(TORONTO) May 14 2021 – A group of students on the Enactus Wilfrid Laurier University – Waterloo team have created Earth Suds – an initiative that reduces plastic bottle waste through dissolvable shampoo/conditioner/body wash tablets. To further their impact, they created Last20, a project that upcycles plastic into sustainable pavement.
Wilfrid Laurier University – Waterloo has been named 2021 TD Entrepreneurship Challenge National Champions by Canada’s largest experiential learning platform, Enactus Canada, and program supporter TD Bank Group.
“Entrepreneurship plays an essential role in the long-term economic success and sustainability of our country,” said Nicole Almond, President of Enactus Canada. “This challenge helps us promote entrepreneurial growth across Canada, which is more important now, than ever.”
Through EarthSuds and Last20, 520 people were exposed to entrepreneurship whilst eliminating 10,629 plastic bottles – saving 32,524 litres of water in the process.
“Congratulations to the 2021 national champion of the TD Entrepreneurship Challenge,” says Naki Osutei, Associate Vice President, Social Impact Canada, TD Bank Group. “As part of our corporate citizenship platform, the TD Ready Commitment, we are proud to support Enactus Canada in helping inspire a new generation of business leaders who are passionate about building a more inclusive and sustainable tomorrow. Through their ideas, these new leaders can help contribute toward the economic, social and economic recovery of our communities in the years ahead.“
The TD Entrepreneurship Challenge is a national competition empowering post-secondary students to develop and deliver projects that teach entrepreneurial skills to aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. Since 2007, almost 20,000 students have delivered over 2,400 entrepreneurship projects. As a result of their work 3,413 new businesses were started.
The Enactus Canada National Exposition unites 1,500 delegates including the country’s brightest university and college students, academic professionals and top Canadian CEOs to enable progress by supporting entrepreneurial action through competition, recognition and education.
For competition updates, visit nationals.enactus.ca. All competition results will also be published on enactus.ca/events/national-exposition following the event.
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ABOUT ENACTUS CANADA: Enactus Canada, a national charity and the country’s largest post-secondary experiential learning platform, is shaping entrepreneurial leaders who are passionate about advancing the economic, social and environmental health of Canada. Guided by academic advisors and business experts, more than 3,000 post-secondary students led 275 community empowerment projects and business ventures last year in communities coast to coast, directly impacting over 39,000 lives.
As a global network of 35 countries, Enactus uses the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world. For more information, visit enactus.ca.
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