Impact at Scale

EP 40 - Matthew Friedman - CEO of The Mekong Club - We Need to Leave It Better Than We Got It

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The Social Innovation Podcast was excited to welcome Matthew Friedman, the CEO of  The Mekong Club, back to the show.  The Mekong Club is a catalyst for change, inspiring and engaging the private sector to lead in the fight against modern slavery.

Some of the topics we discussed this time around:

  • How Corporate Social Responsibility led to ESG
  • Why institutions now must include Purpose along with Profit, Growth, and Prestige
  • ESG offers an objective way of measurement
  • For ESG measurement to become as effective as possible, there has to be more standardization
  • Investment companies are also taking notice as ESG investment significantly outperforms
  • Paul Ark and Gobi Partners
  • Pollution, access to clean water, forced labor, human slavery, and NGOs
  • Understanding invisibility
  • Velleity
  • The Starfish on the Beach
  • Read Matthew Friedman's book - Be the Hero: Be the Change
    • ...more
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