Do One Better with Alberto Lidji in Philanthropy, Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship

This is a conversation full of fascinating details, insight and observations that present the listener with invaluable context on what’s required if we are to avoid a climate catastrophe, achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ensure we don’t leave large segments of society behind.

We hear how, ultimately, no matter how good the policymaking, nor how innovative the new technology, we won’t achieve success if we don’t entice the world’s citizens to change their behaviour — with sustainability front and centre — and ensure mass global engagement.

From traditional beef burgers, to plant-based burgers and even laboratory-grown meat; from the Race to Net Zero to the invaluable role of efficient cities in tackling the SDGs — you will thoroughly enjoy this episode and gain much useful information in the process.

A full transcript of this interview is available by visiting The Do One Better Podcast website at Lidji.org

If you want a front-row seat to see and understand how large corporates are approaching stakeholder capitalism and ESG, this episode is most certainly for you.  

On 15th June 2021, PwC announced a massive ESG push. They’ll be investing $12bn and creating 100,000 new jobs to boost ESG expertise for clients. So, this podcast interview isn’t just theoretical; there’s real consequence to everything you’ll hear in this episode.

PwC spans 155 countries and includes more than 284,000 people — a professional services network, providing audit, tax, consulting, and deals services around the world, in order to build trust and contribute to productive solutions for the world’s most pressing problems.

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A must-listen episode for anyone who is interested in social entrepreneurship and combining for-profit activities with social good.

ComplyAdvantage is a market leader in the use of technology, machine learning and big data to automate and scale solutions that help organisations and individuals mitigate ESG (environmental, social, governance) risk; in the process helping to tackle money laundering, human trafficking and other crimes. The firm is a commercial venture with a strong social purpose at its core and they have secured over $100 million in funding from the likes of Goldman Sachs, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Index Ventures.

We discuss a range of topics, from international sanctions and political exposure to adverse media and reputational risk. Charlie provides insight into the company, their solutions and his own trajectory and personal narrative.

Charles Delingpole has a strong entrepreneurial track record, having previously co-founded MarketFinance, a corporate financial solutions company that raised $59 million in funding, and the world’s largest student discussion forum The Student Room when he was 16.  He holds an MA in Politics from Trinity College, Cambridge, and a Masters in Management, Strategy, and Finance from the London School of Economics.

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A must-listen episode for anyone who seeks truly innovative and collaborative thinking in philanthropy.

Lever for Change is a new nonprofit affiliate of the MacArthur Foundation, created to accelerate large-scale social change around the world. The organization develops and manages customized, open and transparent competitions that connect donors with bold solutions to global challenges, while strengthening the most highly rated ideas emerging from these competitions and catalyzing big investments through its Bold Solutions Network. 

In addition to her role at Lever for Change, Cecilia oversees the MacArthur Fellows and 100&Change, MacArthur’s competition for a $100 million grant to help solve a critical problem of our time. 

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If you have to work with boards this episode is for you.  We tackle highly topical questions:

• What are some of the main challenges with boards?… 

• What’s the relationship between the chief executive and the board?…. 

• Is there much of a difference between board members within a for-profit context vs a nonprofit context?… 

• What about recruiting new board members?…

• More...

Patrick is an experienced Chair and serial social entrepreneur who has extensive experience of working with boards in Europe, Asia and North America.  Early on in his career at 3i he built a resource of over 600 experienced directors who were appointed to over 2,000 boards for 3i across numerous countries.  The programme he established became widely recognised as a model of adding value and a leader in best practice.

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This episode is an absolute must-listen for fans of David Lynch and those craving wellbeing through meditation. David speaks from the heart, with abundant passion and an infectious self-assuredness about consciousness and the power of Transcendental Meditation to do away with the negatives in one's life while letting in boundless positivity.

We learn about the work of the David Lynch Foundation, helping bring TM to the world, and also hear about David's creativity, successes and failures -- and how he has overcome the most challenging times.

David lets us in on those earlier moments in his life when he felt unsatisfied with a success he perceived as hollow, and we also hear of challenging moments in his career, such as following the film Dune — a “giant failure” by his own account — where he notes that had it not been for that “inner strength from meditation, from transcending every day, I might have wanted to check out.”

Since 1973, David has been practising Transcendental Meditation — and he has never missed a meditation since then — meditating 20 minutes twice a day.  While skeptical at first, David notes that TM has quite simply transformed his life.  “Just meditate regularly, go about your business the same way you would, and watch things get better.”

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Anita sheds light on Facebook’s COVID Information Center, where people can access authoritative information about COVID-19 vaccines, and she goes on to explain how they have been partnering with the World Health Organisation (WHO), non-profit organisations and governments around the world to make sure there is accurate and credible information for people about COVID-19 vaccines.

The discussion also delves into Facebook’s work around blood donations in more than 29 countries and how the platform has facilitated $5 billion in donations for good causes.  Anita provides a candid look at social good campaigns at truly global scale.

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Sir Peter was Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2009 to 2018, serving three Prime Ministers: John Key, Bill English and Jacinda Ardern. He’s also the Director of Koi Tū — the Centre for Informed Futures — a New Zealand based think tank looking at some of the most pressing issues impacting our world.

In this episode we talk about the role of chief science advisors, how science and policymaking work together and the interaction between science and diplomacy — a discussion that takes place within a backdrop of declining public trust, increasing misinformation and the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Together for Girls is a global, public-private partnership dedicated to ending violence against children, especially sexual violence against girls.

The partnership includes five UN agencies, the governments of the United States and Canada, several private sector organisations and more than 20 country governments in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, working together to generate comprehensive data and solutions to this public health and human rights epidemic.

Together for Girls, in partnership with the CDC — the US Centers for Disease Control — has conducted their Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys in 24 countries.  They now have data for over 10% of the world's population under 24 on this issue and are the single largest repository on sexual violence data for children, adolescents and youth. 

This is a fascinating conversation on a sobering topic, underpinned by optimism and a sense of urgency.  Daniela sheds light on the global context of violence against children and clearly articulates the work being done to tackle it. 

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