SPEND IT RIGHT BIZKIT GREEN PURSUITOPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITYOPPORTUNITY

“Over 90% of students wish they had more financial exposure earlier in life, especially in high school to better

themselves for personal finance.”

NO RESOURCES NO TIME NO SKILLS

• 3000+ Hours of Service• 187 Lives Directly ImpactedPROJECTED:

“Given the workshops we were exposed to with financial education from SIR and mentorship from the presenters, we realized we could actually create something tangible

from the skills required.” – Tyler Nee, Grade 12 Student

• Lack of financial education exacerbated by BC Teacher’s Strike, reducing extracurricular involvement opportunities

• Environmental sustainability often neglected when considering financial education

The Washington Store had been in deficit due to its location. Ted and Coco found it difficult to convince BC Housing that The Washington Store needed to be moved.

Furthermore, the volunteers lacked training.

• Challenged students to create business models out of waste

• Taught students how business practices and environmental impact can be intimately linked by delivering 48 interactive workshops in 4 months

• Students converted litres of glycerin into profitable soap products and presented their products in front of 5 judges

• Identified Problems with Current Location • 1600 sq. ft. of excess space • Lack of electrical utilities

→ 35 000 lbs of waste from landfillsDIVERTREDUCEFUEL

• Identified Benefits of Relocation • Higher traffic • Retention of current customers

→ 100 000 kgs of UBC’s CO2 emissions

• Cultivated Skills In: • Cost analysis • Human Resources (HR) Management

→ 20% of UBC’s diesel vehicles

• Pinpointed $8000 of cost savings• Created a training program for volunteers to gain skills• Empowered Coco and Ted with knowledge and skills

necessary for the sustainable operation of the organization• Produced a convincing proposal submitted to BC Housing

for review

ACTION ACTION

ACTION

IMPACT IMPACTIMPACT

CURIOSITY. COURAGE. CHANGE.

Our Zero Waste Process:1. UBC Waste Cooking Oil2. ESW Engineers at our Biodiesel Lab3. ASTM Certified Biodiesel 4. Power UBC Fleet Services

• Directly impacted 150 students from 6 high schools• 100+ Hours of mentorship provided• Created 6 prototypes of a sustainable soap business

• 37 000 litres of food waste oil is disposed of each year from UBC

• Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) at UBC was not financially sustainable

• ESW lacked education with regards to sustainable energy and zero waste practices

• Obtained funding from AMS Sustainability to upgrade lab equipment for more sustainable biodiesel production

• Connected ESW Engineers with UBC Fleet services to create a zero waste system in campus

OUR MISSION

OUR VISION

OUR VALUES

To make measurable improvements in the community through the use of entrepreneurship

while helping UBC students become socially responsible business leaders

To live in a world with accessible opportunity, less disparity, and people who look

beyond financial profitability

• Always questioning whether we can make something better in our surroudings

• A project that acts as a platform for high school students to explore social entrepreneurship, financial education, and sustainability

• Understanding the importance of risk taking for the betterment of our society

• A student-run non-profit consulting project that helps local organizations in Vancouver improve in their efficiency and operations

• Craving improvement in our communities and knowing that we are much stronger when united together

• A project that collaborates with a team of engineers to create biodiesel from food waste

CURIOSITY

Spend It Right

COURAGE

Bizkit

CHANGE

Green Pursuit

OUR PROJECTS

CURIOSITY. COURAGE. CHANGE.

• 28 000 in profits for struggling organizations• 15.89 metric tons of waste diverted• 107.6 metric tons of CO2 emissions reduced

OUR MAJOR IMPACT THIS YEAR

Connie Hsu President

Enactus UBC

Elizabeth Bowker Faculty Advisor

Sauder School of Business

4641 50 2510 Hours Members Lives Changed