There’s a moral case for your company to give equal opportunities for your team regardless of their backgrounds, their gender or their sexual orientation. There’s also an business-performance one in terms of the improved decision-making that results from cognitive diversity. And although we are without a doubt making progress, it can feel slow. Recruiting women […]
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The company that helps charities make donations count
Giving to charity is one of the easiest ways to do good. But have you ever wondered what impact your donation actually has? Enter my guest on the Karmic Capitalist podcast, Rachael Murray, founder of a company appropriately called Making Impact Matter (MiM). Making Impact Matter helps charities figure out how to measure impact. But […]
“We need to make it easier to do the right thing”. Diversity in companies with Martin Mason, CEO of Unleashed
I remember in the early 90s being told to staple my photograph to any CVs I sent out applying for work. I’m no George Clooney, so I wondered why. I later found out it was so that people who only had my name to go on would see that I wasn’t Pakistani! So offensive at […]
Fashion can be done ethically – Antonia Johnstone, CEO Sign of the Times
When it comes to sustainability and human rights, Fashion has earned a terrible reputation. And mostly for very good reason. But there are some shining examples in there. One of these is pre-owned luxury fashion retailer Sign of the Times. The original Chelsea shop was founded to media buzz in the 1970s. Antonia Johnstone trained […]
Doing good and having meaning is a far bigger focus than growing – Stephanie Fisher, Founder Hello Earth
You’ve just moved from one end of the planet to the other. You’re pregnant. And you want to be working. What do you do? It’s a sad indictment on how the workplace still treats pregnancy that for my guest on this #KarmicCapitalist podcast episode, starting a company seemed a more plausible route than finding employment. […]