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How and why business can create a better world

In this episode of The Better Heroes podcast, host Matt C. Smith talks to Daniel Flynn and Terence Jeyaretnam about purposeful business.

Related topics Sustainability

What does it mean for a business to have purpose? Can businesses make a difference in the world? What steps should they take to do it?

Today’s Better Heroes are Daniel Flynn, Managing Director and Co-founder at Thankyou and Terence Jeyaretnam, EY Asia-Pacific Climate Change and Sustainability Services Leader.

Key takeaways: 

  • Through the EY Ripples program, EY people are devoting their time to SDG-focused projects. The program brings together the combined skills, knowledge and experience of the EY global network in pursuit of one shared vision: to positively impact one billion lives by 2030.
  • Thankyou is a social enterprise that offers consumer products for the sole purpose of helping end extreme poverty.

You can also listen to this podcast via other platforms including Apple and Spotify.

For your convenience, full text transcript of this podcast is also available. Read the transcript.

Presenters

Terence Jeyaretnam
EY Oceania Climate Change and Sustainability Services Partner, EY Australia Reconciliation Leader
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Matt C Smit
Professional MC, Broadcaster & Host, The Lunicorn

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