Globally Recognized Authority On The Social Purpose Of Business
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About This Speaker: Paul Klein
Paul is a global thought leader, social change entrepreneur and author. In 2001, Paul founded Impakt, a B Corp that has helped corporations including Cadillac Fairview, De Beers, Goldcorp, Home Depot, John Deere, McCain Foods, McKesson, Nestlé, Petro-Canada, Pfizer, Shoppers Drug Mart, Scotiabank, Sobeys, Starbucks, TD, Walmart, Telus International, Sanofi, and 3M to understand their purpose and benefit from helping to solve social problems. He is also the founder of the Impakt Foundation for Social Change, a charitable organization that builds pathways to employment for newcomers and refugees. Paul has written extensively about business and social change for publications including Forbes, the LSE Business Review, The Guardian, and the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and serves on the Advisory Council of the Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business at the Schulich School of Business. Paul’s book, Change for Good: An Action-Oriented Approach for Businesses to Benefit from Solving the World’s Most Urgent Social Problems, was published by ECW Press in March 2022.
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There’s never been a time when social change is more important to younger people. They’re concerned about how the state of the world will impact their lives in the future and are looking for ways to make a meaningful difference - as concerned citizens, as consumers and as employees or entrepreneurs. In this session, Paul Klein will inspire educators to make social change a priority for their students by sharing examples of how he has involved young people in helping large corporations and prominent charitable organizations to make the world a better place.
Takeaways:
- The views of young people will be taken seriously by corporate and civil society leaders even though they lack formal employment experience.
- Creating opportunities for young people to be agents of social change complements and contributes to success in other areas.
- Young people are ready to be social change leaders - they just need the opportunity.
The role of business in society is changing rapidly and employees, customers and shareholders now expect organizations in the private sector to be making the world a better place in addition to making a profit. In this context, the opportunities for businesses to harness social change in ways that help improve their reputation, build brand equity and grow their bottom line are growing exponentially.
At the same time, the bar for ethical behaviour and authentic action has never been higher and businesses risk being targeted for greenwashing and impact washing. In this session, Paul Klein will share his experiences, including what’s worked and what could have been better, in helping Fortune 500 companies to benefit from helping to solve social problems
Takeaways:
- How to establish an authentic social purpose for your business.
- How to decide what issues to align within an increasingly polarized context.
- Why social change is good for business and business is good for social change.
During a time when people are facing an unprecedented level of social, economic and political uncertainty, there’s one thing that most people want: to bring purpose and meaning to their lives and their work. In this session, Paul Klein will inspire participants to make purpose a priority by sharing his inspirational journey from being a musician with no knowledge of, or interest in business to a globally recognized authority on helping businesses benefit from solving social problems. Needless to say, this journey was not without its challenges and reflects the need to stay focused on making a difference in the world despite the obstacles.
Takeaways:
- Why walking away from a good job can be the start of a much more fulfilling life.
- How to redefine success on your own terms.
- Why creating opportunities for other people is the key to living and working with purpose.
