Business

For large corporations, globalization opened up opportunities without the correlate responsibilities which usually travel with that- so things that banks must do at home they didn't have to do abroad. This took globalization out of balance, into a vicious cycle – and we're now dealing with the consequences of that.

Director of the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University

It's about creating legal accountability around the creation of value for stakeholders, not just shareholders. That's what changes the conversation in the boardroom.

Co-Founder of Bridgewater Associates & Pioneer in Radical Transparency

Ultimately, we want to make it unnecessary to be a B Corp – we want it to be just the norm of how all businesses are run, but that means we have to change the rules of the game and the role of business in society.

Co-Founder of Bridgewater Associates & Pioneer in Radical Transparency

Businesses have a tremendous amount of power to have impact through practices and business models that operate ethically, create useful goods and services, create jobs with dignity, and create opportunities in communities that may not have existed before.

Co-Founder of Bridgewater Associates & Pioneer in Radical Transparency

Systems change is slow because it requires consensus that there is a system failure to start with, as well as the presence of a viable alternative. This requires a combination of culture shift, behavioral change, and structural change to ultimately change the rules of the game.

Co-Founder of Bridgewater Associates & Pioneer in Radical Transparency

Even though we'd achieved so much success, going solo felt like a clean slate that I could pursue on my own. I'm travelling the world, making music from my heart, making the videos of my dreams and working with a team who believe in me. It's been liberating!

Former Fifth Harmony Member & Solo Artist

I actually think social media can be fine, and in fact if you look at the first year or two of any particular social media, they often start out quite charming before the stupid business model kicks in where companies can only make money by having third parties inject money into the system.

Pioneer of Virtual Reality & Critic of Social Media

Today's consumer cares about what you stand for, and so having values and purpose are central to building that trust with your customer.

Founder and former CEO of Ann Summers lingerie and party plan business

As a nation, we're missing out by not being more flexible, accommodating and encouraging and I think lockdown has- at least- brought about that one piece of positive change.

Founder and former CEO of Ann Summers lingerie and party plan business

Climate change is a real, and present, threat to the economy – and to all classes of national and private assets. If you manage other people's money, you have a fiduciary duty to de-risk it by managing for climate change.

Environmental lawyer and founder of ClientEarth

I think you're going to see impact models that challenge many of our incumbent industries. The most vulnerable in our society are currently overcharged because the system assumes, they are higher-risk, and so those in our society who are least able to afford charges, are being charged huge overdraft and borrowing rates.

Founder of Social Venture Network & Pioneer of Social Impact Investing

It really turns our economies away from risk-return (where they create profit without counting the huge damage they cause) to risk-return-impact (where impact is measured alongside profit and reflected in the value of companies).

Founder of Social Venture Network & Pioneer of Social Impact Investing

Out of the 1,800 companies we measured, 250 created more environmental damage a year than profit. 600 created environmental damage of 25% or more of their profits. Together, the 1,800 businesses we researched created over $3 trillion of environmental damage in a single year.

Founder of Social Venture Network & Pioneer of Social Impact Investing

The shift to impact is like the technological revolution- in fact, it is built on technology. Shifting to impact also doesn't necessarily mean you cannot achieve even greater profits. In todays' world, given consumer, talent and investor preferences – it's actually better to go to risk-return-impact if you want to maximise profits.

Founder of Social Venture Network & Pioneer of Social Impact Investing

What's beautiful is when you're filling your bank account and your soul account. There are two accounts! Look, I like money, I like fame… I happen to be rich and famous… I don't apologise for those things, nor do I boohoo them or approach my appreciation for them with false modesty.

Academy Award-Winning Actor Known for Dallas Buyers Club Role

The only way social media can work is if you are incredibly authentic. If you try and cultivate and curate too much it can be very obvious and transparent.

British Pop Singer & "Murder on the Dancefloor" Artist