How should the private sector address the systemic shocks of the pandemic and natural disasters amidst economic crisis? Preparing for, responding to, and rebuilding after natural and humanitarian disasters and pandemics is a...
Read moreThe world needs an infusion of good news and inspiration. The announcement of the Meaningful Business 100 (MB100) comes at the best possible moment, to inspire and help us to reimagine how business operates. After eight months of...
Read moreWe need new ways of thinking and being to become a more sustainable society. The new paradigms we need in order to live sustainably require us to evolve new language for sharing ideas and innovations to become future ready...
Read moreDeborah Leipziger Winston Churchill advised that one should “never let a good crisis go to waste.” So as the world takes to the streets to protest racist systems, what can we do as board members and as companies...
Read moreHuman rights are under siege: on the streets, in warehouses, in workplaces, in homes. More than ever, boards of directors need to learn the language of human rights so that they can understand and map the human rights risks of...
Read moreTo hear Deborah Leipziger talk about the Language of Change, tune in to Babson’s Impact Unplugged: June 10, 2020 12 PM Eastern time (US and Canada) To register: Emergence: New Words for a New World By Deborah...
Read moreBy Deborah Leipziger Albert Einstein wrote that “the world as we created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” How can we change our thinking to promote sustainability? How...
Read moreImagine it is 2040. We have achieved the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We have ended hunger and poverty and achieved gender equality. Everyone has access to clean water and sanitation. We have created a...
Read moreDirectors should not take anything for granted, including the expectations and support of their stakeholders and societies and communities in which they operate. They should periodically reassess the purpose and visions of the...
Read moreIf they have not recently done so, the start of a new calendar year represents an opportunity for directors to reassess the purpose and visions of the companies on whose boards they serve and consider whether their aspirations...
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