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The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) is a strategic public-private partnership between UNEP and the global financial sector, with a mission to support sustainable finance. Junxion was engaged to develop the global communications strategy for their newly launched Principles for Responsible Banking. The UNEP FI brings together more than 230 financial institutions including banks, insurers and investors. …
In a few weeks, the BC government will vote on a bill tabled by the BC Green party to create a new corporate form—the Benefit Company—based on the American model of benefit corporations. It’s a well-intentioned move, and has vocal support from several members of the local B Corp certification community, but it has some real and negative unintended consequences. …
It took us a while to issue our own Impact Report but as vocal advocates for impact reporting we have to walk the talk! As the old journalistic adage goes: ‘Nothing like a deadline….’ Given we were invited to present a workshop on impact reporting at the 2018 Investor Circle – Social Venture Network conference on Bridging Profit & Purpose, we …
I spent some of the summer in British Columbia, Canada where smoke from 600 forest fires hung in the air for days and weeks on end. In Vancouver, the sun was often a pale, crimson orb behind the smoke. Where my wife’s family live, further north in Prince George, some days it was dark for hours after dawn. As the …
My local social entrepreneurs’ community listserv is usually a pretty tame forum for seeking and offering help for different aspects of running a social business. Earlier this week, it lit up with a dozen messages asking for popular support to pressure the Munk Debates to cancel Steve Bannon’s upcoming appearance in Toronto. To my surprise and concern, at least five …
It’s a constant challenge for leaders of purpose-driven organizations to showcase their goals and demonstrate their impact for stakeholders. Here’s one approach, using simple dashboards. The problem for reporting managers and social entrepreneurs is that they must… craft a clear and compelling message, backed by data, about how they’re achieving their goals that is tailored to different audiences, and do …
This year I launched my own consultancy, Social Purpose Strategies, and in collaboration with Junxion I hope we will increase the number of organizations and individuals we can positively impact. I am incredibly excited about our collaboration and for the opportunity to share our knowledge to better serve our clients. I am most passionate about helping businesses develop their purpose. …
To deliver a truly authentic and effective brand experience, start with your values. Most companies and organizations are able to identify and name their values, but the most successful organizations strive to live them. And that’s the starting point of great brand experiences. A successful, values-driven brand experience helps people around your organization feel connected to your brand. Customers, partners …
“Engagement drives motivation. Motivation drives performance,” said every HR manager, ever. Because this truth lies at the heart of all HR programmes: engaged staff perform better. The data back this up. According to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report, business units in the top quartile on engagement are 17% more productive and 21% more profitable than those in the …
