What makes participating companies unique?
While companies who have joined this collective conversation have strong sectoral diversity, they share a series of common characteristics. Each business has a culture which is rooted in its purpose and mission. In many cases, this appears to encourage people in the business to develop a mindset that draws attention to systems-level challenges in their industry, and pushes for creative solutions to these. Often, this culture can be traced back to the company’s origin story and the values instilled by its founders. Perhaps as a result of this culture, each participating company has developed one or more strategies or business models centered on addressing systems-level goals. These innovations exemplify how firm-level innovations can generate impact that scales both wide and deep. Many corporations aspire to create positive social or environmental outcomes but struggle to align these ambitions with financial value creation. Through ongoing collaboration, this collective of companies can offer insights into how firms can pursue systems change goals via innovations within their businesses.
What does it mean to be a company built on the idea of change?
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