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Celebrating the Change-Makers: Exclusive Interview with Iza Sia Login

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 07:45:55 -0700

Sophie Turton, Director of Brand Impact Consultancy The Joyful, has been speaking to some key thinkers in the run up to this year's Impact Summit.

Through these conversations, Sophie and her guests explore the importance of impact-driven business and discover insights and advice on how all organisations can grow with purpose.

In this video interview, Sophie is joined by Iza Sia Login. Iza is an exceptional entrepreneur who founded gaming company Outfit7, the brains behind the Talking Tom franchise, selling for over $1 billion. Now her focus is on helping new generations of leaders adopt responsible and conscious leadership styles through her organisation, Reemina Academy and Login5 Foundation.

Iza is an exciting example of someone who has grown an extremely successful enterprise with a big heart. Watch the interview below:

GOODTALK EPISODE1

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 01:10:14 -0700

In partnership with The Doing Good Model, Impact Summit is delighted to share this one-on-one interview with Doing Good Model founder, Shari Arison.

We are glad to present our new program: #GoodTalk, one-on-one conversations with leaders and various experts on the question of whether Doing Good is Good Business.

In this episode, Shari Arison, founder of the Doing Good Model, tells us about herself, her mission, and her voyage. Also, she points out exciting aspects of the Doing Good Model and the challenge of introducing values to organizations.

We invite you to listen to the episode and start your journey toward implementing the Doing Good Model in your business.

Leading the conversation - How To Change Your Business

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 01:26:27 -0700

Leading the conversation - How To Change Your Business: PART 2 with Mike Barry

The Joyful’s director, Sophie Turton is speaking to some movers, shakers and change makers in the run up to this year's Impact Summit to explore the importance of impact-driven business and their advice on how all organisations can grow with purpose.

Today, we’re talking to Mike Barry, change agent and former director of sustainability at Marks and Spencer.

In our first meeting with Mike, we talked about how now is the time for change, and why businesses need to lead the charge.

In Part two, we discuss what businesses can actually do to make a more positive and sustainable impact on their people, the planet and their performance.

So, Mike, how can business lead from the front and be agents of change?

I’ve been working with businesses for years on how to improve their commitment to sustainability, and it’s actually really simple. Businesses can start by asking themselves three questions:

Do you understand why you need to become sustainable?
Do you understand what you need to do to become sustainable?
The Joyful, speaks to Rebekah Braswell, CEO of technology-driven reforestation organisation, Land Life.
In the first of our ‘Celebrating the Changer Makers’ series, Sophie Turton, Director of Brand Impact Consultancy The Joyful, speaks to Rebekah Braswell, CEO of technology-driven reforestation organisation, Land Life. Business is the answer to a world in crisis, and to create positive change, we must think in terms of net impact - the sum of our actions, and the ecosystems we exist within as organisations.
This is something we’re super passionate about at The Joyful, and so it was a great pleasure to talk with Rebekah Braswell about the holistic approach Land Life is taking to deforestation, carbon offsetting, biodiversity and the innovative use of technology and data.
In this insightful conversation, Rebekah highlights the immense importance of listening to nature, our greatest teacher.
Welcome, Rebekah. Let’s dive straight in. What is Land Life and why does it exist?
Land Life was founded on the shared conviction that a business approach and technology can drive innovation to restore nature in our lifetime.
Our mission is to help restore the world’s two billion hectares of degraded lands, we plant trees and grow forests and use technology to enable that to happen.
Tell us more about how technology supports this mission
The UN definition of degraded land is land that will not come back unaided. So, some form of human intervention is required to restore these ecosystems. Our goal at Land Life is to figure out how we can kickstart...Read More

Mike Barry Leading the conversation: Why is it time to do business differently?

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 02:29:38 -0700

Sophie Turton, Director of The Joyful, is speaking to some movers, shakers and changemakers in the run up to this year's impact summit to find out what they think are the most important discussion topics around the key themes of this year's show, and their advice for how all businesses can grow with purpose.

Today, we’re talking to Mike Barry, scientist, change agent and former director of sustainability at Marks & Spencer in Part one of our two part series: leading the conversation about changing how we do business…

Why do you think it is important to use business as a way to drive positive change and make an impact in the world?

Well, I guess the obvious answer is that the world is burning! And 77% of the world's emissions that are contributing to the climate crisis have been driven directly by economic activity in the business system.

Climate crisis theory is a reality

In the last couple of years the climate crisis has become hugely apparent through the extreme weather events we’ve seen: mega drought in America and both floods and drought in China, Central Europe, The Mediterranean and all the way up to Britain; our climate is being rocked by 40 degree centigrade and temperatures across the globe.

The theory of climate change has become a dreadful reality in so many people's lives and we need to act now.

We’re heading towards a socio-economic crisis

From a scientific point of view, I also have a clear understanding of the bigger picture impact not just on our lives today, but what the longer term implications of where the climate crisis we’re experiencing at the moment will lead.

We are absolutely accelerating towards, not just a climate crisis, but an...Read More

Corporate volunteering vs. non-profit funding

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 01:57:47 -0700

With more companies adopting corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, societal, and governance (ESG) programs, there’s a growing focus on community engagement, charitable giving, and social impact.

Both employees and consumers want companies to give back. 68% of employees think it’s important for their employers to have charity initiatives. And 57% of online consumers believe businesses should contribute to communities. Even investors now demand that businesses step up and give back.

Businesses are asking themselves what they can do to have a positive influence on the communities their operations, customers, employees and contractors are part of.

There are lots of ways that companies can support non-profits. Organising drives for in-kind donations, corporate sponsorship,...Read More

HOW CAN TECHNOLOGY HAVE REAL IMPACT?

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:28:50 -0700

We’ve all heard the familiar complaints about technology, “technology is terrible! It’ll be the death of us all” or “technology has gone too far – it’s changed everything” or even “the internet was a mistake”. And at times it can feel like that, the power and reach that it has is immense, but the truth is technology isn’t a force for good on its own or a force for bad. It’s agnostic – it’s up to us how we use it and implement it around the world.

Technological innovations are being made every day, and it’s up to us (primarily businesses and governments, and to some extent consumers) to make sure these innovations are used for bettering the world around us.

For example, when the printing press was invented in France in the 1400s, nobody knew what it could or should be used for. Whether it was going to be used for spreading helpful knowledge or classic literature, or dangerous ideology, was up to whoever was behind the wheel. The point is: technology (in its raw form) isn’t good or bad.

We’ve all seen the devastation it can wreak when used negatively, and that is exactly why we at 3 Sided Cube will only use it for good. Every single project we take on sits expressly in the ‘for good sector’. We want our digital products to change millions of lives for the better, and the only way they will do that is by positively impacting them. This goal is what unifies and gets every single Cube out of bed in the morning.

Rich Strachan, MD

There’s a lot of purpose talk out there but not much action. At ActionFunder we help businesses put the walk to their talk by collaborating with grassroots charities.

We talk with lots of business and community leaders about what being purpose-driven really means. Here’s what we know:

79% of business leaders believe purpose is critical to their companies’ success.
Purpose-driven businesses grow 28x faster than average.

The benefits are clear. Leading with purpose increases brand advocacy, customer retention, employee engagement, and investor appeal.

No matter where you are in your purpose journey, this checklist of practical actions will help make your business more...Read More

HOW WE'VE HELPED CHANGE MILLIONS OF LIVES FOR THE BETTER IN 2021

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 01:35:49 -0700

At 3 Sided Cube, our mission is to create life changing technology with global impact, put simply, we create tech for good. Over the past decade, we’ve had the immense pleasure of working with leading impact focused organisations: from American Red Cross, The United Nations and The World Resource Institute to name drop just a few.

Together with our clients, we create partnerships to grow and strengthen their positive impact on people and planet. It’s an honour to fulfil our mission via our clients and support them by building technology that not only facilitates significant change, but most importantly, helps make the world a better place.

This is why we are extremely pleased to publish our first (and certainly not last…) impact report which shines a spotlight on the impact that a few of our clients have had in 2021. We‘ve loved working with every single one of our clients and being able to build digital platforms that make change happen. Every project we work on is an opportunity to help them achieve the incredible.

I’m often asked how to best measure and report impact, it’s a really difficult question as the right approach differs between organisations but perhaps a good starting point are the key global challenges captured in the UN sustainable development goals. These goals act as a guiding light as they help us to ensure the work we’re doing supports global progress.

As an agency,...Read More

Why measure

Mon, 17 May 2021 00:31:43 -0700

Hopefully this doesn’t come across in the wrong way, but what’s the point of your business?

Why go through all the entrepreneurial effort of ‘making it happen’?

If you’re reading this post the chances are you’re not motivated by making money at any cost. The likelihood is you want to build a company you can feel proud of, which considers what impact it’s having on the world and in people’s lives – whilst providing excellent value and the best products and services for your customers.

If this sounds like you, then you are part of an ever-growing groundswell of founders and entrepreneurs who are thinking and acting along similar lines: building responsible businesses, embracing the concept of global interdependence, and being in it for the long term.

So, you’ll want to think about gathering and tracking data, which reflects where you are on this journey. This is where the B Impact Assessment (BIA) comes in. The BIA is a free and confidential tool, which businesses across the world use to score their impact.

It works like this:

You register your organisation’s key details, which generates a customised set of questions for you to consider. The questions are organised according to five ‘impact areas’, which are:

Your governance arrangements
Your local community
Your workforce
Your...Read More