How Do We Bring Our Vision of a Better Future to Life?

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A Note From B Team CEO Halla Tómasdóttir

This summer The B Team Leaders came together and asked themselves what kind of future they want to build for the next generation. What emerged was not only a vision of a better world, but also a concrete commitment to be five times bolder in shifting our own practices, catalysing a culture change in business and advocating for the policies needed to make an inclusive economy a reality by 2030.

We are encouraged by this month’s Business Roundtable announcement that shows the norms that define corporate leadership are transforming.

We can and must hold ourselves accountable today for a tomorrow that makes us truly proud. Let’s get to work, together.

A future of inclusive growth means none of us will succeed unless we all can succeed. This month, we were thrilled to welcome Mastercard President and CEO Ajay Banga to help us bring this vision of a thriving world for all to life.

The world of work is transforming faster and further than ever before—affecting jobs, workers, wages and more. The 100% Human at Work Network’s latest collection of experiments examines how companies are recognising this urgency and navigating toward workplaces that work for everyone.

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“It’s not a matter of ideology, it is a hard realism that calls us to a collective and inclusive action, for both governments and companies.”

In the face of our growing crisis of inequality, Emmanuel Faber, Danone Chairman and CEO, stresses the need for business to step up and introduces the Business for Inclusive Growth Coalition.

“While it is appropriate to note, even celebrate, the Business Roundtable’s announcement as a sign of an accelerating culture shift, it is important to recognize that the people who are demanding this shift are demanding action.”

For B Lab Co-Founders Jay Coen Gilbert, Andrew Kassoy and Bart Houlahan, members of the Business Roundtable must go beyond words in their commitment to serving stakeholders and toward concrete action that benefits employees, communities, consumers and more.

“This isn’t a problem of the future. It’s an absolute problem now all over the world.”

To tackle our climate crisis, we must “get angry and get active,” keeping its urgency and its impacts on people at the very centre of our efforts—Former President of Ireland and Chair of The Elders Mary Robinson shares why.

From food production to deforestation, how has the way we use our land contributed to our climate crisis? The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land indicates that our land use has accelerated our climate crisis—but that changing these methods could offer a solution to both curbing warming and preserving our environment.

While the calls to protect our environment are growing louder, are those defending our land being silenced? Yes—and at alarming rates. Global Witnesses’ Enemies of the State? found more than three environmental defenders were murdered each week in 2018.

Refugee women lack access to not only to employment, but to fair pay and safe working conditions. What would breaking these barriers look like for both these women and the world? Unlocking Refugee Women’s Potential shows that closing hiring and pay gaps for refugee women could add up to $1.4 trillion to annual global GDP.

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September 10-14, Mendoza: Encuentro +B

September 23, New York: UN Climate Action Summit

September 23-29, New York: Climate Week NYC

September 25, New York: Bloomberg Global Business Forum

October 22-25, London: One Young World Summit