Hack For Earth

🚀Winners in #Space category of Hack for Earth global hackathon Spirit of Action in Davos 2026, TEAM EKA is already turning ideas into real-world implementation in #Indonesia 🇮🇩 🥳Founder Safran Yusri and team has officially established the company Komodo Solutions, focused on AI-powered environmental intelligence and spatial technology The progress in only 3 months: 🌟Partnership projects with Indonesia’s leading ESG consultancy firm Mirekel 🌟E-catalog for a biodiversity park in East Java 🌟Smart City implementation work for Indonesia’s new capital city, Ibu Kota Nusantara 🌟Development of low-footprint AI systems designed for areas with limited infrastructure and connectivity This Hack for Earth winner is rapidly evolving into deployable technology supporting conservation, environmental monitoring, and sustainable infrastructure development on the ground!! TEAM EKA is also building two dedicated platforms: ▪️ SciFy (Space Intelligence for You) — spatial and environmental intelligence ▪️ LoFAi (Low Footprint AI) — efficient AI systems for constrained environments We are incredibly proud to continue supporting TEAM EKA and Safran on this journey👏👏👏 📌Check out their work here: https://komodo.solutions #HackForEarth #ClimateTech #Indonesia

5 years ago I quit my job at the Swedish government agency @arbetsformedlingen to embark on a lifechanging journey with the best people I know, to create something I truly believe in with all my heart and soul: @hack4earth - a global movement for citizen-driven innovation to create real impact on the #SDGs. In these 5 years we have gone from… 🌟Hack for Sweden to Hack for Earth 🌟220 to 25.000 hackers 🌟1 to 125 countries 🌟Stockholm to Dubai, New York, Singapore, Johannesburg, Sharm-el-Sheikh, Davos and many more countries around the world 🌎 Thank you for being part of the #hackforearth core team @lovedager @mustafa_sherif__ @carolina.g.e and @kristofervernmark @mickeahl @marieclairemaxwell Grateful for how far we have come and excited for what’s still ahead! Exciting times coming up - keep posted 👀 @hackforsweden #innovation #success #hack

🚀The world doesn’t need more talk about sustainability. It needs leaders who take action! On July 9th, 2026, global leaders, policymakers, innovators, and investors will gather at the UK House of Lords, Palace of Westminster in London for the @globalsustainabilitysummit & Awards — one of the most high-level platforms driving real conversations on People, Planet & Profit in the age of #AI and #innovation. Hack for Earth is an official partner — marking our third consecutive year collaborating with this powerful initiative and with CEO @ottocanon , whose vision continues to bring together this extraordinary global community. With speakers including senior UN representatives, ministers, governors, and members of the UK House of Lords, the stage is set for real impact for a sustainable future. Now we are opening up for: ⭐️Sponsors⭐️ This is a rare opportunity to position your organization at the heart of global sustainability leadership — with direct access to high-level decision-makers, international visibility, and curated networking with global VIPs and media. ⭐️Speakers⭐️ If you are shaping the future of #sustainability, AI, #ESG, or innovation — and have a perspective grounded in real-world impact — we want to hear from you! If that’s you — reach out!

From bottleneck to #breakthrough ⚡️ Meet Polisense.AI - one of the teams currently in our Build for Earth accelerator 🚀 Out of hundreds of submissions from 100+ countries, Polisense.AI was selected as a winner in AI x City Climate Action Hackathon 2025, co-organized with: @hack4earth @mayors4climate @c40cities @bloombergdotorg @cambridgeuniversity @tech_to_the_rescue Polisense.AI is tackling one of the most critical barriers in energy transition: the planning bottleneck that prevents projects from ever being implemented! Today: – Nearly half of energy projects never get executed – 760 million people still lack access to electricity Polisense.AI is an #AI co-pilot for government energy planning — helping cities move from fragmented data and slow processes to fast and informed decisions. In short: they accelerate the energy transition by eliminating the planning bottleneck! With Polisense, governments can: • Ask complex planning questions in natural language • Prioritize energy sites based on impact and feasibility • Integrate fragmented datasets into one unified system • Generate regulatory-compliant reports in minutes instead of months The result? ⚡ Up to 85% faster decision-making ⚡ Up to 80% reduction in project delays Already live with municipalities across the world, founders Bruno Galdos and José Pastor are showing how AI can unlock execution in climate action. We’re immensely proud to support the journey of Polisense.AI! You go 💪💪💪 Want to get in touch and possibly invest in this groundbreaking company? DM us! This is what Hack for Earth is all about: Turning bold solutions by brilliant citizens into real-world impact. #HackForEarth #Energy #energycrisis

Wohoo!!! From challenge to solution🚀 🌊Tackling marine plastic pollution with AI-driven innovation: EU–India Ideathon on Marine Plastic Pollution winner, developed a solution addressing a critical issue. 🔍 The challenge Floating plastic waste—bottles, packaging, and debris—continues to accumulate across rivers, lakes, and oceans. These materials persist on the surface, spread rapidly, and are difficult to remove. If not intercepted early, they degrade into microplastics, creating long-term ecological damage. ✅The solution The winning team designed a semi-autonomous floating surface cleaning system powered by AI. – Onboard cameras and vision models detect plastic waste in real time – Each detection is geo-tagged, enabling tracking and mapping of pollution hotspots – A mechanized collection system removes debris directly from the surface – Data is synced to a cloud platform for analytics and optimized cleanup planning This combination of #AI, #robotics, and environmental intelligence allows for scalable, data-driven plastic removal—far beyond traditional methods! 🚀 Business plan Currently in our accelerator Build for Earth, the solution is in early prototyping, focused on validating the technology through real-world testing. Their long-term vision includes deployment for: – Municipalities – Environmental organizations – Campuses and industrial water bodies The solution shows strong potential for scalable impact—pending technical validation and partnerships. Want to support them? DM us! 🏆The winning team: Esméralda Mavrel, Policy Research & Sustainability Lead, France 🇫🇷 ABIBA FATHIMA A, AI Vision & Real-Time Data Processing Engineer, India 🇮🇳 KAVIYA S, Hardware Integration & Embedded Systems Engineer, India 🇮🇳 Sivashanker G, Mechanical Design Engineer, India 🇮🇳 📌This is exactly what citizen-driven innovation looks like in action: combining technical excellence, environmental urgency, and entrepreneurial thinking! We are proud to support this amazing team in Build for Earth!! Go go go 🙌🙌🙌 #HackForEarth #ocean #hackathon

🏆 Winners Spirit of Action x unDavos 📣 Yesterday live from #Davos, our winners from the global online hackathon was announced: 🍏 Food | Verdant, Nigeria 🇳🇬 🌟 Selected by the Jury in Davos as the Overall Winner of Spirit of Action 2026: A climate-secure food system using simple hydroponics that grows food with 90% less water. Built from basic materials and designed to work anywhere, Verdant enables communities to grow food year-round and scale from one household to entire villages. 📚 Education | Brain Ink, Rwanda 🇷🇼 An AI-powered teacher dashboard that transforms assessment into deeper learning. By analyzing handwritten student work, Brain Ink identifies learning gaps, supports personalized instruction, and reduces teacher workload — built for real classrooms and scalable across Africa. 🏗 Construction | GreenBuild.AI, Pakistan 🇵🇰 An AI decision-intelligence platform that makes regenerative building affordable and accessible. By showing real-time carbon-to-cost trade-offs, GreenBuild.AI helps developers choose carbon-negative materials — making sustainable construction the default. 🚀 Space | EKA – Ecosystem Knowledge Apparatus, Indonesia 🇮🇩 EKA turns satellite data into clear, actionable insights. By combining space-based observations with ground sensing and cloud analysis, it helps communities and decision-makers understand where ecosystems are changing — and what to do next. 🚑 Health | EDEN Paradigm India 🇮🇳 A clinical-grade, context-aware AI platform empowering vision- and speech-impaired users. Through real-time environment sensing, generative communication, and medication safety scanning, Ocean Wave bridges intent and expression — restoring independence and dignity. 🚀 What’s next? All five winning teams are now joining our Build for Earth acceleration program, starting next week — turning hackathon solutions into real-world impact 🙌 While #Davos talks — we act. A big thank you to our partners: @iycforyouth @undavos_summit @globalflagshipforfoodsecurity @theparkco @weplanetinternational @un.davos

Hack for Earth team with the Hack for Earth Cup! Who Will win the Spirit of Action hackathon x unDavos?! Keep posted 👀 @theparkco @weplanetinternational @iycforyouth @teelabs_sbc @un.davos @globalflagshipforfoodsecurity #hackforearth #davos #hackathon

🥳Wow! Spirit of Action Hackathon x unDavos is officially opened! After an intense day of preparations we livestreamed the Opening Ceremony where all participants and mentors were introduced to the work ahead this weekend. Our team @annfannymolin @lovedager and @mustafa_sherif__ presented how to hack and kicked off this online hackathon with participants from 60+ countries! We are excited to see what will come out of this event and can’t wait for the Award Ceremony live from Davos on Monday! Best of luck and happy hacking to all hackers joining from all over the world. A Big thank you to all of our partner organizations who made this possible @iycforyouth @undavos_summit @theparkco @globalflagshipforfoodsecurity @teelabs_sbc @weplanetinternational #hackforearth #davos #sustainability #hackathon #innovation

LAST CHANCE!!! 48 HOURS. GLOBAL STAGE. REAL IMPACT. It’s not about ideas. It’s about making them happen. ⏳ 48 hours until our global hackathon starts — with Award Ceremony live from #Davos 🌍 Hack from anywhere in the world 🤗All skills are welcome! 🧠 No team? No problem. Join solo and we connect you! 🏆 The Hack for Earth Cup is looking for a new home. If you’ve ever wanted to turn ideas into action, this is your moment. Registration is open — but not for long. 👉 Register now. Link in bio. #HackForEarth #GlobalHackathon #WEF #sdgs

The world doesn’t need more ideas. It needs action. Now. If it wasn’t obvious before it sure is now in the start of 2026. Live from Davos, we’re hacking the future — together. Because change only happens when people show up and build together. Let’s do this! Sign up today - link in bio 🔗 /ney8o5rs #DavosHackathon #HackForEarth #Davos #WEF

🏆 It’s time for the Hack for Earth Cup to find a new home! From Stockholm to Sharm-El-Sheikh to Dubai and now Davos — our winner’s cup has travelled the world, celebrating bold ideas and real action on global challenges. Through our global hackathons, 25,000+ innovators from 125 countries have stepped up to tackle the world’s most urgent challenges. Now, it’s time again🚀 During the Spirit of Action Hackathon during the World Economic Forum, in partnership with @un.davos , we will crown a new winning team in Davos. Could that be you? The winners in the five challenge categories all earn a spot in our Build for Earth Accelerator — turning brilliant ideas into real-world impact. 🚀 Ready to change the world for the better? 👉 Join us! Link in bio 🔗/ney8o5rs #HackForEarth #hackathon #WEF #Davos #undavos @lovedager @mustafa_sherif__ @marieclairemaxwell @mickeahl @rosenholmnewyork

🎉Happy New Year! As we step into 2026, we look back on an extraordinary year for Hack for Earth! 2025 has been another year of global collaboration and real impact — driven by our team together with you, our incredible community of partners, hackers, mentors and friends around the world. Highlights of 2025: ⭐️ Global Sustainability Summit & Awards at the UK House of Lords, London ⭐️Inaugural meeting of the @globalflagshipforfoodsecurity in Bonn, Germany ⭐️Earth Day Tokyo, Japan - keynote by our Secretary General @annfannymolin ⭐️Earth Day Celebration at SoHo House Stockholm ⭐️ We Are Family Foundation Hackathon in Stockholm with the Global Teen Leaders of 2025 @wearefamilyfdtn ⭐️AI x Climate Action Hackathon with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM), with the Prize Ceremony at NYC Climate Week, in New York @mayors4climate ⭐️EU–India Ideathon, with the Prize Ceremony in Bhubaneswar, India - Hack for Earth represented by our team members Jacob Rosenholm and India Rose Matharu-Daley @rosenholmnewyork ⭐️Strategic meeting in Riyadh with Expo 2030 Riyadh team, planning Hack for Earth at Expo 2030 @expo2030riyadh ⭐️Official Nominator for the Global Change Awards by @hmfoundation ⭐️Partner in the Innovation Pioneers Global Program by Svenska institutet ⭐️Slush Helsinki and Global IR Awards with our partner TEELABS SBC from South Korea ⭐️MoU signing with Chungbuk National University, to promote innovation and collaboration ⭐️Nominated as one of the 100 most innovative organizations in city of Stockholm for the Innovate Stockholm book with publisher @lyllianabrahamsson #happynewyear #2026 #happynewyears #recap #recap2025