Mission to change is a podcast by the INSEAD Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society, in collaboration with InTent.
Join our Founding Executive Director, Katell Le Goulven, every month as she speaks to inspiring figures who have transformed their businesses and initiatives to drive positive change. What were their challenges, why did they choose to walk the talk, and what have they learned? Listen in and be inspired to drive your own mission to change.
Created and produced by Human Humans. humanhumans.com
Original music, sound design and mixing by Palomino. wearepalomino.com
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Impact Entrepreneurs in a World of ESG with Professor Jasjit Singh
What is the role of a social entrepreneur in a world where every corporate talks about doing good? In this episode INSEAD Professor Jasjit Singh explains what pursuing impact as a social entrepreneur in a world of ESG entails.
We discuss how to get rigorous about your approach and how to ask difficult questions about whether and how you really make a net positive contribution to the world. An INSEAD podcast.
26 Jul 2023
Creating system change with Cynthia Rayner and Jeroo Billimoria
A social enterprise can scale impact in different ways, but the deepest and largest way lies at the systems level. Joining Katell Le Goulven to explore the complex dynamic of system change are INSEAD Alumna Cynthia Rayner and serial social entrepreneur Jeroo Billimoria. They unpack what it takes to have impact at a systemic level, how a social enterprise can change a system and advice to those wanting to make that deep rooted change.
6 Jul 2023
Partnering with corporates to scale impact with Felipe Monteiro and Fabio Tentori
How can corporates partner with impact enterprises to mutually benefit each other, both from a business standpoint but also to grow impact. Listen in as Katell Le Goulven speaks to INSEAD Professor Felipe Monteiro and Felipe Tentori, Head of Innovation and Sustainability at Enel X. In this episode they explore both the theory and practice of how corporates and impact enterprises meet, how they partner, as well as what works and what doesn’t when entering into such a collaboration.
An INSEAD podcast.
17 Jun 2023
Partnering with Governments to scale impact with INSEAD Alumna Mila Lukic
In this episode we explore how the impact of public service delivery can be increased by using a method of contracts based on 'pay for success' compared to the traditional 'pay for service' contract. Listen in to find out how these outcomes-based contracts work as we speak to the Co-Founder of Bridges Outcomes Partnerships and INSEAD alumna Mila Lukic.
2 May 2023
Scaling Impact, with Filipe Santos and Alexandra Machado
In this episode we learn about the 4 different stages in the lifecycle of a social enterprise and unpack the different ways social entrepreneurs can scale their impact. Our guests are Girl MOVE Academy CEO Alexandra Machado and Filipe Santos, Visiting Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at INSEAD and Dean of Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics. Listen to this INSEAD podcast to hear what the theory is and how it works in practice.
15 Jan 2023
Founding Social Entrepreneurship with Bill Drayton
In 1970 Bill Drayton coined the term Social Entrepreneur, he then went on to set up Ashoka, a network addressing the world’s most pressing problems. Listen as Bill takes us on a journey from the beginning of the social entrepreneurship movement, how he coined the term, what it means to be a social entrepreneur, how Ashoka works with social entrepreneurs and the latest trends.
15 Jun 2022
Transforming the built environment through corporate activism with Magali Anderson
Cement is the most used material on earth after water and accounts for 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions. A Zero-carbon, nature positive concrete will be a cornerstone of a net-zero global economy and sustainable growth of the built environment. Listen in as we speak to Magali Anderson the Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer. She is on a mission to change not just cement production but the wider built environment.
4 May 2022
Turning Plastic Waste into Sustainable Goods and Jobs with Lorna Rutto
With more than 300 million tons of global waste plastic produced each year, listen in as Co-Founder of EcoPost, Lorna Rutto, shares how she is turning plastic waste into durable goods and sustainable jobs for people in marginalized communities while conserving the environment.
16 Mar 2022
Making Nature Count in Finance with Simon Zadek
With more than half of the world’s economic output dependent on nature, how and why should financial institutions count nature in their Financing Decisions? Listen in as Chair of Finance for Biodiversity, Simon Zadek, shares more on nature’s impact on the financial performance of organisations.
16 Dec 2021
Reimagining Capitalism with Rebecca Henderson
In this episode Harvard Professor, Rebecca Henderson, shares why modern capitalism is not functioning in free and fair markets and simply put – is not working. Outlining the pragmatic roadmap for businesses to catalyse systemic change, she highlights case studies and key learnings from her book with over 15 years of research and discusses ways capitalism can be reset to work for everyone.
12 Nov 2021
Restoring coral reefs through sustainable tourism
Can responsible tourism protect and restore the oceans’ biodiversity, while engaging local economies? Dr. Megan Morikawa, Global Director of Sustainability Office at Iberostar Group shares how they make this both possible and successful.
26 Oct 2021
MTC season 2 - an introduction with Harrison Ford
More changemakers, more environmental solutions, and one special introduction from Harrison Ford! Join us for Season 2 of INSEAD Hoffmann Institute’s Mission to Change as we continue to talk to changemakers in business with solutions for the daunting challenge of climate crisis. Are you ready? Here we go.
7 Sept 2021
Sustainability sourcing at The Gap with Agata Smeets - Episode 5
In this episode of Mission to Change - INSEAD Hoffmann Institute’s podcast series about changemakers – Executive Director, Katell Le Goulven, speaks to Agata Smeets. The Director of Sustainability Sourcing Strategy, Agata shares more on how best practices in water management helped build a sustainable supply chain, while helping the organisation meet its goals ahead of time.
25 Jun 2021
Redesigning fashion with science with Patrik Lundström
In this episode, Patrik Lundström (https://www.insead.edu/ajax/node/79101) shines a spotlight on Renewcell’s unique technology that is making fashion sustainable. The CEO speaks of the need for fashion evolution instead of a fashion revolution, and why it’s important to seek solutions that protect the planet.
31 May 2021
Saving Forests through Business Innovation with Nicole Rycroft
We speak with Nicole Rycroft about transforming global supply chains with her not-for-profit, Canopy. Her award-winning environmental initiative drives efforts for forest conservation and advances indigenous rights.
21 Apr 2021
Business solutions for social problems with Dr. Rasha Rady
Hear from Dr. Rasha Rady as she shares her entrepreneurial journey about Chefaa, its mission to help chronic patients get access to their medicines, and why she feels social problems require business solutions.
23 Mar 2021
Mission above Strategy with Hubert Sagnières
Catch our very first episode of Mission to Change – Hoffmann Institute’s brand new podcast series – as our Executive Director Katell Le Goulven speaks to Vice-Chairman of EssilorLuxottica Hubert Sagnières on what happens when you put purpose above strategy. We also hear about how he made it the mission of the world’s largest eyewear company to fit glasses for every adult and child with vision problems.
20 Mar 2021
Announcing the launch of our new podcast 'Mission to Change'
Join our Founding Executive Director, Katell Le Goulven, every month as she speaks to inspiring figures who have transformed their businesses and initiatives to drive positive change. What were their challenges, why did they choose to walk the talk, and what have they learned? Listen in and be inspired to drive your own mission to change.
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