Rob Karpati is a Finance and Transformation leader who believes that social value is the starting point for business value. Rob is the VP and Strategic Transformation Leader at O Trade where social engagement turns potential conflict into collaboration, resulting in dignity for potentially at-risk communities. His role focuses on defining and leading organizational transformation in order to multiply social benefits through partnerships between his team and customers. He also integrates an analytical Finance approach, modeling the economic benefits of social engagement from the company, community, and investor points of view. Rob has been a long-term Finance leader in the multi-national corporate environment, focusing on strategic transformation and on global process optimization over a 30+ year career. He uses finance as a business improvement ‘activator’, and has worked cross-culturally and cross-regionally in bringing together diverse stakeholders toward common perspectives on overall value.
Links
Find Rob: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-karpati-3044a85/
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Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3A4PPjZ
Google Podcast: https://bit.ly/2SwB9Jr
Instagram/Twitter/Linkedin: @utopiaisnow
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
3:00 - Rob's Story with O Trade
6:03 - Can Mining be Sustainable?
9:30 - Corporate Social Engagement
14:10 - Finance for Social Good
16:52 - How can we be more sustainable?
20:54 - Diversity, Inclusion & Corporate Ethics
30:43 - Socially Responsible Investments
35:15 - Finding New Ways to Measure Value
39:50 - Corporate Ethics & Economics
51:36 - Rob's thoughts on the Future & Utopia
Mentioned:
1) Monica Ospina - Founder of O Trade - https://otrade.ca/monica-ospina/
2) Rebel Ideas - Book by Matthew Syed
3) Grow the Pie - Book by Alex Edmans
4) John Elkington is an author, advisor, and serial entrepreneur with an authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable development.
5) Milton Friedman was an American economist and statistician
6) The Good Ancestor - Book by Roman Krznaric
Credits
Cover Art: James O'Brien
Music: A Journey Through The Universe – Lesion X
