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Before leaders can start executing on Corporate Social Responsibility programs,they need to be ready to do a few things.Ken Freitas shares insights on the opportunities and challenges for implementing CSR.
At The Lewis Institute,we've been having a lot of deep conversations about financing the future.Here are some excellent books for thinking about the true purpose of capital,understanding the unintended consequences of philanthropy,and exploring new (and sometimes radical) ideas and frameworks for financing.A special shoutout to entrepreneur-in-residence Sara Minard for not…
by Ken Accardi MBA'05,healthcare tech entrepreneur & beplay官网体育Babson adjunct instructor When teaching how to transform businesses with digital technology,one of the first things I tell students is that I was raised as a Geek and not as a business person,but that it's important for them to become Geeks as part of…
Following up on our recommended reading for changemakers and social innovators,here's a selection from The Lewis Institute bookshelves for people challenging the status quo.Memoirs & Biographies • Mindsets & Inspiration Memoirs & Biographies Confessions of a Radical Industrialist: Profits,People,Purpose—Doing Business by Respecting the Earth Interface founder Ray Anderson shares…
by Lindsay Sanders MBA'19 How can we collaborate to design innovative,bold solutions that tackle the world's increasingly complex problems?This question was at the forefront of the 2018 Net Impact Conference,which took place in Phoenix,Arizona on October 25–27th.As the president of the beplay官网地址Graduate Net Impacbeplay官网体育t Club at Babson,I was…
written by Khanh-Linh Ha '21 One question for all of the entrepreneurs out there: How many of you would say "no" and walk away from billions of dollars offered for your business?That was exactly what Tân Hiệp Phát (THP),the leading beverage company in Vietnam,did after receiving an acquisition offer at the evaluation…
When Larry Fink,CEO of BlackRock,the world's largest money-management firm,put the challenge to the business community to contribute to society or risk being left out of their portfolio,he struck an important nerve.It's a critical challenge,but the roadmap has been unclear.Most of us would agree that the traditional models of…
Last spring,Tien Mai '20 (beplay官网体育Babson College Global Scholar and part of the Babson's 2017 CGI U cohort) not only participated in the Wearables Hackathon,but her team took top honors for their product design.This spring,she approached The Lewis Institute about the Social Innovation Inventureship program—a paid or credit-bearing Fellowship that allows students…
Next week,Cheryl will be headed to the West Creek Ranch in Montana as part of a new offering in partnership with the Arthur M.Blank Family Foundation,beplay官网体育Babson Executive Education,and School of Visual Arts to work with the social sector.The Lewis Institute has created a new certificate program through beplay官网体育Babson Executive Education…
Kaitlin McCafferty,MBA'18,shares her beplay官网体育Babson Board Fellows experience working with CommonWealth Kitchen.What impressed or inspired you most about the Board?When I heard about the Board Fellows program I knew I had to be a part of it.As a student,I was interested in how boards work and how they affect businesses.…
