Why do we turn to nonprofits, NGOs and governments to solve society's biggest problems? Michael Porter admits he's biased, as a business school professor, but he wants you to hear his case for letting business try to solve massive problems like climate change and access to water. Why? Because when business solves a problem, it makes a profit -- which lets that solution grow. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector

Interview with Larry Fink, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock, Inc., and Jörg Eigendorf, Deutsche Bank, about sustainable growth: "Our investment conviction is that sustainability- and climate-integrated portfolios can provide better risk-adjusted returns to investors." See Deutsche Bank's Davos 2020 coverage: https://www.db.com/davos

An animation of the wedding cake model of the SDGs, created by the Stockholm Resilience Centre. This is away from the usual way of thinking about the Sustainable Development Goals and instead says the biosphere is the basis for sustainable development.

What is the circular economy? What does it look like in practice? Who's doing it now? And how can you get involved? This week, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches a three-part video series that explores what the circular economy really means for businesses, people and society, and some of the most innovative examples of it in action today. Stay tuned for the unveiling of a whole new section of our website that will be made available from Thursday July 18th - www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org. More on that soon! Thank you for watching this video. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a UK charity working on business, learning, insight & analysis, and communications to accelerate the transition towards the circular economy. #circulareconomy — ► Subscribe to our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/made2bemadeagain — We love your comments and feedback, so please share here. Don't forget that if you do like our videos, you can click the "like" button as well as sharing with your colleagues and friends. — Find out more about our work here: www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org — The Ellen MacArthur Foundation was launched in 2010 to accelerate the transition to a circular economy by world record breaking sailor Ellen MacArthur. Since its creation the charity has emerged as a global thought leader, establishing the circular economy on the agenda of decision makers across business, government and academia. With the support of its Core Philanthropic Partners SUN, MAVA and People's Postcode Lottery and Knowledge Partners Arup, IDEO, McKinsey & Company and SYSTEMIQ. — Follow us online on these channels: Instagram: http://instagram.com/ellenmacarthurfoundation Facebook: http://facebook.com/EllenMacArthurFoundation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ellenmacarthurfoundation Website: https:/www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/circulareconomy Medium: http://medium.com/circulatenews

Every second of every day somewhere in the world disasters are happening -- man-made and natural -- events that can harm people and businesses. We can't stop them occurring, but we can be prepared. When disaster strikes, the clock is ticking; and when the clock is ticking, businesses that practice BCM are ahead of the game! This new video explains what BCM is and why you should be doing it.

Professor Richard Wilding of the Cranfield School of Management lays out four key steps to building a resilient supply chain. Competition is no longer between individual companies but the supply chains they are part of - Building a resilient international supply chain is increasingly important for all organizations. Regular disruptions to supply chains occur caused by weather, earth quake, ash clouds or pandemics to name a few. Building resilient Supply Chains is however something that cannot be done overnight. It involves all areas of the business and requires an effective strategy and will impact on everything from product and service design, the application of technology to the cultures required within the business. For more information and resources for the accounting profession during COVID-19, visit aicpa.org/coronavirus or cimaglobal.com/coronavirus.

In this webinar, David Simchi-Levi, Professor of Engineering Systems at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of the MIT Data Science Lab discusses the impact the rapid spread of the Covid-19 virus is having on the global economy, which is rippling around the world via the long supply chains of major industries. Supply chain executives need to quickly respond to this challenge. Learn more about other webinars we offer at https://executive.mit.edu/webinars You may also be interested in our course, Supply Chain Strategy and Management https://executive.mit.edu/sc