Hopeful Leadership Now Briefing #4

This is a monthly compilation of hopeful news that speaks to our five impact pillars: self & community, natural environment, built environment, democracy & justice, and business & capital. We hope this briefing shines a light on our pathway to the next economy. 

October 2020

Welcome to the Hopeful Leadership Now briefing for October 2020. Here in Melbourne our daily COVID cases have dipped into single figures and spring is in the air. This month we have been inspired by a number of transformational initiatives and projects launching around the world. Whilst 2020 has been incredibly challenging in so many ways, green shoots of a more holistic recovery are beginning to emerge. 

  • The Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) was launched last week. Emerging from the wave of energy and enthusiasm generated by Kate Raworth’s seminal book Doughnut Economics, DEAL is an open, collaborative community platform that aims to turn Doughnut Economics from a radical idea into transformative action. The platform will enable the co-creation of tools and the sharing of stories around building regenerative and distributive economies. 

  • The Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) also launched in the US last month. Initially conceived by Eric Ries nine years ago, the LTSE is designed around long-term thinking in business. It does so by requiring companies to publish a series of policies focussed on long-term value creation. These include stakeholder rather than shareholder metrics, long-term rather than short-term success metrics, aligning executive compensation with long-term performance and an explicit long-term investor policy. 

  • In our July briefing we celebrated the non-profit acquisition of AAP Newswire by a collective of impact investors and philanthropists. This month we celebrate the Australian government stepping in to support the new AAP, with a $5m grant. We also thank the public campaign and lobbying efforts that pushed the government into action. 

  • Finally, here at SGA we are putting the final pieces in place for our Mastery of Business and Empathy. We are now seeking expressions of interest for our 2021 program. 

We’re always keen to hear from you! If you have news you’d like to share with us, please send to kaj@smallgiants.com.au 

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