Environmental Impact Research & Development

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Finances UniReceipt Inc.
Montréal, Québec, Canada
President & Founder
(4)
3
Project
Academic experience or paid work
120 hours of work total
Student
Canada
Advanced level

Project scope

Categories
Operations Environmental sustainability Social sciences
Skills
research
Details

Our company values sustainability and is looking to shift the way we currently make and use receipts. We are looking for assistance in researching the environmental impact of our proposed alternative and the potential added benefits it offers compared to current alternatives.

  • Research new and more ecologically ways to store digital receipts in an application and ways to manufacture microprocessors, which can include different storing alternatives, receipt formats, and access routes.
  • Create recommendations on the best ways to use our product to reduce digital pollution.
  • Analyzing ways to reduce our company's carbon footprint by developing our product more sustainably.

The following outlines criteria we hope to meet with our app development:

  • A more sustainable alternative to paper and email receipt
  • Receipt storage aimed to maximize efficiency and easy access while reducing digital pollution
  • A more sustainable chain of production and better alternatives for hardware components
  • An attractive solution to customers
  • An attractive solution, easy to use by any business (retail, restaurants...)
Deliverables

By the end of the project, students should complete the following list of activities:


  • Researched the ecological impact of paper and email or in-app receipts
  • Created recommendations on the best way to manufacture our product.
  • Advised if/how we should change our storage options to reduce digital pollution while maximizing efficacy
  • Constructed a weighted decision matrix to choose the best option for our product.
  • Created a report detailing research and recommendations.


Final deliverables should include

  • A report including all research, findings, the decision matrix, and recommendations.
Mentorship

Students will connect directly with us for mentorship throughout the project. We will be able to provide answers to questions such as:

  • Current product understanding
  • Current offers from competitive alternatives
  • What are the environmental implications of our app development?
  • Inputs on choices, problems, or anything else the students might encounter
Supported causes

The global challenges this project addresses, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Learn more about all 17 SDGs here.

Climate action

About the company

Company
Montréal, Québec, Canada
2 - 10 employees
Banking & finance, Retail, Technology

Finances UniReceipt inc. is a Montreal- based startup. Our primary objectives are empowering our clients by giving them the tools needed to organize and manage their finances, and reducing production, and therefore pollution, of paper receipts.

We offer an easily accessible application that automatically stocks your receipts and categorizes your expenses! UniReceipt is joining the digital age with this reliable alternative to paper receipts and helps promote a greener environment.