Source: SYSU Youth Association

Written by: SYSU Youth Association

Translated by: Zheng Xia

The final of the Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) China concluded in Beijing on December 16. The C&P team from Sun Yat-sen University won Social Influence Award (SIA) by virtue of the project of “Clean & Pure Biological Prevention and Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution Co., Ltd.”.

Altogether six teams entered the final of the competition. In the final, the C&P team performed prominently, winning the judges’ consistent praise and finally obtaining the SIA. The C&P team is made up of seven students from different schools, including Chen Sen from School of Life Sciences and Academy of Entrepreneurship, Yong Yuanshun from School of Life Sciences and Academy of Entrepreneurship, Cheng Xin from Linnan College and Academy of Entrepreneurship, Guo Jingwen from School of Life Sciences, Huang Zuozhi from School of Life Sciences, Lu Zhijian from School of Physics & Engineering, and Chen Wenli from School of International Studies.

The project centers on the technology of biological prevention and treatment of heavy metal pollution which was self-developed by the team of Professor Shu Shengwen in School of Life Sciences. It is to govern the heavy metal contaminated soils and water mainly by applying the vegetation restoration technique and phytoremediation; to prevent heavy metal from diffusing and to decrease the content of heavy metal in soils and water by planting hyperaccumulators and tolerant plants.

GSVC is a social venture competition of public welfare nature. It was initiated by the Hass School of Business at UC Berkeley in 1999. After over a decade's development, it has become a long-standing and influential competition jointly supported by globally top business schools and social organizations. The influence of GVSC lies in that it aims to foster business leaders and practitioners who are able to set up social ventures. GSVC has witnessed how young entrepreneurs make their dreams come true. Their enterprises are active in various fields, interpreting the concept of the combination between social effectiveness and economic effectiveness. In recent years, these social ventures have covered broader areas, including education, non-profit organization, community development, financial service, environment and science, medical service, etc.