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On Being with Krista Tippett

Jonathan Greenblatt — The Business of Doing Good

On Being with Krista Tippett

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Society, Spirituality, Society & Culture, Sociology, Culture, Science, Religion & Spirituality, Krista Tippett, Social Sciences, On Being, Arts

4.710.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2008

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

The news has been marked in recent years, at regular intervals, by the moral and practical downfall of prominent businesses. Jonathan Greenblatt is among a new generation of entrepreneurs who want to lead a fundamental shift in corporate culture as well as philanthropy — a merger between making a profit and doing good. We explore his way of seeing the world and his economics of “ethical brand architecture” and “fiercely pragmatic idealism.”

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0:00.0

I'm Krista Tippett, today the business of doing good.

0:06.5

We explore new generations, convergence of capitalist strategies and social change.

0:12.3

My guest, social entrepreneur Jonathan Greenblatt, sees the world from the vantage point of

0:17.7

ethos water, good magazine, the ex-price, and the United Nations Foundation.

0:23.0

He describes an emerging vision that he believes can transform the very notions of social

0:28.4

responsibility and business ethics from the ground up.

0:33.2

What's encouraging about this generation is there's a willingness to roll up your sleeves

0:38.0

and get in the game and try to make the world a better place and not think I only can do

0:42.6

that by through volunteerism or I can only do that by politics, but I can also do that

0:48.4

by starting businesses, by building companies, by taking a market-based approach.

0:54.1

This is speaking of faith, stay with us.

1:00.2

This public radio podcast is supported by the Fetzer Institute as part of its campaign

1:04.7

for love and forgiveness online at loveandforgive.org.

1:08.8

I'm Krista Tippett.

1:10.4

This hour we explore a new generation's merger of capitalist instincts and 21st century social

1:16.7

ideals.

1:18.1

My guest, social entrepreneur Jonathan Greenblatt, is a high-profile example of what he

1:23.1

calls pragmatic idealism.

1:26.4

In the work he does now, Jonathan Greenblatt describes an emerging mentality that he believes

1:32.5

can transform the very notions of social responsibility and business ethics from the

1:38.8

ground up.

1:42.2

From American public media, this is speaking of faith, public radio's conversation about

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