Mission to Change

What is the role of a social entrepreneur in a world where every corporate talks about doing good? In this episode INSEAD Professor Jasjit Singh explains what pursuing impact as a social entrepreneur in a world of ESG entails.

We discuss how to get rigorous about your approach and how to ask difficult questions about whether and how you really make a net positive contribution to the world. An INSEAD podcast.

A social enterprise can scale impact in different ways, but the deepest and largest way lies at the systems level. Joining Katell Le Goulven to explore the complex dynamic of system change are INSEAD Alumna Cynthia Rayner and serial social entrepreneur Jeroo Billimoria. They unpack what it takes to have impact at a systemic level, how a social enterprise can change a system and advice to those wanting to make that deep rooted change.

How can corporates partner with impact enterprises to mutually benefit each other, both from a business standpoint but also to grow impact. Listen in as Katell Le Goulven speaks to INSEAD Professor Felipe Monteiro and Felipe Tentori, Head of Innovation and Sustainability at Enel X. In this episode they explore both the theory and practice of how corporates and impact enterprises meet, how they partner, as well as what works and what doesn’t when entering into such a collaboration.

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In this episode we explore how the impact of public service delivery can be increased by using a method of contracts based on 'pay for success' compared to the traditional 'pay for service' contract. Listen in to find out how these outcomes-based contracts work as we speak to the Co-Founder of Bridges Outcomes Partnerships and INSEAD alumna Mila Lukic.

In this episode we learn about the 4 different stages in the lifecycle of a social enterprise and unpack the different ways social entrepreneurs can scale their impact. Our guests are Girl MOVE Academy CEO Alexandra Machado and Filipe Santos, Visiting Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at INSEAD and Dean of Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics. Listen to this INSEAD podcast to hear what the theory is and how it works in practice.

In 1970 Bill Drayton coined the term Social Entrepreneur, he then went on to set up Ashoka, a network addressing the world’s most pressing problems.  Listen as Bill takes us on a journey from the beginning of the social entrepreneurship movement, how he coined the term, what it means to be a social entrepreneur, how Ashoka works with social entrepreneurs and the latest trends.

Cement is the most used material on earth after water and accounts for 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions. A Zero-carbon, nature positive concrete will be a cornerstone of a net-zero global economy and sustainable growth of the built environment. Listen in as we speak to Magali Anderson the Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer. She is on a mission to change not just cement production but the wider built environment.

With more than 300 million tons of global waste plastic produced each year, listen in as Co-Founder of EcoPost, Lorna Rutto, shares how she is turning plastic waste into durable goods and sustainable jobs for people in marginalized communities while conserving the environment.

With more than half of the world’s economic output dependent on nature, how and why should financial institutions count nature in their Financing Decisions? Listen in as Chair of Finance for Biodiversity, Simon Zadek, shares more on nature’s impact on the financial performance of organisations.

In this episode Harvard Professor, Rebecca Henderson, shares why modern capitalism is not functioning in free and fair markets and simply put – is not working. Outlining the pragmatic roadmap for businesses to catalyse systemic change, she highlights case studies and key learnings from her book with over 15 years of research and discusses ways capitalism can be reset to work for everyone.