O v e r v i e w INSPIRING YOUTH ABOUT A c c e SUSTAINABLE FINANCE l e r a t e D With i g i t a l a n d A I 250+ 9 JA Students European countries E m The Blue Innovation Award is given to the p The Blue Challenge is an entrepreneurship education o w mini-company that best embodies a programme, launched by JA Europe and Euronext e r sustainable use of the ocean resources for The programme aims to inspire students aged 16 to 18 t h economic growth, following the selection e about sustainable finance and help them develop core U of one mini-company from each competencies such as teamwork, problem-solving and n d participating country, to compete at a entrepreneurial skills. e r s European level. Over the course of the e r school year, participating students, aged v In the course of the academic year, over 250 students e d 16 to 18, have created impressive mini from Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Norway, companies, with viable projects that Portugal, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom embrace the Blue Economy and climate learned about sustainable finance while working on C u change mitigation. l their own business projects supported by mentoring t i v and webinars from Euronext volunteers. After national a t e selections in April, country finalists competed for the P a Euronext