Karmic Capitalist - businesses with purpose

Like probably most people who start a business, Derek Moore founded Coffee and TV because he believed that there might be a better way to do things than how it was being done in the industry.  Key fo…

Karl Farrow was awarded a medal by the Mexican authorities for his role as a volunteer overseeing the safe destruction of buildings in the immediate aftermath of the Mexico City earthquake of 2017.

Wh…

This episode of the Karmic Capitalist podcast is a real testament to the role of innovation in cutting our environmental footprint while creating a more profitable and attractive solution.

The film pr…

For business to be better, we (i.e. humans) need to be better.

The way most companies have been doing business in the last few decades has been having a glaringly detrimental impact on society and the…

A fundamental principle if you want to do purpose well in your company is to look after your profit.

Note that "look after" is not the same as "maximise".

Ruth Hartnoll, co-founder and CEO of Matchstic…

I have two firsts in this Karmic Capitalist episode.

First, Harriet is the first CBE to deign to accept my humble invitation to be a guest on our podcast!

Second, she is also the first guest who leads …

How challenging has it been to get your company going?

I think getting a new product to market has to be one of the more challenging businesses to get going. But what if...

Your product is a new formul…

Marketing has been responsible for sooo many of the ills we're suffering in today's world.

Overconsumption is the biggie. Encapsulated in the perceptive statement that "we buy things we don't need wit…

Trust - much aspired to within companies - starts at the top. The more you trust your team, the more of a trusting culture you will build.

Henry Stewart, CEO of Happy Ltd, took that to a place very fe…

Would you sack your biggest client if they were making your team unhappy? Create a BIG hole in your revenue and profit? Actually put some of your team at risk due to the financial hit?

"We want our te…

Rubbish data gets such a bad rap. The reality is that it can be an essential part of how we get better at recycling.

That's the thrust behind Tekn Trash, founded by Al Costa who is my guest on this ep…

Every so often, your company may donate to charity. And that's fantastic. But what if you committed to give 3% of your sales revenue come what may?

Including if you were making a loss?

Brave? Foolhardy…

Pleasure, people and planet. Tagline for a new line of eco-friendly 18-30 holidays?

Not exactly.

Pleasure, people and planet make up the driving mission behind Superfoodio, the wife-and-husband founded…

You know you need to contribute to a more sustainable planet. But your business is no giant, and you don't have Unilever's budget to play with. Is your climate contribution going to stop at eliminati…

"We've become addicted to convenience, and it's killing us".

So how do you respond? Well if you're Katie Hill and Jarvis Smith, you launch a lifestyle site selling things.

EH?

EXCEPT - you make sure wha…

In a world where we (rightly) look for companies whose business it is to help us solve the climate and social crises we face, do you have a role if your company purpose isn't about these things?

In th…

"If there was a moment that said something was wrong in this world to me..."

With that opening, my ears perked up. Villagers forced off an island ("there may have been guns involved" !?!!?) to make wa…

What human impact does your business have?

Isabel Kelly watched first hand how business influence was used to secure the release of political prisoners. That left her with a lasting impression of the …

Bo Burlingham's excellent book, "Small Giants", charts the stories of companies for whom being great is more important than being big.

In each case, the founders or CEOs faced very real choices betwee…

Much of the #ESG drive, especially in reporting, is to standardise what is good, what is ethical. Get to an index as definitive as sales or EBITDA for your environmental, social and governance impact…