1. SPEND IT RIGHT BIZKIT GREEN PURSUIT
OPPORTUNITY 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 Impacted
PROJECTED:
“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
Taughtstudentshowbusinesspracticesandenvironmental
impactcanbeintimatelylinkedbydelivering48interactive
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 landfillsDIVERT
REDUCE
FUEL
Identified Benefits of Relocation
Higher traffic
Retention of current customers
→ 100 000 kgs of UBC’s CO2 emissions
Cultivated Skills In:
Cost analysis
→ 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 IMPACT
IMPACT
CURIOSITY.
COURAGE.
CHANGE.
Our Zero Waste Process:
1. UBC Waste Cooking Oil
2. ESW Engineers at our Biodiesel Lab
3. ASTM Certified Biodiesel
4. Power UBC Fleet Services
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
not
financially sustainable
lacked education with regards to sustainable energy
and zero waste practices
upgrade lab equipment for more sustainable
biodiesel production
create a zero waste system in campus

2. 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
students to explore social entrepreneurship,
financial education, and sustainability
Understanding the importance of risk taking for the
betterment of our society
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
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