Episode Title: Episode 6: The Business Case for DEI
Episode Guest: Martin Whittaker, Chief Executive Officer, JUST Capital
Synopsis:
In this episode, Bill interviews Martin Whittaker, Chief Executive Officer, JUST Capital, a nonprofit formed to catalyze private sector leadership on major societal challenges. The two discuss how businesses today face substantial pressures from investors to disclose business performance that is increasingly tied to environmental and social issues and putting the right governance in place to navigate these risks and mitigate them. Yet, there is a lack of framework for how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) issues should be viewed by a company. Bill and Martin speak about how business is fundamentally essential for driving and addressing some of these challenges, and companies continue to be the trusted resources to try to address these big challenges. They discuss the evolution of DEI and what it really means for business in terms of human capital and culture and a company’s broader role in society, and how this work is shifting with a recognition that the employees are the important beneficiaries. Bill and Martin highlight the need for more effective collaboration, and to develop actionable approaches for business leaders.
