictly issue ZEROAWARD at a ratio of 5%-10%.
Expert recommendation
Under the nomination of five chairmen, the award formed a group of over 100 international judges, and each judge has the right to recommend 3 works. The organizing and executive committees fully trust the professionalism of the judges and their responsibility for the competition. Therefore, all works recommended by the judges will be directly awarded ZEROAWARD without review.
EVALUATION INDEXES
//TEST Designers can submit works without expert recommendation directly to the system. The organizing committee will screen out the submissions that meet the requirements and organize the judges to conduct strict review. The system has a scientific path of two-way anonymity and cross-review, and will strictly issue ZEROAWARD at a ratio of 5%-10%.
SOCIETY
Welfare and Responsibility
Equality and Inclusion
Guarantee and Service
Health and Well-being
Development and Innovation
DETAIL
Social sustainability, emphasizes the importance of the ideas that reducing vulnerability and maintaining the health of social and cultural systems, and their ability to withstand shocks.
Economy
Stabilization and Durability
Cost and Return
Improvement and Majorization
Growth and Vitality
Production and Consumption
DETAIL
Economic sustainability, seeks to maximize the flow of income that could be generated while at least maintaining the stock of assets or capital which yield this income.
Environment
Safety and Reliability
Biodiversity and Ecology
Mitigation and Adaptation
Pollution and Cleaning
Conservation and Protection
DETAIL
Environmental sustainability, focuses on the overall viability and health of living systems – defined in terms of a comprehensive, multi-scale, dynamic, hierarchical measure of resilience, vigor and organization.
PROGRESS
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VALUE
Award Certificate
The winning works will receive an electronic "Award Certificate" containing the signatures of the annual executive committee and organizing committee, as well as the recommenders, and the authorized logos of all certification units. The winning works participating in the exhibition will receive an "Exhibition Certificate", and the winning works presented to the organizing committee will receive a "Collection Certificate".
Badge Usage Rights
The winning works can obtain the lifetime free use of the "ZA" logo. The badge can be used for publicity that complies with laws and regulations and social customs. The winning badge can be regarded as a third-party professional certification of the potential design quality, which can become an important endorsement for the differentiated marketing of design works and teams.
Global Promotion
The winning works will have an exclusive page on the ZA official website, which will provide detailed information including scores and comments. Through the cooperative network with the core organizations of global sustainable design, it will provide worldwide reputation dissemination and credibility enhancement.
Industry Marketing
The winning works will be invited to participate in a series of activities such as academic exchanges, award ceremonies, industry forums and international exhibitions, and communicate and cooperate with representatives from various stakeholders from the global academic, design and industrial circles.
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