Omnipreneurship Awards: Sustainability Branch

Al-Dabbagh Group (ADG) has launched its first ever Grand Challenge, with the goal of identifying a technological solution to create a circular ecosystem across business unit’s areas of operations. Those who have a knack for stretching limits, thinking outside of the box and a desire to build a better world are invited to participate.

The Next Big Thing

ADG are always on the look-out for The Next Big Thing. It is one of the ten golden rules of Omnipreneurship. The Next Big Thing is based on the premise that one must always question the status-quo and seek new ways of looking at things. It is all about doing something faster, more efficiently and with the view of impacting as many people as possible.

The criteria for determining if your proposal is big enough to become The Next Big Thing for the Sustainability Branch Challenge are a set of questions we can ask ourselves:

• Is it scalable? For a proposal to be The Next Big Thing it has to have the potential and ability to scale.
• Is it sustainable? It has to have the power to attract support year after year.
• Is it impactful? It is important that it has a tangible effect, whether solving a problem or changing perspectives on how things are done. It also has to be measurable to ensure that it is having the intended impact.
• Is it cost-effective? The ability to minimize investment on the proposal , while maximizing return.
• Is it game-changing? The proposal should disrupt the current ecosystem or model being used for the better.

About the Sponsors

Tanmiah Food Company (TFC) is a major player in the poultry industry in Saudi Arabia, and part of the ADG. ADG is supporting TFC with the search for innovative waste management technologies.
Read more About ADG and its Strategic Business Units in the tabs at the top of the Sustainability Branch Challenge Webpage. 

 As a leading poultry meat producer and distributor, TFC, part of ADG, is dedicated to contributing to a circular society and are now looking for ideas which can be realized and technologies that help to find an ‘environmentally positive’ second life for their waste products.

TFC are seeking new uses and processing technologies for the waste generated by their farms. Their goal is that the waste produced becomes useful raw materials that can be used in other processes or high added value products for their core business. In a nutshell, TFC would like the waste to become of value to the company and to the environment. This would allow TFC to offset all the costs of disposal and eventually, it should generate a ‘clean & green’ revenue from the waste.

Fresh thinking about the uses and the value of the waste could lead to new business models or cost-effective solutions that will make TFC’s waste valuable and promote environmentally friendly reuse or recycling of the generated waste streams.

The focus of this challenge is to find a solution that will process chicken farm waste in a cost-effective, commercially viable manner to create a positive impact on TFC as a corporate entity, on the environment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and ultimately global ecosystem.

This Challenge closed for submissions on Tuesday, December 15th 2020, 11.59 pm CET.
A new Grand Challenge is expected to be launched late Q3 2022. Stay Tuned!

Help TFC to improve their waste handling in a way that positively influences not only the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but the global environment as well. Not only do you have the chance to participate in contributing to a better world: you will also be vying for the
US $ 1 Million Prize Award.

To learn more about our challenge, please read the detailed challenge description by downloading the following file: 
Grand Challenge Description

By submitting a response/entry, respondents acknowledge and agree to the Grand Challenge Official Rules. Please download the following file to learn more about the Official Rules of this Grand Challenge: 
Official Rules

Our Webinar presentation and recording can be downloaded here:

Webinar Presentation and Live Webinar

TFC is looking for a technological solution that:

• Converts poultry farm waste into an exploitable product(s) with a significant value to the company
• Is scalable to an industrial level i.e. able to process over 100 000 tons of manure annually
• Has the potential to become economically viable and cost-effective
• Enables a carbon-negative Poultry Value Chain

To learn more about the other criteria for a successful submission, please read our detailed challenge description. (Documentation is available in the 'About the Grand Challenge' section above or in the Required Documents tab).

Phase I  (January '21)                Phase II (August '21)

Up to 5 Finalists to win US $ 20,000 each.           Up to 1 Grand Winner to win US $ 1 Million.