At SEC, we refer to social enterprise as the practice of combining innovation, resourcefulness and opportunity to address critical social and environmental challenges. The key concepts of social entrepreneurship are innovation, market orientation and systems change.
A social entrepreneur is an individual focused on transforming systems and practices that are the root causes of social and environmental issues. In so doing, they may set up for-profit or not-for-profit organizations, and in either case, their primary objective is to create sustainable systematic change.
A business that operates not only to generate profit but whose core mission revolves around creating measurable impact.
The first event of its kind, students from all faculties and skill levels had the opportunity to engage with 5 different social enterprises from various fields and were able to apply their skills directly to ideating solutions to social issues
Impact Week is a series of events brought to you in collaboration between 9 UBC-based clubs and centres. We have the common goal of bringing to the forefront the most urgent issues of today: climate, poverty, inequality, and health.
Under the theme "Social Enterprise is a Mindset, not a Profession", the Innovation Expo consisted of a cross-disciplinary exposition of social enterprises, social innovation, and sustainability-related professionals.
Founders from around the world of highly successful social enterprises creating change on a global scale and local heroes driving change in their own communities came out to connect with delegates at this inaugural event.
The purpose of the second Conference was preparing and connecting delegates with the tools and mentors needed to question traditional norms, envision a world that puts communities over compensation and create a changemaker within themselves
Are you ready to create lasting change and interact with other passionate like-minded individuals.
Discover more about what it means to disrupt the status quo and innovate for sustainable social and environmental impact.
Dont miss out on our exciting events that provides students with professional networks and interactive workshops across all disciplines.
