122. Corporate Giants Start to Care—It’s Great for Business! with Andrew Winston

It’s easy to look at a daunting challenge -  something so big that you know you can’t possibly finish the job - and then do nothing. It’s easy to just not start at it, somewhere. But our guest today, Andrew Winston, did the opposite. When experience started telling him how important it was that we make a fundamental, global change in how business is done on our planet, he committed to a life of fighting for all our shared futures. He is truly living up to the moniker of “change-maker” and we are honored to share his insights. BOOK: Net Positive by Paul Polman and Andrew Winston Unilever Take over of Unilever GlobeScan The narrative of the world we are living in The stakeholders The better way of doing business It is how we lead more people having enough and everybody having enough The challenge on businesses during the pandemic Medtronic People coming together making things than they’ve ever made One of the amazing things that came out of pandemic for business was how fast we discovered we could move when there is no choice We could move faster than we realized Millennials  as the young new force Generational shift Sustainability Purpose of business J&J Mining companies Level of thinking that is Net Positive Is the world better off because I’m in it? PODCAST: 10,000 Volunteers Fighting the Waste Created by Fast Fashion with Jessica Schreiber Systemic design problem Greta Thunberg - Gen Z leader on environmental movement TESLA It has to all come together, its not just on us Level of business sustainability It is about taking in longer view of cost and benefits Are you improving the well being of everybody that you impact? Breaking  boundaries Growth Decoupling “The rich must live simply, so the poor can simply live.” - Gandhi How to build connection and meaning and not just stuff. “Anything we can’t do forever is by definition unsustainable.” Technology moves AI chatbot The Ray Anderson Story We were taught the economy is everything Paul Hawken BOOK: The Ecology of Commerce I wish people knew the box and the circle We can tell a different story Jane Godall They need courage to stand up from bullies We can end dire poverty Website: ANDREWWINSTON Website; Net Positive