Prize winners
The "Most Popular" Prize - St. James Settlement Youth Service - Blue Sky
The "Most Original" Prize - Standard Chartered Bank (HK) Limited - Project Lift-Off
The "Most Scalable" Prize - On Hing Paper Co. Ltd. - Sharing Caring Company

Objective
The annual global "Lights Out" event Earth Hour 2011 will take place on Saturday 26 March 2011 at 8:30pm. This year’s message calls on people to "Go Beyond the hour, consume wisely". According to WWF’s "Hong Kong Ecological Footprint Report 2010," Hong Kong people are living beyond the Earth’s limit. If everyone in the world lived a similar lifestyle to that of Hong Kong people, we would need resources equivalent to that of 2.2 Earths.

WWF believes Hong Kong companies can play a crucial role in building a sustainable future for the Earth, where humans live in harmony with nature. Earth Hour POOL Challenge is designed so that you can solicit ideas from your staff members, asking them to pool together and consume resources wisely. For example, you may set up a stationery desk or corner for sharing office supplies in your workplace. There is no need for staff members to have their own scissors, stapler, puncher, etc.

Benefits of Participation
Companies entering the Earth Hour POOL Challenge will:

• Receive recognition and endorsement from WWF, the business community and the general public for your ideas pertaining to pooling together and consuming resources wisely;
• Have a strengthened public image through association with WWF, as well as potential media coverage of your outstanding ideas in building and supporting a sustainable lifestyle;
• Gain a valuable occasion for your staff members to reflect upon and generate ideas to help save the planet;
• Boost staff morale through an outcome that involves collective contributions, which also helps motivate long-term positive behaviour changes.

Eligibility

• Ideas that call on more than one person to work together in setting up and running the resources pool, and redefine the style of consumption;
• Ideas can be presented with visuals such as videos, photos, illustrations, etc.;
• Ideas should be actionable in Hong Kong workplaces;
• Ideas must be submitted by a company that has pledged to participate in Earth Hour 2011.

Rules and Regulations

• Entrants must own the intellectual property right of the materials submitted for this Challenge;
• Each entrant may submit more than one entry with proper work team identification;
• WWF reserves the right to use any of the submitted entries for WWF’s future promotional materials, website and other communications to help spread the message of sustainable consumption;
• WWF reserves the right to suspend, cancel and postpone the activity process or prize presentation ceremony without prior notice to entrants;
• The decision of WWF is final and binding.

Prizes and Judging Criteria
Three prizes will be awarded:

• The Most Popular Prize
  • The entry that receives the highest number of votes from registered individuals via online multiple voting.
• The Most Original Prize
  • The entry that is assessed as the most original, creative, unique and novel by the judging panel.
• The Most Scalable Prize
  • The entry that is assessed by the judging panel as the easiest to implement, involving the participation of the largest number of staff members and has the highest probability of being adopted across companies.

Only one winner will be selected for each prize. Winners will be invited to the Earth Hour POOL Challenge prize presentation ceremony on Saturday, 26 March 2011 and each winner will enjoy one free guided tour of the Mai Po Nature Reserve.

Judging Panel
Will be comprised of representatives from WWF and Earth Hour 2011 partners.

Submission Procedure

• Sign up as a "Corporate and Organisation" supporter to Earth Hour 2011 (check "Turning off all non-essential lights in facilities at 8:30pm, 26 March 2011 for one hour")
• Generate idea(s) where your staff members pool together and consume resources wisely.
• Present your idea(s) by means of video (max. 2 minutes), photos or illustration (max. 1200px in dimension or <1Mb in file size).
• Submit your entries to Earth Hour POOL Challenge wwf.org.hk/earthhour/ideapool
  • For video, upload to YouTube, get the URL and submit it to the Earth Hour POOL Challenge website.
  • For photos or illustrations, resize the dimension/file size and submit them to the Earth Hour POOL Challenge website.
• Share your ideas with your colleagues and business associates and solicit their support in turning the ideas into real actions. Invite them to vote for their favourite entries on the Earth Hour POOL Challenge website. All eligible entries are web-casted for viewing and voting by the general public.

Timetable

Enquiry
For any questions, please contact Ms Teresa Leung of WWF-Hong Kong
(Tel: 2161 9690 or e-mail: tleung@wwf.org.hk).

Terms of Agreement

1. All entries must be originated from the photos taken by the entrant. Entrants must assure that the photo(s) submitted will not infringe any rights of the third party, or otherwise, they shall bear the legal consequences arising from posting, publication or release of their works by the Organizers and shall be liable to any damages suffered by the Organizers as a result of their contravention of the General Rules and Regulations.
2. Photographers retain all copyrights to their images. WWF reserves the right to use any of the submitted entry photos for WWF's future promotional materials, website, media release and other communications purposes to help spread the message of climate change and conservation. Photo credits will be given to the photographer. For example: © Peter Chan.
3. All entrants agree to be interviewed by the media for promoting Earth Hour
4. Winners who fail to reply to WWF's notification within the designated period of time will be considered forfeiting the right to the prizes. All prizes are not exchangeable. Once notification for collection of prizes is issued, in case of theft or loss of prizes, WWF is not liable to provide any proof or replacement. WWF is not to be held responsible legally to any of the prizes.
5. WWF will not be held responsible for any loss that shall occur to participants in the competition.
6. In case of encountering force majeure, WWF reserves the right to cancel, terminate, change or suspend the competition.
7. All personal information will be collected and owned by WWF. For more details please refer to the privacy policy of WWF.
8. WWF reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of the competition without prior notifications, participants must agree to comply to the relevant requirements.
9. WWF reserves the right to make final decisions in every aspect of the competition, including but not limited to disqualifying any participants or winners. WWF's decisions must be held final and indisputable.
10. WWF staffs are not allowed to enter the contest.
11. By submitting photo(s) to join the competition, entrant understands and gives his/her agreement to the above terms.
12. In case of discrepancy between the English version of terms and conditions and its Chinese translation, the English version shall prevail.