A Plan for CEOs Who Want to Do Good
Episode Description
The Inter-American Development Bank's corporate social responsibility program is intended to generate goodwill and spur a concrete increase in a company's revenues. More: http://knlg.net/1zWC9Uk 📂 ESG
Brief Summary
Kelly Pacini discusses IDB's shared value appraisal and its impact on social initiatives in Latin America.
Key points
- Shared Value Appraisal Explained. Kelly Pacini discusses the shared value appraisal and its role in IDB's investments.
- Transformational Change Over CSR. Pacini argues for sustainable change rather than temporary CSR efforts.
- Balancing Financial and Social Impact. Pacini explains how IDB balances financial considerations with social impact.
- The Challenge of Measuring Impact. Pacini addresses the difficulties in measuring social impact effectively.
- Future of Social Impact Investing. IDB aims to integrate social impact with climate initiatives in future investments.
- Green Growth Investments. Exploring how green growth investments can drive profits and impact simultaneously.
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Episode highlights
- Shared Value Appraisal ExplainedKelly Pacini discusses the shared value appraisal and its role in IDB's investments.“It's really surfacing opportunities that can address both elements at the same time.”1:30Jan 30, 2015
- Transformational Change Over CSRPacini argues for sustainable change rather than temporary CSR efforts.“This is not a CSR program.”4:18Jan 30, 2015
- Balancing Financial and Social ImpactPacini explains how IDB balances financial considerations with social impact.“We want to see concrete increase in revenues.”4:29Jan 30, 2015
- The Challenge of Measuring ImpactPacini addresses the difficulties in measuring social impact effectively.“Measuring social impact is very hard.”7:28Jan 30, 2015
- Future of Social Impact InvestingIDB aims to integrate social impact with climate initiatives in future investments.“We're also replicating in the climate space.”19:57Jan 30, 2015
- Green Growth InvestmentsExploring how green growth investments can drive profits and impact simultaneously.“It really looks like it works, you know.”20:41Jan 30, 2015
- Shifting Business ModelsTransforming traditional business models to embrace energy efficiency and sustainability.“We're telling them, 'Hey, you know, there's opportunities for you.'”22:33Jan 30, 2015
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