The Purpose & Power Of The Corporation

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We've come a long way, but being truly "purpose-led" or "purpose-driven" is still a long way away for many businesses and broader responsibilities can fall away if deemed to challenging to a board or a business model.

Hosted by Andrew Davies - CEO of B Corporation ANZ

The 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer report revealed an increasing demand and expectation on business to lead on societal issues as trust in Government and media continues a downward spiral. As we know, businesses has long been expected to be responsible corporate citizens but given that "societal leadership is now a core function of business" - is business capable of fulfilling this role?

My life purpose was to make a playfield for everyone to thrive, regardless of where or whom to they were born to.
— Anne Ascharsobi, Amazon Web Services

Meet the Presenters

Andrew Davies
CEO,
B Lab Australia & NZ

Richard Boele
Chief Purpose Officer,
KPMG

Nicole Sparshott
CEO,
Unilever ANZ

Anne Ascharsobi
APJ Sustainability Innovation Leader, Amazon Web Services