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Definition of Sub-themes

All teams must choose to work on their business proposals under one of the 4 sub-themes, with available options as follows:

    1. Health & Wellness
    2. Lifestyle
    3. Environment & Sustainability
    4. Corporate Social Responsibility/Social Enterprise

At the Semi-Final:

The team with the highest score out of all 30 shortlisted teams (per division) that enter under the same theme will be the respective theme award winner.
All teams must ensure that their proposals satisfy below definitions or they will not be qualified to complete for such theme award.

    1. Health & Wellness

    Health: a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
    Wellness: an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a more successful existence.

    2. Lifestyle

    A way of life or style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.

    3. Environment & Sustainability

    Maintaining the factors and practices that contribute to the quality of environment on a long-term basis.

    4. Corporate Social Responsibility / Social Enterprise

    Corporate Social Responsibility
    A concept whereby organizations take responsibility for their impact on society and the environment.

    Social Enterprise
    A business or service with primarily social objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners.
 
 
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