{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63349202d4b1ef0011c30ddd/637c5b381607230010cb6a11?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How can business promote social justice activism?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63349202d4b1ef0011c30ddd/1669094132948-c13349e8dafe04f201f022d81bfb2bc4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>How can businesses take part in movements for social and environmental justice? It might seem like a strange question — business is a core driver of negative impacts, from economic inequality to environmental extraction. Yet by examining their practices and changing for the better — and advocating for peers to do the same — businesses can unlock enormous potential for positive change. Activism has a place in corporate boardrooms, and businesses can enable activist work both among their employees and in their actions at a corporate level. In this episode we answer:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>What does it mean to be a business activist — or an activist business?&nbsp;</li><li>How can business activism help companies envision and work toward what is truly needed to improve life for all people and the planet?&nbsp;</li><li>How is business activism tied to collective action in the business community, and how can they complement each other?&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Guests include:&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Amanda Gordon</strong>, Chief Customer Officer, Future Super</p><p><strong>Charmian Love</strong>, Co-Founder, B Lab UK; Global Director of Advocacy, Natura &amp; Co.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Pavithra Ram</strong>, Impact Navigator, Tony’s Chocolonely</p>","author_name":"B Lab and Hueman Group Media"}