Theme : Climate Change
CALL FOR ENTRIES
18 May - 31 July 2026
Accelerating the Transition through Purposeful Innovation
In an era of global volatility, sustainability has become the foundation of long-term resilience. Today, the focus is shifting toward active solutions that drive real-world change and environmental preservation. Navigating this transition requires us to rethink how we manage our resources and protect the natural world. Together, we can turn these challenges into an opportunity to build a lasting legacy that supports the generations to come.
The “Art on Climate” International Illustration Competition is a collaborative initiative organised by Fingertips Company Limited and sponsored by Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI). Our mission is to transform complex climate strategies into powerful visual stories. By inviting illustrators and video creators to explore the theme of climate change, we provide a global stage for innovative ideas and real-world solutions. Through this creative lens, we aim to inspire people to move beyond awareness and take meaningful action in their own lives.
Eligibility: any person aged 18 or above*, from any location, is eligible to participate.
*Aged 18 or above on 17 May 2026
Competition Details
Organised by Fingertips Company Limited and sponsored by Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI), the “Art on Climate” International Illustration Competition aims to raise awareness of effective strategies for combating climate change.
Launched in Spain in 2019, the “Art on Climate” competition has grown into a global movement over the past six years. What began as a regional initiative now attracts thousands of artists worldwide, with the 2024 competition receiving over 3,000 artworks from over 2,400 illustrators in more than 100 locations. This year, the Competition continues its mission across the Asia-Pacific region, uniting professional artists and emerging talents to harness creativity in raising climate awareness and driving action.
With more than 20 years of leadership in sustainable investing, AllianzGI has placed sustainability at the heart of our mission and investment decisions. As one of the first 50 asset managers to sign the UN Principles for Responsible Investing (UN PRI) in 2007, we have deeply integrated sustainability into every facet of our business, from investments and active stewardship to operations. Through this commitment, we aim to create positive impact in the financial industry while generating enduring value for our clients and the wider community. We cordially invite everyone to join us in the “Art on Climate” competition to collaboratively shape a sustainable future.
Competition Theme: Climate Change
Participants are invited to submit original works on the theme of "climate change". Participants should draw inspiration from one or more of the following topics as a starting point of their artworks:
Statements:
- Driving the Climate Transition for Resilient Communities
Climate change is no longer a distant risk but a call for an active global transition. To ensure long-term stability, we must move beyond merely identifying threats toward financing and implementing solutions that build resilient communities. This topic explores how we can navigate the “moment of truth” by turning climate challenges into opportunities for sustainable growth and community strength. - Respecting Planetary Boundaries to Protect Biodiversity
To maintain a stable environment, we must operate within the Earth’s environmental limits. This topic focuses on protecting our natural capital and reversing biodiversity loss. By respecting these planetary boundaries, we can ensure that our transition to a low-carbon economy does not come at the expense of our vital ecosystems, fostering a future where nature and humanity thrive in balance. - Fostering Inclusive Capitalism for a Just Transition
To deliver enduring value, sustainability must be inclusive, ensuring that decarbonisation efforts do not come at the expense of social stability. Inclusive capitalism seeks to balance financial returns with a “Just Transition” – ensuring that the move toward a green economy creates fair opportunities and social value for everyone. This topic invites creators to visualise a world where sustainable investing supports a society that is both environmentally sound and socially equitable. - Financing Innovation and Technology for Real-World Impact
Technology and innovation act as the primary catalyst for a sustainable global economy. By directing capital toward breakthrough environmental solutions and digital efficiencies, we can accelerate the decarbonisation of our world. This theme focuses on the role of purposeful innovation in bridging the gap between our current climate reality and a net-zero future. - Collective Action for a Sustainable Legacy
Achieving a sustainable future requires more than individual effort; it demands a unified global commitment. By aligning our investment decisions, corporate governance, and daily actions, we can drive the systemic change needed to protect our planet. This topic highlights the power of collective responsibility in securing a prosperous and stable legacy for the generations to come.
Eligibility
- Any person aged 18 or above*, from any location, is eligible to participate.
*Aged 18 or above on 18 May 2025
Important Dates
- Register and upload artwork: from 18 May 2026 to 31 July 2026 inclusive
- Results announcement: winners will be notified by email, and results will be announced on this page by 30 September 2026
Artwork Specifications
- Must be original works relevant to the theme of the competition and submitted by participants on an individual basis.
- Each participant may submit up to three illustrations and three animated videos.
- The submitted illustration(s) or animated video(s) must not have been previously published or used for any other purpose, and must not have been previously awarded or currently participating in other competition selections.
- Submissions must not include any signatures, words, symbols, pictures, or voiceovers (for animated videos) that identify the participants.
- Each illustration or animated video must be accompanied by a short description (minimum 30 words, maximum 100 words).
Illustration Category
- The artwork(s) must be in a flat image and created in colour.
- The artwork(s) can be created using any medium, including painting, computer software, and mixed media. However, artworks generated by artificial intelligence are not accepted. The use of photographs and clip art is prohibited.
- Should be in A3 size (297mm x 420mm), in either horizontal or vertical format.
- Must be uploaded in JPG format, with a resolution of no less than 300 dpi, and the total size of each entry should be no more than 10MB.
Animated Video Category
- The animated video(s) must be between 10 and 15 seconds long.
- The aspect ratio should be either 9:16 (vertical, minimum resolution 1080X1920 pixels) or 1:1 (square, minimum resolution of 1080X1080 pixels).
- Must be uploaded in MP4 or MOV format, with the total file size for each submitted animated video no more than 30MB.
- Any production techniques or tools may be used, provided the work is original.
- Background music is preferred and must not have any copyright issues.
- Voiceovers are not allowed. Any text on the video, including but not limited to captions, subtitles, must be in English.
Judging Panel
- Mr. Matt Christensen
- Head Sustainable & Impact Investing, Allianz Global Investors
- Mr. Jeff Jioe
- Director
Fingertips Company Limited
- Mr. Jay Chau
- Chairman
Asian Art Association Singapore
- Mr. Benny Lau
- Professional Member
Hong Kong Society of Illustrator
- Mr. Liu Ray Lung
- Chairman
Taiwan Society of Illustrators
- Ms. Jane Liu
- Founder
Z Jane Visual Art Studio
Selection Criteria
Illustration Category
Animated Video Category
Awards and Exhibition
Illustration Category#
- Champion
- e-certificate and
prize of €2,000
- 1st runner-up
- e-certificate and
prize of €1,500
- 2nd runner-up
- e-certificate and
prize of €1,000
- Merit
- e-certificate and
prize of €150
Animated Video Category^
- Champion
- e-certificate and
prize of €2,000
- 1st runner-up
- e-certificate and
prize of €1,500
- 2nd runner-up
- e-certificate and
prize of €1,000
- All winners will receive a customised award certificate by email.
- The winning illustrations and animated videos will be put on display in a virtual exhibition.
- # 23 winning illustrations will be selected based on the 100-point scale that judges used for rating. The three artworks that received the highest number of points will be ranked as Champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up accordingly, whereas the other 20 selected winning artworks will be ranked as Merit.
- ^ 3 winning animated videos will be selected based on the 100-point scale that judges used for rating. The three artworks that received the highest number of points will be ranked as Champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up accordingly.
Terms and Conditions
- Participants must provide true and accurate information on the entry form. Fingertips Company Limited (the “Organiser”) reserves the right to disqualify any entries in cases where, in our opinion, any information provided is inaccurate or has been omitted.
- To be eligible for participation, participants must be aged 18 or above as of 17 May 2026.
- Employees of Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific Limited (the “Sponsor”) and/ or its affiliates, the Organiser and/ or its affiliates, and all those living in the same households as those employees are not eligible to participate in the competition.
- All entries must be original, submitted on an individual basis, and have not been previously published on any occasion. An entry will be disqualified if the participant is considered by the Organiser to have committed plagiarism, infringement of copyrights and/or violation of any laws.
- Any entries that the Organiser considers, in its sole and absolute discretion, that it contains material that is dangerous, vulgar, offensive, indecent, obscene, illegal, racist, pornographic, violent, defamatory, disparaging, inappropriate, controversial or that promotes political interests will be disqualified.
- Entry into the competition is at the participant’s sole risk. To the extent permitted by law, none of the Organiser and the Sponsor accepts any responsibility for any damage, loss, liabilities, costs, expenses or claims (whether in contract, tort or otherwise) suffered by participants or any third parties arising out of or in connection with the competition and/or accepting a prize.
- No entry fee is required. However, participants are solely responsible for all expenses incurred in preparing and submitting their work(s).
- Each participant may submit up to a maximum of three (3) illustrations and three (3) animated videos, but would only be entitled to one of the prizes. Additional or late entries will not be accepted.
- No substitution of work will be allowed under any circumstances once the entry has been submitted to the competition.
- Incomplete, illegible, misdirected or late entries will not be accepted. Proof of sending will not be accepted as proof of delivery or receipt. No responsibility can be accepted for entries that are incomplete, lost due to technical reasons, corrupted, delayed, wrongly delivered, or not received for whatsoever reason.
- If it becomes apparent that a participant is using any means to circumvent the above conditions such as, and without limitation, multiple email accounts, multiple reproduced or computer-generated entries, using multiple identities, fraudulently falsifying data, acting fraudulently or dishonestly in the opinion of the Organiser or otherwise acting in violation of these Terms and Conditions, these participants will be disqualified, and any prize entitlement will be void.
- The results of the competition are subject to the final decision of the panel of judges. No objections by participants will be entertained. The Organiser retains the right at its sole and absolute discretion to revoke the participants’ or their works’ qualifications and/or withdraw their prizes.
- The result of the competition will be announced by 30 September 2026 and the Organiser will notify the winners by email via the email address provided by the participant at the point of entry. Participants must provide a valid email address as this is the sole channel for the Organiser to contact the participants. Participants should check their email inbox (including the junk and spam mail folders).
- The prize will be presented in form of cash in Euro by wiring to the winners’ bank accounts. Once the Organiser has sent out notifications of prize-winners by email, the winners need to provide the following information to the Organiser within one (1) month from the date of the Organiser’s email: a copy of their identification document together with the bank account details of an account where the winners are the sole account holders. If a winner fails to provide the required information within this timeframe, such winner will be deemed to have waived the entitlement to the prize and the Organiser reserves the right to withdraw prize entitlement. Once the Organiser has received all the required information, the cash prize will be remitted to the bank account mentioned above within 2 weeks.
- It is the responsibility of a winner to provide correct, up-to-date details when providing their information for the acceptance of the prize. None of the Organiser or the Sponsor can be held responsible for any winners failing to supply accurate information which affects prize acceptance or delivery of their prize.
- The cash prize will be issued in Euros. Winners should provide details of their bank account denominated in Euro to receive the cash prize. Otherwise, the cash prize in Euros will be converted into the denominating currency of the winners’ bank account at the exchange rate applicable on the date of the remittance and may therefore be subject to exchange rate fluctuations, taxes and other applicable fees and charges.
- The Organiser will be responsible for all remittance fees, while the winners will be responsible for, if any, other relevant fees and taxes, derivative costs charged by the account holding bank and other charges arising from the relevant financial procedures in the location of the bank. The Organiser will notify winners when the remittance process has been completed, but the time at which winners receive their cash prize may be subject to the administration process of the account holding bank and the financial procedures operating in their specific locations.
- The Organiser reserves the right to verify winners and ask for proof of identity, age, address and other information provided by the participants and to withdraw prize entitlement where there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a breach of these Terms and Conditions.
- The Organiser, the Sponsor and their affiliates reserve the right to copy, publicise or make use of the submitted works in full or in part and in any form, including but not limited to promotion, exhibition, education purposes, without the consent of the participants or payment of fees of any kind.
- Participants agree that their works may be put on display in a virtual exhibition for public viewing, together with their names and the short description provided without any fee being payable.
- By entering the competition, each participant grants the Organiser, the Sponsor and their affiliates a world-wide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, royalty free and sub-licensable right and licence to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish or display (in whole or in part) any intellectual property contained in the content of their works, without royalty, payment or other compensation. Each participant agrees not to assert any moral rights in relation to such use and warrants that they have full authority to grant such rights.
- The Organiser reserves the right to interpret and amend the rules, and the Terms and Conditions of the competition, without prior notice.
- Upon submission of entries, participants agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions of the competition.
- All information collected by the Organiser is for the purpose of the competition only, including but not limited to, contacting participants and distributing prizes. The information (including the personal information of participants) will be kept for six (6) months by the Organiser after the end of the competition, after which it will be deleted.
- If an act, omission, event or circumstance occurs which are beyond the reasonable control of the Organiser and which prevents the Organiser from complying with these Terms and Conditions, the Organiser will not be liable for any failure to perform or delay in performing its obligation.
- The Organiser accepts no responsibility for system errors or other issues that may result in disruption to, delay or failure in receiving entries and/or sending notifications or prizes to winners.
- If any clause of these Terms and Conditions should be determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable then it shall be severed and deleted from these Terms and Conditions and the remaining clauses shall survive and remain in full force and effect.
- The Organiser and the Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, amend, withdraw, terminate or temporarily suspend this competition in the event of any unforeseen circumstances or technical reason outside their reasonable control, with no liability to any applicants or third parties.
- These Terms and Conditions prevail in the event of any conflict or inconsistency with any other communications, including without limitation, advertising or promotional materials. Participants will be deemed to have accepted and be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
- In the event of any inconsistency between the English and translated versions in these Terms and Conditions, the English version will prevail.
- In the event of any dispute in respect of or arising from the Competition (including without limitation, dispute concerning the interpretation and application of these Terms and Conditions), the decision of the Organiser will be final, conclusive, and binding.
- The competition and these Terms and Conditions, and any disputes arising therefrom, shall be subject to Hong Kong law and the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts.