Business for a Sustainable Future
Businesses have an enormous environmental impact, but can—and should—be catalysts for positive systems change. Every business, regardless of whether it’s a tiny startup or a giant multinational, has the power (and the obligation) to re-think how its practices can build a better world.
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Lesson 1: The Sustainable Business Landscape
What are the models, standards, and trends for sustainability in business?
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Lesson 2: Driving Change in Business: the Entrepreneurial Mindset
How do entrepreneurs design business models that open up new opportunities for scaling environmental initiatives?
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Lesson 3: Building a Sustainable Venture
How do I pitch, run, and grow my own business or initiative?
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The case for letting business solve social problems
Typically, “business is not seen as the solution, it’s seen as the problem”. But in this talk, Professor Michael Porter argues that business actually profits from solving social problems — and is the only way to drive change at the scale and speed needed to tackle these issues.
(Watch 0:00 – 11:43)