Category: Blog

Intrapreneurs in Finance: Creating purpose-driven change from within [Guest Blog]

June 5, 2019

Written by Lydia Hascott, Head of Intrapreneurship (Finance Matters) at The Finance Innovation Lab. Originally featured on Lydia’s LinkedIn page. Finance Matters is a community hosted by the Finance Innovation Lab, supporting professionals who are committed to innovating within their organisations so they better serve people and planet. In this blog, Head of Intrapreneurship, Lydia Hascott, shares some … More Intrapreneurs in Finance: Creating purpose-driven change from within [Guest Blog]

The Finance Innovation Lab: Changing the Finance System to Strengthen People and Planet

June 5, 2019

Sitting in a coffee shop in London run by Aussies, I felt a slice of home from the aroma of quality coffee! I was meeting with Lydia Hascott, who is the Head of Intrapreneurship at the Finance Innovation Lab. The Finance Innovation Lab incubates the people, ideas and movements building a financial system that serves … More The Finance Innovation Lab: Changing the Finance System to Strengthen People and Planet

No Free Work: How a Business Became the Face of Freelance Equality

May 31, 2019

Where do the bounds of social and environmental issues start and end? For some, it is addressing climate change. For others, it is reducing poverty. However, in some cases it can be more nuanced. What happens when a business engages freelancers on an ongoing basis and doesn’t pay them for their services under the guise … More No Free Work: How a Business Became the Face of Freelance Equality

Modern Slavery – It Is Closer Than You Think [Guest Blog]

May 21, 2019

Written by Erin Wallis, a consultant at The Difference Incubator (TDi). TDi exist to awaken the possibility of doing good and making money in businesses.  They work with not-for-profits, corporates, and social entrepreneurs across the Pacific and Australia to return to the roots of business, reconnecting social return and financial return.  You can visit their … More Modern Slavery – It Is Closer Than You Think [Guest Blog]

How One Community Told Google to F***k Off

May 16, 2019

Let’s face it, the big tech companies rule the world. Everything we watch, read and scroll through is controlled by them. However, the people of Kreuzberg, Berlin were sick of it. The tipping point wasn’t the Cambridge Analytica scandal, it actually had nothing to do with technology. Google wanted to set up their German office … More How One Community Told Google to F***k Off

How To Spark Curiosity In Your Life Today

May 12, 2019

In theory, travel is associated with constant life-changing experiences, uncovering new, worldly perspectives that ultimately culminate in compelling and inspirational/envious stories for family and friends. In reality, it can be a different story. Travel often seems like an endless avalanche of booking accommodation, transport, attractions and in my case, meetings. It tends to end up weighing … More How To Spark Curiosity In Your Life Today