ABOUT US
International Green Future Alliance (IGFA), as a globally recognized NGO organization, carries the noble mission of promoting the development of green and sustainable design disciplines and enhancing their influence in economic, social, cultural, and environmental dimensions.
Since its establishment, IGFA has remained true to its original aspiration, continuously exploring and practicing in order to contribute wisdom and strength to global sustainable development.
Organizational Positioning
The International Green Future Alliance (IGFA) is a global, non-profit NGO organization registered in Milan in accordance with Italian regulations. It focuses on green sustainable design and technological innovation as its core areas. It operates on a global scale and collaborates across regions, without any political, religious or commercial interests. All operations and assets are dedicated to the global green sustainable development cause. With Milan as its global headquarters hub, it builds an international collaborative network across five continents.
Core Mission
The core concept is to empower the ecosystem through design and drive low-carbon through technology. We aim to establish a global cross-disciplinary and cross-regional green collaboration platform. By hosting the world's top green design and technological innovation competitions, gathering global professional forces, promoting standard collaboration and technology transfer and application，we will implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the European Green New Deal， helping the world meeting challenges such as climate change，resource depletion， and ecological degradation， and build a global sustainable future where humans and nature coexist harmoniously.
Global Strategic Goals
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Establish a global top-level competition system to stimulate green innovation vitality
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Construct a global collaborative network to promote the transformation of innovation achievements
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Promote global policy advocacy to empower the green ecological transformation
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Lead the global concept upgrade and jointly build an international standard system
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Carry out global capacity building to facilitate international exchanges and cooperation
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Competition Positioning
To create a globally most authoritative and influential IP for green design and technological innovation competitions, aiming to gather talents through the competitions, promote transformation through the competitions, and empower through the competitions, making it an "incubator" and "display window" for global green innovation achievements.
Competition Setting
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Green Design Competition
YSP Green Award
Sustainable product design, low-carbon equipment design, circular material application design, etc
YSE Green Award
Space design, green building design, ecological landscape design, zero-carbon urban planning, etc.;
International Award for Sustainable Urban Regeneration (IASUR)
Public space and facility renewal, ecological restoration, industrial space transformation, regional coordinated development, heritage protection and inheritance, residential area revitalization, etc.
Global Green Sustainable Development Award
Environmental sustainability, economic sustainability, social sustainability, sustainable development supporting services, etc
Fashion Design Field
Environmental sustainability, economic sustainability, social sustainability, sustainable development supporting services, etc
Cultural and Creative Design Field
Environmental-friendly fabric design, zero-waste fashion design, sustainable clothing innovation, etc
Jewelry Design Field
Concept jewelry, fashion accessories, new material application, etc
Intelligent Design Field
Intelligent design auxiliary tools, intelligent generated content, adaptive and personalized design, intelligent design analysis and optimization, etc
Graphic and Visual Field
Brand visual, poster, packaging, publications, information visualization, etc
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Green Technological Innovation Competition
Low-carbon Materials Technology Field:
Biobased materials, degradable materials, low-carbon building materials research and development, etc
Clean Energy Technology Field
Photovoltaic, energy storage, hydrogen energy, biomass energy, etc. green energy innovation;
Recycling Technology Field:
Solid waste resourceization, wastewater recycling, industrial waste heat utilization, etc.;
Intelligent Green Technology Field
Carbon neutrality big data, smart ecological monitoring, green intelligent manufacturing, etc.;
Ecological Restoration Technology Field
Soil restoration, water purification, biodiversity protection technology, etc.
Principles of Global Governance and Operations of the Alliance
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Adhere to global, diversified, and democratic governance. The Global Member Assembly is the highest authority. The Council is responsible for coordinating global affairs. The Supervisory Board supervises global operations to ensure fair, transparent, and compliant decision-making
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Set the Milan as the global headquarters and establish regional branches and representative offices in five continents to build a global service network to ensure the global implementation of the competitions and activities;
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Funding comes from global membership fees, charitable donations, international project funding, competition service income, etc., all of which are used for the global mission of the alliance and the operation of the competitions, and no profit distribution is made;
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Comply with the laws and regulations of the registered location in Milan, Italy, and the policies of the countries where the global activities are held. Respect the cultures and development differences of various countries, promote equal and inclusive global cooperation, and fulfill the global responsibility and mission of green development.
