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Chief Impact Officer. Strategic Advisor. Empowering Leaders to Grow Positive Impact Brands for Thriving People + Planet. Champion of #BCorps #globalgoals

Canada
Joined March 2009
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The work's not over, but proposed White House Initiative on Inclusive Economic Growth is gaining steam. Read the full letter to President Biden bit.ly/2XHKvV0 cc @WhiteHouse @POTUS @VP
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Ready to make an impact? US$1.1B to defeat poverty announced at #GlobalCitizenLive Now is ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ to take action. 700M+ people in our world currently live in extreme poverty — we can change this. globalcitizen.org/en/campaig…
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"This is our time. A moment for transformation. An era to re-ignite multilateralism. An age of possibilities. Let us restore trust. Let us inspire hope. And let us start right now." -- @antonioguterres to world leaders at #UNGA. news.un.org/en/story/2021/09…
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Join me @Reuters IMPACT - virtual forum uniting global leaders to drive sustainable climate action, October 4-7, 2021. Registration is free for a limited time only, register now #ReutersIMPACT bit.ly/3owGHzb
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1/ NEW REPORT! We set out a 3 point plan that would unlock the power of business to make the UK a home for compassionate capitalism REPORT: re-generate.org/helping-purp… #FutureOfBusiness
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“The evidence is building that the right business models are ones where we align the needs of all stakeholders.” Douglas Lamont, CEO @innocent and #BetterBusinessAct Co-chair. #StakeholderCapitalism #ESG #SustainableBusiness
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JOB ALERT! Applications to be our Director of Policy and Public Affairs due June 7. We have a chance to deliver regulatory change that will affect thousands of Canadians through more employee ownership. Help us build a fairer economy! #cdnpoli #policyjobs secure.collage.co/jobs/socia…
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After nearly 50 years of campaigning for the environment, HRH The Prince of Wales (@ClarenceHouse) has today launched the #SMI's #TerraCarta as the basis of a recovery plan to 2030 that puts Nature, People and Planet at the heart of global value creation.
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When it comes to purpose, sharing is caring. Thanks @peterweeme!
“The idea of reciprocity is really important. We need to be able to support other organizations in achieving their Social Purpose. Shifting marketing from a monologue to a dialogue.” -@peterweeme, @BCLC Chief Social Purpose Officer & VP Player Experience. #MarketingOnPurpose
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Wow! When Levy attacks the Tories, you know @fordnation is in trouble. LEVY: Ford and Fullerton break all promises on LTC homes torontosun.com/news/local-ne…
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B Corp CEOs are In. 100%.
B Lab U.S. & Canada and @CivicAlliance are 100% In #fordemocracy because we believe every American has a voice in our democracy, voting should be safe and accessible to all, and elections should be fair and transparent. CivicAlliance.com/100
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Met this dog during today’s walk and I think he sums up how we all feel today.
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Last month Imperative 21, a coalition of businesses of which B Lab is a steward, launched a campaign to RESET our economic system to create shared well-being on a healthy planet. Watch the coalition's stewards discuss how we can do this:
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For over a decade I've been fortunate to be a part of + inspired by the B Corp movement. This article about recent developments by the B Lab team is worth a read; it highlights problems / solutions in US that can also apply to Canada + other countries: bcorporation.net/zbtcz09z20/…
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Quebec just announced that they will pay 80% of all rent and utilities of restaurants and bars in red zones for the month of October. Let’s hope that if the rumour is true and that #Ontario is shutting down restaurants tmr, they will pay the same if not more. #Ottawa #OttNews
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Benefit corporations have proven that businesses can succeed without sacrificing their values. They’ve created the blueprint so that we can build something better. The future of business starts now. Let’s get to work. Learn more at bcorporation.net/stakeholder…
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