Biodiversity loss and climate change pose huge issues for people and planet health. We are determined to achieve net zero carbon emission and are working on a timeline to get there.

We are looking into our wider environmental footprint, including waste, and how we can increase, restore and protect biodiversity to help address the climate crisis, especially in our cities.

We are determined to increase peoples' understanding of the links between people and planetary health. The solutions from eco-Disruptive will contribute to these ambitions.

eco-Disruptive empowers start-ups, social enterprises and Bupa employees to work together on innovative solutions that improve people's health and the health of the planet.

The challenges are linked to our sustainability ambitions, and aligned to the UN Sustainability Development Goals. This is a global program running simultaneously across 3 hub cities.

Program offering seed funding for selected start-up, co-working with entrepreneurial talent in health, bring to market a design that positively impacts on the environment and people health.

Program Timeline

Step 1

28 May

Application opens

Step 2

28 Jun

Application closes

Step 3

13 Jul

Pitch day (selection of 6 start-ups/social enterprises)

Step 4

19 Jul

Start MVP development of scalable solutions

Step 5

16 Nov

Country Final

Step 6

1 Dec

Global Finale