Have you got 10 to 20 minutes left for a boost of knowledge or inspiration? Watch one of the TEDx talks that we selected for you in the area of ethics and business/economics. All videos in this series, filterable by topic, can also be found at https://www.moralmarkets.org/resources/tedx-talks/
Posted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 14 Dec 2019 | lectures / talks, economics as a science
Five TEDx talks by economists who want to change how we view the economy. The first challenges the assumption of ‘homo economicus’, the second critizises the fetishisation of economic growth, the third discusses happiness as the ultimate purpose of our economy, the fourth developed a ‘common good balance sheet’ to assess the contribution of companies, and the fifth developed a doughnut-shaped alternative view on economics.
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 12 Oct 2019 | lectures / talks, globalisation / free trade, ethics of consumption
Four TEDx Talks on fair trade, all by people active in the movement: a general plea for fair trade, a talk with stories about people benefiting from fair trade, a talk on the history of slave trade as a source of inspiration, and a talk on the Fairphone initiative.
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 2 Jun 2019 | economic growth & GDP, lectures / talks, climate change & sustainability
Four TEDx talks by scholars specialized in sustainability & economics / ecological economics. One of them thinks the economy can keep growing, one of them challenges the possibility of green growth, one sketches policy solutions and one encourages reflection on what prosperity is.
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 22 Feb 2019 | lectures / talks, climate change & sustainability
Four TEDx talks making the business case for sustainable production, one from a pioneering CEO trying to produce climate-neutral carpet, three from investment managers / strategists all agreeing that companies who perform better on sustainability also perform better financially.
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 28 Nov 2018 | lectures / talks, business ethics & CSR, social entrepreneurship
Four TEXDx talks about the conscious capitalism movement. Two by global business professor Raj Sisodia, one of the founders of the movement, one by a business man and one by an Indian activist, spiritual leader and business coach.
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 29 Aug 2018 | lectures / talks, ethics of consumption
Four TEDx talks – from a social entrepreneur, a marketing expert and two people working in non-profit – about ethical consumerism. Three wholeheartedly believe in the impact it can have, one is more critical and asks for government intervention to change the structure of our economy.
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 3 Apr 2018 | lectures / talks, business ethics & CSR
Three TEDx talks – from two business consultants and the dean of an MBA program – on purpose in business.
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 11 Mar 2018 | lectures / talks, business ethics & CSR
Four TEDx talks – from a researcher in economics, a business ethicist, an entrepreneur and a business consultant – on upholding values in a business environment.
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 1 Mar 2018 | lectures / talks
Four TEDx talks – from an African economist and business woman, a Harvard philosopher, an American teenager and a Dutch journalist – on whether free markets are a blessing or a curse.
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 22 Feb 2018 | lectures / talks, communism, socialism & free markets
Four TEDx talks – from a journalist, a moral psychologist, an activist / political economist and a venture-backed entrepreneur – on how we should understand and evaluate capitalism
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