Dame Vivian Hunt on The Case for Stakeholder Capitalism| BoF VOICES 2021

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🗓️ 14 January 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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The pandemic has upped pressure on brands and corporations to take action on issues from climate change to social justice. More and more investors are asking for it and more customers are demanding it. So what role do businesses need to play in creating the kind of society we want to live in?

Dame Vivian Hunt is one of the most important voices in British business. During her talk at VOICES 2021, she made the case for stakeholder capitalism.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Business of Fashion.
0:06.9	Welcome to the BOF podcast.
0:08.9	The pandemic has upped pressure on brands and corporations to take action, on issues from
0:13.9	climate change to social justice.
0:16.5	More and more investors are asking for it, and more customers are demanding it. So what role do businesses
0:22.5	need to play in creating the kind of society we want to live in? How can companies serve not only
0:28.6	their shareholders, but a wider group of stakeholders at a time when fashion businesses are
0:33.8	rethinking their role in the world? Dame Vivian Hunt is one of the most important voices
0:39.7	in British business.
0:41.2	During her talk at Voices 2021,
0:44.0	she made the case for stakeholder capitalism.
0:48.0	I am passionate about the role of business in society,
0:51.8	and I believe that the fashion industry has a positive role to play.
0:56.2	It's really a delight to be here.
0:58.5	On the other hand, it is a little bit intimidating to be speaking after the first Dame Vivian,
1:04.0	Dame Vivian Westwood.
1:05.7	She is a legend and a tough act to follow.
1:09.0	Anyone who can speak truth to power
1:11.0	mock up a cover of Tatler as Margaret Thatcher
1:15.2	and dress both punk stars, royalty,
1:18.8	and every man, woman, or transgender on the street
1:21.7	shows brilliant, impressive range.
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