What does capitalism look like when the common good comes first?

In this episode of TBLI Radical Truth, we sit down with Dr. Terry Mollner — one of the true founding fathers of socially responsible investing. Over five decades, Terry has built institutions, brokered landmark deals, and written frameworks that have permanently shaped how capital relates to society, nature, and human values.

This is a masterclass in what it means to put purpose at the centre of finance — not as a trend, but as a civilisational imperative.

In this episode:

• Why Common Good Capitalism is not idealistic — it is inevitable
• How socially responsible investing evolved from a radical idea in the 1970s to a multi-trillion-dollar global movement
• The story behind the founding of the Calvert Funds — the first family of socially responsible mutual funds
• How Terry brokered the historic deal that kept Ben & Jerry's socially responsible inside Unilever — the only agreement of its kind ever signed
• Why Calvert Impact Capital has loaned over $3 billion to reduce poverty around the world
• The seven layers of human maturity — and why love is the most important skill in business and leadership
• What the next stage of economic evolution looks like beyond capitalism as we know it

The key insight: Socially responsible investing is not a niche. It is the future of all investing. The question is no longer whether capital should serve the common good — it is how fast the rest of the world catches up.

⏱️ Episode Guide:

• 0:00 — What does capitalism look like when the common good comes first?
• 0:X:XX — The origins of socially responsible investing in the 1970s
• 0:X:XX — Founding the Calvert Funds: the first family of SRI mutual funds
• 0:X:XX — The Ben & Jerry's deal: keeping purpose alive inside a multinational
• 0:X:XX — Calvert Impact Capital: loaning billions to reduce poverty
• 0:X:XX — Common Good Capitalism: the next stage of economic evolution
• 0:X:XX — The Love Skill: seven layers of human maturity and what they mean for leadership

👤 About Dr. Terry MollnerIn the 1970s, Dr. Terry Mollner was among the earliest pioneers of socially responsible investing, guiding fifteen social activist leaders from across the US in writing one of the first comprehensive sets of social screens for investing. Sensation of Oneness In 1982, he co-founded the Calvert Funds — the first family of socially responsible mutual funds, today one of the largest with over $21 billion under management — and took the lead in creating Calvert Impact Capital, which has raised and loaned over $2 billion to reduce poverty in the US and around the world. Tfac In 2000, he led negotiations between Unilever and Ben & Jerry's resulting in a landmark legal contract allowing the company to remain independent, self-governing, and socially active in perpetuity — the only such agreement ever signed when a socially responsible company was acquired by a multinational. Tfac He is founder and chair of Stakeholders Capital, founder of the Trusteeship Institute, a Fellow of the World Business Academy, and author of Common Good Capitalism Is Inevitable and The Love Skill: We Are Each Mastering the 7 Layers of Human Maturity.

Whether you are an impact investor, a fund manager, a social entrepreneur, or anyone who believes finance must ultimately serve humanity — this conversation is essential listening.

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