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The Liveability Challenge

Stories inspired by The Liveability Challenge, an annual search for solutions to make Asia's cities safer, cleaner and more resilient places to live, supported by Temasek Foundation.

TLC Winner 2026-1

Firms based in France and Singapore claimed the top prizes at the ninth edition of the global innovation competition, backed by Temasek Foundation with new support from Singapore government agency A*Star.

20 May 2026

TLC 2026 launch - panel dialogue

Backed by Temasek Foundation with new support from Singapore government agency A*Star, the ninth edition of the global competition doubles catalytic funding for disruptive decarbonisation and cooling innovations, with submissions now open.

Cover image_The Liveability Challenge 2025_Innovation Dialogue

Funding for climate-related solutions has slowed down and it’s a ‘tough game’ for startups, said those familiar with the climate tech space at The Liveability Challenge Grand Finale 2025. What can founders and innovators do to bring an idea to commercialisation? And is Singapore an attractive-enough testbed?

Liveability Challenge 2025 group picture

Startups from Singapore and Canada claimed the top prizes in a record-breaking year for entries at the global sustainability innovation competition.

17 April 2024

The Liveability Challenge 2024_winners

8 June 2023

The Liveability Challenge tropies 2023

4 August 2022

A smallholder farmer in Central Kalimantan prepares seedlings for planting

7 July 2022

9 June 2022

Liveability Challenge_Fairventures

5 May 2022

NEU Battery Materials founders Kenneth Palmer and Bryan Oh

4 May 2022

The Liveability Challenge 2022 edition

28 July 2021

SeaChange, the winners of the 2021 The Liveability Challenge

18 May 2021

tlc 2020 finalists

6 May 2021

Sophie's Bionutrients' milk made from microalgae

1 February 2021

Robert Downey Jr at the launch of Footprint Coalition at Davos

28 January 2021

27 January 2021

Klean's reverse vending machines are scaling up their plastic waste movement across Southeast Asia

18 January 2021

TLC 2021 launch event

13 January 2021

Harvested Bambara groundnuts

12 January 2021

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