Sinopsis
Wharton Social Impact Initiative talks with leading industry experts who are changing the world through social enterprises, impact investing, corporate social responsibility programs, social impact research, and more. We bring you interviews from Dollars and Change, airing on SiriusXM 132 Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School every Thursday from 8-10am Eastern. Subscribe to the Dollars and Change Podcast today wherever you get your podcasts!
Episodios
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Using Investments to Build Up Communities with Andy Rachlin
04/08/2017 Duración: 33minAndy Rachlin, Managing Director for Lending and Investment at the Reinvestment Fund, joins hosts Katherine Klein and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss the Reinvestment Fund's commitment to bringing high-quality grocery stores, affordable housing, schools, and health centers to communities in need on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Restoring Dying Coral Reefs with Sam Teicher
26/07/2017 Duración: 25minSam Teicher, Co-Founder and Chief Reef Officer of Coral Vita, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Nick Ashburn to discuss how his company is working to grow corals to restore dying reefs across the world on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Urban Farming and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society with Matt Rader
26/07/2017 Duración: 26minMatt Rader, President of Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Nick Ashburn to discuss Urban Farming and PHS's awarded $300,000 grant to create a “Farm for the City” at Thomas Paine Plaza, across from City Hall in Philadelphia on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Capitalists Arise! With Peter Georgescu
13/07/2017 Duración: 31minPeter Georgescu, Chairman Emeritus of Young & Rubicam, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss his latest book "Capitalists Arise! End Economic Inequality, Grow the Middle Class, Heal the Nation", calling his fellow business leaders to help drive change, especially with the current wage gap on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Positive Changes in Coffee Industry with Ken Lander
10/07/2017 Duración: 31minKenneth Lander, Founder and Chief Sustainability Officer of Thrive Farmers, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss restructuring the coffee supply chain to help create greater economic sustainability for coffee farmers on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Amazon & Whole Foods: Maintaining Social Impact Goals through the Acquisition with Rob Michalak
04/07/2017 Duración: 24minRob Michalak, Global Director of Social Mission at Ben & Jerry's, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss how Ben & Jerrys successfully maintained its social impact focus when acquired by Unilever in 2000 and how Whole Foods can aim to do the same under Amazon on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Changing the Conversation Around Carbon with William McDonough
14/06/2017 Duración: 22minWilliam McDonough, Sustainable Architect, Designer, and Author, joins hosts Katherine Klein and Sandi Hunt to discuss how new dialogue around product production and design can shift the conversation from “how companies can do less harm” to how businesses can actually begin to do more good on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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The Crisis Text Line: Saving Lives with Bob Filbin
13/06/2017 Duración: 32minBob Filbin, Chief Data Scientist at Crisis Text Line, joins hosts Katherine Klein and Sandi Hunt to discuss how his texting hotline offers counseling to those in their darkest moments but also uses collected data to identify unnoticed warning signs, spot trends, and ultimately pave new ways to help those in crisis on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Press Encourages Business to Do Social Good - with Alan Murray
05/06/2017 Duración: 23minAlan Murray, President of Fortune and Chief Content Officer at Time Inc., joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt to discuss the important role the press plays in advancing the dialogue for businesses to do social good on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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JP Morgan Chase's $50 million Pledge to Detroit - with Peter Scher
05/06/2017 Duración: 22minPeter Scher, Head of Corporate Responsibility for JPMorgan Chase, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt to dicuss JP Morgan Chase's interest to invest and advance the city of Detroit when it committed $100 million to the city in 2014 and recently an additional $50 million pledge on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Daniel Korschun on the Power of Protest
02/06/2017 Duración: 30minDaniel Korschun, Associate Professor of Marketing at Drexel, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt to discuss the story of the New England grocer, Market Basket, and how customers, suppliers, and employees successfully rallied together to boycott the boards decision to fire CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, and how this protest theory still applies to current social impact issues on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Shane Jensen on Urban Analytics
02/06/2017 Duración: 31minShane Jensen, Co-Director of Wharton’s PhD program, Associate Professor of Statistics at the Wharton School and Host of Wharton Moneyball, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sandi Hunt to discuss urban analytics, understanding the economics and social functions of a city, on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Bryan Bloom on Investing Around Political and Social Instability
24/05/2017 Duración: 24minBryan Bloom, CFO of ENODO Global, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss how investors can gain the tools to predict and understand the risks that surround political and social instability on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Benjamin Blumenthal on Harvesting Water from the Air Using Solar Energy
23/05/2017 Duración: 25minBenjamin Blumenthal, Co-Founder and CEO of SuntoWater, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss using the power of business to try to solve the water crisis via SuntoWater, a company using solar technology to harvest water from the air on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Xavier Briggs on The Ford Foundation and Impact Investing
10/05/2017 Duración: 28minXavier Briggs, VP of Economic Opportunity and Markets for the Ford Foundation, joins hosts Sherryl Kuhlman and Nick Ashburn to discuss The Ford Foundation's recent announcement to invest 1 billion in the field of mission-related investing on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Dean Carter on Patagonia
05/05/2017 Duración: 23minDean Carter, VP of Human Resources at Patagonia, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss employee engagement in the workplace culture and the outreach and social impact efforts of Patagonia on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Shannon Schuyler on Bringing a Sense of Purpose into the Work Environment
04/05/2017 Duración: 21minShannon Schuyler, Principal, Chief Purpose Officer, and Corporate Responsibility Leader for PwC and President of The PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc., joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss designing a family friendly work culture and bringing a greater sense of purpose into the work environment on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Sue Desmond-Hellmann on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
04/05/2017 Duración: 32minSue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss her work with the Gates Foundation, their movement for positive change, and their cultural adoption of a 52 week parental plan on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Michael Bush on What Makes a Great Place to Work
23/04/2017 Duración: 21minMichael Bush, CEO of Great Place to Work, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss what makes a great workplace and how company culture plays such a pivotal part in a business' bottom line on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Scott Tannen on Establishing an Ethical Supply Chain
23/04/2017 Duración: 32minScott Tannen, Founder and CEO of Boll & Branch, joins hosts Nick Ashburn and Sherryl Kuhlman to discuss how an entrepreneur can build a sustainable ethical supply chain into their business on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.