Business as (un)usual: can people and planet really come before profit?

Reasons Revisited

Geoff Lloyd

Society & Culture, Government, News, Politics

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Hello! Capitalism, eh? Despite its creative genius, some would say it's at the root of many of the problems we're facing these days, from planetary breakdown, to poor health and social inequality. How can it become the solution? We're revisiting the idea of purposeful business, a way of re-thinking our system so that companies are also putting the needs of people and the environment up there with profit. CEO of Graze Joanna Allen explains how the Better Business Act and B Corp movement will enable this in the UK. We're talking to Charles Conn about Patagonia's 'earth is now our only shareholder' ethos. Finally, we chat to Cemal Ezel, founder of Change Please, a social enterprise which tackles homelessness through the power of selling coffee.

Guests

Joanna Allen, CEO, graze (@grazesnacks)

Charles Conn, Board Chair, Patagonia (@patagonia)

Cemal Ezel, Founder of Change Please (@CemalEzel / @ChangePlease)

More information

Learn more about the Better Business Act and B-Corps

Find out about Patagonia's environmental commitments

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1:14.4	Hello? Hello you, I mean you got some kind of soft focus on your webcam this week.
1:18.8	Oh, you know, just for you, I thought I'd slip into something more ambient.
1:25.0	Even rubbing Vessylene on the lens.
1:27.0	It's special, we're recording late at night, so it's a sort of, it's a nice thing for you.
1:32.0	Well, thank you very much. I didn't want a harsh light. It's a nice thing for you. Well, thank you very much.
1:33.0	I didn't want a harsh light.
1:34.4	It's not unappreciated.
1:36.3	Oh, good.
1:37.1	Can I show about a dilemma?
1:38.6	Marital dilemma?
1:39.8	Yes.
1:40.5	So at the weekend, we went to a farm farm and not one of the ones where you're
1:45.2	confronted with the pre- Slaughterhouse nature of things. I think Gina is a bit younger
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