Doing Good, Doing Well
Episode Description
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Brief Summary
Jonathan Greenblatt discusses social entrepreneurship, ethos water, and evolving corporate responsibility models in this episode.
Key points
- Ethos Water's Unique Model. Ethos Water connects consumption to humanitarian efforts, donating profits to clean water projects.
- The Evolution of Social Enterprises. Katherine Klein discusses how social enterprises are innovating in supply chains and impact measurement.
- B Corporation Certification. The B Corporation certification process assesses companies on their social and environmental impact.
- The Importance of Measurement. Effective change requires rigorous measurement of key metrics over time.
- Closing Thoughts with Jonathan. A reflective conversation on social impact and the need for ongoing dialogue.
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Episode highlights
- Ethos Water's Unique ModelEthos Water connects consumption to humanitarian efforts, donating profits to clean water projects.“If you buy this bottle of water, we aspire to donate up to 50% of our profits.”5:38Jul 13, 2015
- The Evolution of Social EnterprisesKatherine Klein discusses how social enterprises are innovating in supply chains and impact measurement.“We're seeing lots of innovation in the supply chain or the value chain.”9:14Jul 13, 2015
- B Corporation CertificationThe B Corporation certification process assesses companies on their social and environmental impact.“Their certification process is what's interesting to me.”11:21Jul 13, 2015
- The Importance of MeasurementEffective change requires rigorous measurement of key metrics over time.“You manage what you measure.”18:40Jul 13, 2015
- Closing Thoughts with JonathanA reflective conversation on social impact and the need for ongoing dialogue.“I hope so and great insights on the business of social impact.”19:00Jul 13, 2015
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