“When your vision becomes more powerful than your memory, then your future becomes more powerful than your past.” — Paul Dunn

 

Imagine what the world would be like if every transaction you make contributes to making a difference in other people’s lives and the environment?

Today on Sustainable, I talk to Paul Dunn, the chairman of  B1G1. We discuss it’s giving activities and positive impact with the Sustainable Development Goals. B1G1 is a revolutionary global social enterprise and non-profit organization with a mission to create a world full of giving!

In this episode, Paul shares how B1G1 is helping businesses achieve more social impact and contribute to the bigger vision - a world of peace and prosperity. He also talks about the book “LEGACY” and how people and businesses can change the way our world evolves.

 

In this episode, Paul and I talk about:

• What inspired B1G1 to align their giving activities and positive impact with the Sustainable Development Goals
• How businesses can make a difference in our world
• The SDG’s as a pathway for humanity to come together and achieve powerful things
• The challenges of integrating SDG into your work
• Paul’s giving story
• The LEGACY book and the reader’s feedback
• The impact of every little thing that we do
• How giving through B1G1 can inspire families and children to make a difference

 

More about Paul Dunn

Paul’s work as Chairman of the revolutionary B1G1 has been featured in leading-edge publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, Trendwatching, Springwise and online through the key technology newsletter Mashable, as well as Voice of America.

He is a four-time TEDx speaker and a hugely respected and admired business leader. He frequently travels around the world, educating businesses about B1G1 and sharing inspiring business insights.

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More about B1G1:

B1G1, a social enterprise and non-profit organization with a mission to create a world full of giving.

Unlike conventional giving models, B1G1 helps small- and medium-sized businesses achieve more social impact by embedding giving activities into everyday business operations and creating unique giving stories. Every business transaction can impact lives for as little as just one cent.

B1G1 ties every giving and impact created to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. These 17 goals represent the global community’s next step in ending poverty, fighting inequality and injustice, and tackling climate change by 2030. 

Since launching over 10 years ago, B1G1 has helped small and medium-sized business owners around the world create over 100 million positive impacts that help us work towards a world of peace and prosperity for people and planet.

B1G1

 

Mentioned on this episode:

• UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Article: Now we can make the Global Goals (SDG’s) connect so much more
• Brené Brown's first TEDx Talk
• Nicola Sturgeon TEDx Talk
• Masami Sato ( Founder & CEO of B1G1)

If you enjoyed this, check out episode 32 CSR vs. Sustainability with Ioana Tetelea

 

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