€50,000 Prize Fund
The overall prize fund is over €50,000.
Winners announced!
Click here to view the Irish Business Design Challenge 2023 winners.
Key Dates
Entry Period: --- 19/12/22 to 12/02/23 Public Voting: --- 20/02/23 - 5/3/23 Shortlist announced: --- 15/3/2023 Winners announced: --- 13/4/2023
About the Irish Business Design Challenge
The Irish Business Design Challenge (IBDC) is aimed at all eligible micro, small and medium enterprises in Ireland that have designed sustainable products, services, or strategies that have benefitted their customers, communities and the environment at large.
Sustainable design seeks to create opportunities for positive impacts on the environment, reducing the consumption of non-renewable resources, minimising waste, and creating healthy, productive environments.
If you have used sustainable design strategies to develop new products, re-imagined old or re-invented your business services to benefit the environment and society, we want you to enter the competition.
Who can apply?
The Irish Business Design Challenge is open to Micro, Small and Medium Businesses from ALL sectors!
- Micro - 10 employees or less
- Small - 10 to 50 employees
- Medium - 50 to 250 employees
What can be submitted?
The Irish Business Design Challenge is looking for sustainable and ethically designed products, services and concepts that are human-centred, innovative and add value to the business, its customers and society.
How to enter (entries now closed)
Entries must be submitted via the Irish Business Design Challenge website. There are 3 steps to entering:
1. Create an account.
2. Complete the entry
3. Upload your images
Past Winners
2021 Winner: Aqueduct - The Well Water
Aqueduct – The Well Water Ltd supplies water and unique next generation water coolers. No more big bottles around the office, which require considerable effort to replace. No more sanitisation required.
2021 Winner: Bo Steel
Bó Steel Ltd was founded by Paul Lyons in 2007. Paul is from a farming background and has been involved in farmyard repairs and fabrication from a young age. The business grew over the years, starting in a converted hay-shed to several bigger workshops and locations along the way. In 2020 the company settled in our current location, a former Bord na Mona site just outside Athenry in the village of Attymon
2021 Winner: GRÁ Chocolates
At Grá Chocolates, we start with the finest ingredients in the world: ethically sourced Valrhona Chocolate, Casa Luker cocoa butter and the world’s best dairy produce – Irish cream and butter.
2020 Winner: Gourmet Tart Company
Founded by Fintan and Michelle in 2001, Gourmet Tart Co. has grown from a humble market stall into an established local producer with 6 shops throughout Galway City.
2020 Winner: Bensons Workwear ltd
Established in 2012, Bensons is an Irish manufacturer and supplier of clothing, ranging from corporate wear, Workwear and sportswear to school uniforms. In addition Bensons designs and provides surgical gown suitable for the needs of busy hospitals in Ireland. Bensons has grown its export market and was also one of the first Irish textile companies to achieve CE-quality certification.
2020 Winner: Notions Creative
Handcrafted in Ireland, Home by Notions furniture is designed for flexible working situations. We aim to provide comfortable and well designed domestic workspaces for hybrid working arrangements.