6.1)   By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all

Partnering for impact is at the heart of Novozymes’ strategy, and the company understands the need for collaboration to meet the UN SDGs. To encourage a collaborative approach around the SDGs with technology and knowledge freely being shared to solve big problems, Novozymes has created HelloScience. HelloScience is a digital open innovation and collaboration platform. The platform’s purpose is to facilitate collaboration and accelerate innovation with the SDGs as an overarching framework - and SDG6 is currently particularly in focus.

HelloScience was launched in September 2017 and has facilitated over 200 collaboration conversations between users from across 5 continents. It managed to attract more than 500 platform users in 6 months. The platform has 5 water challenges related to SDG6, to encourage meaningful collaboration and innovation. HelloScience is also embracing SDG17 Partnership for the Goals, by partnering with for example UNICEF and Grundfos.

Since launching its new platform in November 2019, HelloScience has experienced significant growth in the number of projects and innovators wanting to engage.  As a result, HelloScience transferred day to day management of the platform to, while still working closely with, The Collaboratorium, a not for profit organization that focuses on enhancing digital and physical collaboration, including Public-Private-Partnerships.