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Chasing Financial EqualityShattering Economic Stereotypes with Erinch Sahan: The finance industry we need for humanity to surviveEver wondered why humanity's progress is stunted, despite advances in technology, infrastructure and knowledge? Why socio-economic disparities are widening? Why life is scarier, harder and less hopeful than ever before? Why a rapidly increasing portion of people are afraid to bring children into this world?
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!
My recent conversation with Erinch Sahan, former chief executive of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) and the business lead at Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL), dives into the uncomfortable engrained fallacies of the profit-centricity in companies, the effect of a brazen shareholder primacy and discusses how both shape an economy that supports a privileged few at the expense of the many.
In this episode, we name the finance industry as the biggest extractor of wealth in today...2025-07-0544 min
Beyond the B: Latest on the B Corp MovementUnresolved Tensions in B Corp’s “Big Tent” (w/ Erinch Sahan & Vincent Stanley)In this episode, Ryan Honeyman is joined by Erinch Sahan (Doughnut Economics Action Lab) and Vincent Stanley (Patagonia) for a candid, thought-provoking conversation about the ongoing tensions within the B Corp movement. From Nespresso to Dr. Bronner’s, we examine the question of whether multinationals threaten the credibility of the B Corp community—or whether they are essential to scaling impact. Together, we examine the fault lines between purpose and profit, ownership and extraction, and integrity versus storytelling—raising timely questions about the future direction, identity, and integrity of the B Corp movement.View the show notes: https...2025-06-101h 08
Alternative ExitAlternative Exit #24 | Unlocking the Donut Economy Through Employee OwnershipEpisode Summary:In today’s episode of The Alternative Exit, I’m joined by Erinch Sahan, Business and Enterprise Lead at the Donut Economics Action Lab. Erinch brings a bold new lens to our conversations on ownership, rooted in his work with the Donut Economics framework – a model that calls for businesses to operate within ecological limits while meeting social needs.Erinch and I dive into how enterprise design and ownership models like employee ownership can transform businesses into vehicles for long-term sustainability, fairness, and resilience. We explore why now is the perfect moment for retiri...2025-05-2934 min
This Week in ImpactRemedies for Impact’s original sins + Carbon removal's moment in the... dirtHost Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Two views on the future of impact investing from Calvert Impact and Innovative Finance Initiative. Temasek makes the case for the private equity opportunity in climate adaptation and resilience (09:10). And, how Mati Carbon plans to leverage its $50 million X-Prize to remove carbon and support farmers in tropical zones (14:15).Story Links:“Calvert Impact’s market-shaping strategy for the future of impact,” by Calvert Impact’s Jenn Pryce.“Innovative Finance Network’s fund designs for radical impact,” by Innovative Finance Network’s Aunnie P...2025-05-1719 min
ImpactAlpha PodcastsRemedies for Impact’s original sins + Carbon removal's moment in the... dirtHost Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Two views on the future of impact investing from Calvert Impact and Innovative Finance Initiative. Temasek makes the case for the private equity opportunity in climate adaptation and resilience (09:10). And, how Mati Carbon plans to leverage its $50 million X-Prize to remove carbon and support farmers in tropical zones (14:15).Story Links:“Calvert Impact’s market-shaping strategy for the future of impact,” by Calvert Impact’s Jenn Pryce.“Innovative Finance Network’s fund designs for radical impact,” by Innovative Finance Network’s ...2025-05-1619 min
The Bottom LineDecisions That Made Me: Erinch Sahan (DEAL, Social Enterprise expert)The child of immigrant parents to Australia, Erinch was taught to want a stable life. He was having a successful career at Proctor and Gamble, but one day had a realisation that this was not what he wanted to be doing with his life. Now Erinch is a business and enterprise lead at the Doughnut Economics Action Lab, and designs businesses so they follow a social or ecological purpose. The social enterprise expert talks to Evan Davis about how he dealt with discovering his values were not aligning with his career path and what he did next. ...2025-05-0114 min
Shaken Not BurnedRegenerative economy: a return to nature with Doughnut Economics Action LabOur economic system is based on extracting as much value as possible from natural resources, without taking into consideration the principles and processes that power our ecosystems.Somehow, as humans, we have come to believe that we are not part of the natural world in an “us and them” situation. But, really, we are all the same. How can we survive without the Earth?Keeping our planet liveable means integrating our activities with nature, protecting and serving ecosystems, rather than exploiting them. If we focused on regeneration, rather than extraction, we could create a new bala...2025-04-2446 minThe Bottom LineDEI: Are Businesses Dumping Workplace Diversity?Major US businesses have begun ditching or scaling back their diversity initiatives. Will UK firms be next? Evan Davis is joined by three guests who specialise on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) schemes, as well as environmental and sustainability issues. Do they see signs of UK companies shifting their stance? And to what extent is the DEI industry - and their jobs - under threat? Guests: Daniel Fellows, General Manager of Diversio UK and EU
Erinch Sahan, busines and enterprise lead at Doughnut Economics Action Lab
Chris Turner, Executive Director of B Lab UK 2025-02-0629 min
Life & FaithDoughnut EconomicsErinch Sahan believes that the key to building safer, healthier and stronger communities can be found in a doughnut.Doughnut Economics is a visual framework and growing movement that seeks to tackle humanity’s biggest problems through a fresh new understanding of our world.Erinch shares how his experience as a senior executive at Procter & Gamble, Oxfam and head of the World Fair Trade Organisation, led him to his current role as head of the Dougnut Economics Action Lab, where he and his team works with businesses, governments and communities, to re-imagine how economics can be...2024-11-2036 minLife & FaithDoughnut EconomicsErinch Sahan believes that the key to building safer, healthier and stronger communities can be found in a doughnut.Doughnut Economics is a visual framework and growing movement that seeks to tackle humanity’s biggest problems through a fresh new understanding of our world.Erinch shares how his experience as a senior executive at Procter & Gamble, Oxfam and head of the World Fair Trade Organisation, led him to his current role as head of the Dougnut Economics Action Lab, where he and his team works with businesses, governments and communities, to re-imagine how economics can be...2024-11-2036 minBeyond the B: Latest on the B Corp MovementStruggle for the Soul of the B Corp Movement (w/ Erinch Sahan)In February 2023, the Financial Times wrote an article entitled “Struggle for the Soul of the B Corp movement.” This article, among other things, detailed the controversy surrounding Nespresso’s certification as a B Corp in 2022. Enrich Sahan from Doughnut Economics was quoted several times in that FT article with some strong critiques of the B Corp movement. Erinch joins the show to give us an overview of Doughnut Economics, a background on his involvement with the B Corp movement, and to go into more detail about his concerns and critiques about B Corporations.View the Show N...2024-07-091h 16
Purpose Projects#66 Jette Ladiges von El Puente und Jonas von Forum Fairer Handel | Was ist ein faires Business?Was bedeutet fairer Handel wirklich?In unserer neuesten Episode begrüßen wir direkt zwei Expert:innen auf diesem Gebiet: Jette Ladiges, Geschäftsführerin von El Puente, und Jonas Lorenz, Referent beim Forum Fairer Handel. Gemeinsam tauchen wir tief in das Thema fairer Handel ein und beleuchten, was sich wirklich dahinter verbirgt.Wir sprechen über die konkreten Maßnahmen, die zu fairen Preisverhandlungen beitragen, und diskutieren, warum fairer Handel weit mehr bedeutet als nur faire Preise. Jette und Jonas teilen ihre Erfahrungen und Insights aus der Praxis, erklären die Prinzipien des fairen Handels und wie die...2024-06-121h 01
Onarım AtölyesiErinch Sahan ile Yeni Ekonomi Bölüm 3 | İşin Yeniden Tasarımı
Onarım Atölyesi podcast olarak çok heyecanlıyız! İlham aldığımız, çalışmalarından ve düşüncelerinden kendimize çok şey kattığımız sevgili Erinch Sahan ile 3 bölümlük bir mini seri hazırladık! Erinch, Doughnut Economics Action Lab Business Lead'i! Aynı zamanda Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)'de dersler veriyor ve SEWF - Social Enterprise World Forum'da Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi. Aynı zamanda Uluslararası Adil Ticaret Örgütü'nün eski CEO'su! Çok uzun süredir ekonomi ve işletme modelleri üzerine çalışan Erinch, adil bir ekonomi tasarımında bize yol gösteren çok önemli isimlerden! Türki...2024-04-0845 min
Onarım AtölyesiErinch Sahan ile Yeni Ekonomi Bölüm 2 | Çemberin Dışına Çıkmak
Onarım Atölyesi podcast olarak çok heyecanlıyız! İlham aldığımız, çalışmalarından ve düşüncelerinden kendimize çok şey kattığımız sevgili Erinch Sahan ile 3 bölümlük bir mini seri hazırladık!Erinch, Doughnut Economics Action Lab Business Lead'i! Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)'de dersler vermenin ve SEWF - Social Enterprise World Forum'da Yönetim Kurulu üyesi olmanın yanı sıra, Uluslararası Adil Ticaret Örgütü'nün eski CEO'su!Uzun süredir ekonomi ve işletme modelleri üzerine çalışan Erinch, adil bir ekonomi tasarımında bize de yol gösteren çok...2024-04-0146 min
Onarım AtölyesiErinch Sahan ile Yeni Ekonomi Bölüm 1|Eski Ekonomi - Yeni Ekonomi
Onarım Atölyesi podcast olarak çok heyecanlıyız! İlham aldığımız, çalışmalarından ve düşüncelerinden kendimize çok şey kattığımız sevgili Erinch Sahan ile 3 bölümlük bir mini seri hazırladık! Erinch, Doughnut Economics Action Lab Business Lead'i! Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)'de dersler vermenin ve SEWF - Social Enterprise World Forum'da Yönetim Kurulu üyesi olmanın yanı sıra, Uluslararası Adil Ticaret Örgütü'nün eski CEO'su! Uzun süredir ekonomi ve işletme modelleri üzerine çalışan Erinch, adil bir ekonomi tasarımında bize de yol gösteren çok...2024-03-2557 min
Put SimplyEpisode Seven: The Dynamics of Doughnut EconomicsWe're standing at a pivotal moment in history, where new ideas and alternative approaches are emerging to address some of the world's pressing issues. One such concept gaining traction is Doughnut Economics. This week, Erdem Koch and Ozan Ibrisim are joined by Doughnut Economics Action Lab's Erinch Sahan. 2024-02-2643 min
ReimagineErinch Sahan - Why Doughnut Economics?This episode delves into the transformative concept of Doughnut Economics (DE) and its potential to redefine business operations within the context of ecological and social responsibility. At its core, DE advocates for a regenerative approach, aligning business processes with the natural cycles of the living world and emphasizing equitable distribution of value among those who contribute to its creation. The episode explores how DE aligns with many indigenous and spiritual beliefs, which inherently embrace circular principles, and contrasts this with the linear, profit-maximizing paradigms of the past. It challenges the traditional notion of shareholder c...2024-01-1650 min
Impact Boom Podcast - Social Enterprise & DesignEpisode 431 (2023) Highlights From The 2023 Social Enterprise World Forum In The NetherlandsOn Episode 431 of Impact Boom, social impact leaders gathered for the Social Enterprise World Forum 2023 share their highlights and learnings live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
If you are a changemaker wanting to learn actionable steps to grow your organisations or level up your impact, don't miss out on this episode!
If you enjoyed this episode, then check out Episode 345 where 40 changemakers share key highlights from the Social Enterprise World Forum in Meanjin, Brisbane -> https://bit.ly/3rTc2Ce
The team who made this episode happen were:
Host: Indio Myles
Guests: Rachel Steffensen, Rashvin Pal Singh, Nicola Stokes, Stefan Panhuijsen...2023-10-1914 min
Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement41. Doughnut Economics for Business, with Erinch SahanMy guest this week is Erinch Sahan, Business & Enterprise Lead at Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL). In this episode, he discusses how: Incentives in business are working against planetary boundaries and social foundationsGrowth as a core driver of business is incompatible with doughnut economicsWe need to make the deep design of business regenerative and distributiveRedesign must be at the level of purpose, networks, governance, ownership and financeNew models of business (beyond B-Corps) and financial markets are emerging Key linksErinch Sahan (LinkedIn)Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) (website)Doughnut Economics (book)A Swirling St...2023-09-2234 min
Le Sens & l'Action« Plus c’est rond, plus c’est bon » Erinch Sahan, business & enterprise lead, gives us the keys of the 21st century economics.Round is certainly beautiful. Or, as we say in French, plus c’est rond plus c’est bon. But how does the doughnut really work ? At ChangeNOW, the C3D had the opportunity to meet Erinch Sahan, from the Doughnut Economics Action Lab, where he was invited, with Kate Raworth, to talk about a doughnut-shaped vision of the economy.
1:30 introduction – Presentation of Erinch Sahan, his experience in the world of business and NGOs, to become a true specialist of Doughnut Design for Business, currently working with 22 partner organisations and over 300 businesses.
5:10 – Focus on the book - Kat...2023-06-0552 min
Rebel, Reject, Create!Erinch Sahan: The Creative Disruptor
Erinch Sahan is transforming the deep design of business to embed regenerative & distributive goals. He Talks about #socent, #fairtrade, #sustainability, #socialenterprise, and #doughnuteconomics.
He has spent his career trying to understand and promote social enterprises, cooperatives and other alternatives to profit-primacy business models.
Here's the link to the tool that any business or people working with businesses can use to apply some of the ideas discussed: https://doughnuteconomics.org/tools/191
2023-05-2221 min
Where Does It Come From? How our ’stuff’ impacts people and planetEpisode 32 - A Dive Into Doughnut Economics With Erinch SahanWelcome to the Where Does It Come From? podcast where podcast host and social enterprise founder Jo Salter chats with a wide range of guests who are focused on creating positive change. Jo founded ethical clothing business Where Does It Come From? in 2013 to create kind clothes that tell tales. She is also a director of Khadi London, a regenerative textiles knowledge hub.
In this episode we are discussing economic models and specifically Doughnut Economics. It's now recognised widely that economic models that focus on continual growth without considering needs of society or the environment are insufficient. The...2023-05-181h 00
Onarım AtölyesiDoughnut Ekonomisi ile Onarıcı ve Dağıtıcı Bir Sistem Yaratmak // Konuk: Erinch Sahan
Onarım Atölyesi 2. Sezonun 3. bölümünde, "bir Doughnut, 21. Yüzyılın ve dünyanın kurtuluşu olabilir mi? sorusuyla merhaba diyoruz! Bugün sürdürülebilirlik artık yeterli değil derken, onarıcı ve dağıtıcı bir ekonomik modele, yeni bir hikayeye ihtiyacımız olduğunu görüyoruz! Onarım Atölyesi | Regenerative Impact Space olarak, anlatıcılığını ve savunuculuğunu gerçekleştirdiğimiz Doughnut Ekonomisi ile, bize çizilen oyun alanının dışından, yeni bir geleceğe bakıyoruz. Doughnut Economics Action Lab'den Erinch Sahan ile bu ekonomik modelin dünyaya nasıl bakt...2023-05-1553 min
World Fair Trade OrganizationThe Future Of Fair Trade FashionWhat does the future of fashion look like and how are market opportunities shifting for Fair Trade Enterprises? In this episode, Erinch Sahan speaks with Christine Gent, Global Community Director of Fashion Revolution and MADE51 WFTO Fair Trade Expert, and Johny Joseph, Creative Handicrafts Director about brand transparency, conscious consumption and innovations and market opportunities […]2023-04-2246 minWFTO (World Fair Trade Organization)The Future Of Fair Trade FashionWhat does the future of fashion look like and how are market opportunities shifting for Fair Trade Enterprises? In this episode, Erinch Sahan speaks with Christine Gent, Global Community Director of Fashion Revolution and MADE51 WFTO Fair Trade Expert, and Johny Joseph, Creative Handicrafts Director about brand transparency, conscious consumption and innovations and market opportunities […]2023-04-2246 minWorld Fair Trade OrganizationThe Future Of Fair Trade FashionWhat does the future of fashion look like and how are market opportunities shifting for Fair Trade Enterprises? In this episode, Erinch Sahan speaks with Christine Gent, Global Community Director of Fashion Revolution and MADE51 WFTO Fair Trade Expert, and Johny Joseph, Creative Handicrafts Director about brand transparency, conscious consumption and innovations and market opportunities […]2023-04-2246 minWorld Fair Trade OrganizationThe Future Of Fair Trade FashionWhat does the future of fashion look like and how are market opportunities shifting for Fair Trade Enterprises? In this episode, Erinch Sahan speaks with Christine Gent, Global Community Director of Fashion Revolution and MADE51 WFTO Fair Trade Expert, and Johny Joseph, Creative Handicrafts Director about brand transparency, conscious consumption and innovations and market opportunities […]2023-04-2246 min
WFTO (World Fair Trade Organization)Can Fair Trade Fight Violence Against Women?How can you build a brand that supports a truly viable social enterprise? In this celebration episode, Erinch Sahan speaks with Caterina Occhio, founder of SeeMe, on gender justice, building a brand to support women survivors of violence and the future of fair fashion. 20th March 20202023-03-2028 min
Futurized - thought leadership on the futureDoughnut Economics RegenerationIn this episode of the Futurized podcast, we interview Erinch Sahan, Business & Enterprise Lead, Doughnut Economics Action Lab. We discuss what doughnut economics is, how it is being put into action, the tools being developed in this regard, and examples of organizations that use this framework.
Futurized goes beneath the trends to track the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics and the environment.
I’m your host, Trond Arne Undheim (@trondau), futurist, scholar, author, investor, and serial entrepreneur. I am a Research scholar in Global Systemic Risk, Innovation, and Policy at S...2023-03-0756 min
Building Better BusinessWhy coffee is at risk of extinction Guests: Jane Aldrige Managing Director of Coffee Nestlé UK&I + Erinch Sahan, Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL)
Jane and Erinch discuss their different approaches to tackling the issues facing the coffee industry. Jane provides an overview of the Nescafé Plan 2030 while Erinch argues that more significant change is needed to address the poverty that coffee farmers experience despite growing company profits and shareholder dividends. For more information head to: www.cafedirect.co.uk/podcast2023-01-1835 min
Business Post PodcastsErinch Sahan, Doughnut Economic Action LabErinch Sahan is Business and Enterprise lead with the Doughnut Economics Action Lab. Doughnut economics is a new economic theory that pitches the idea of two visualised rings that represent planetary boundaries and social foundations. The theory advocates for an economic model that takes account of both, ensuring that we produce a strong enough economy to meet the social needs of society, without exceeding the ecological ceiling of our planet and its resources. For his policy changes, Sahan chose to transform the ownership and governance of businesses so they are regenerative and distributive by design, to redesign t...2022-12-0556 min
Five Degrees of ChangeErinch Sahan, Doughnut Economic Action LabErinch Sahan is Business and Enterprise lead with the Doughnut Economics Action Lab. Doughnut economics is a new economic theory that pitches the idea of two visualised rings that represent planetary boundaries and social foundations. The theory advocates for an economic model that takes account of both, ensuring that we produce a strong enough economy to meet the social needs of society, without exceeding the ecological ceiling of our planet and its resources. For his policy changes, Sahan chose to transform the ownership and governance of businesses so they are regenerative and distributive by design, to redesign t...2022-12-0556 min
In Conversation with Nathalie Nahai95. What If Economics Could Be Regenerative, Distributive & Values-Led? / Erinch SahanFor the first episode of the series, I have the pleasure of speaking with Erinch Sahan, the business and enterprise lead at the Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL).
A term coined by the pioneering economist Kate Raworth, the aim of Doughnut Economics is to create 21st century economies that are regenerative and distributive by design, so that they can meet the needs of all people within the means of the living planet – a theme which we will be exploring in our conversation today.
Erinch is a board member of the Social Enterprise World Forum, he was recently the chief executive of t...2022-11-1354 min
Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast77. Getting Businesses to Care About Our Future Through Doughnut-Inspired Solutions with Erinch SahanHave you ever heard about The Doughnut Economics Term? It’s a rich and wonderful way of thinking about the future work for all of us. That’s why Erinch Sahan is here; to share with us what this concept is about. Erinch leads DEAL’s work on business and enterprise. For over 10 years, he has focused on the transformation of the business world to make it regenerative and distributive by design – exploring governance and ownership models that embed social and ecological priorities. Erinch’s background spans business, government, social enterprise and NGOs. Most recently, he was the chief executive...2022-02-2257 min
The Ecosystem Incubator - Fashion in living systemsThe Ecosystem Incubator '' INTO THE REGENERATIVE'' DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS SPECIAL - with Erinch Sahan from The Doughnut Economics Action LabWelcome to series 2 of The Ecosystem Incubator – ‘’Into The Regenerative’’ where we are interviewing players from regenerative, new economic and new living systems approaches. The Ecosystem features a lot of the learnings from these bases, so we see it as a great way to showcase new ideas and ways of building in the new business landscape.This podcast features Erinch Sahan who is the business lead for ‘The Doughnut Economics Action Lab ‘.. created by the great Kate Raworth. A fascinating journey into new regenerative futures with Enrich, interesting talking with him about a future that doesn’t rely on competiti...2022-01-3138 minBuilding Better BusinessRethinking economics to save the planet, Erinch Sahan, Doughnut Economics Action Lab Erinch’s career at Oxfam and then CEO of the World Fair Trade Organisation has led him to his latest endeavour at Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL). Erinch tells us about doughnut economics – the theory by British economist Kate Raworth, which argues that 20th century economic thinking is not equipped to deal with the 21st century reality of a planet teetering on the edge of climate breakdown. The theory calls for a new way of business that will better serve our communities within the planet’s boundaries, rather than an endless pursuit of profit.
Erich shares how DE...2022-01-1226 min
human insights with james coxUsing Doughnut Economics for Sustainable Outcomes: a chat w Erinch SahanErinch Sahan is an economist, analyst, and researcher with Doughnut Economics Action Lab the UK. Today we discuss the concept of "Doughnut Economics" and how it can help build a sustainable future. As economic systems experience trauma, space is created for new ideas to reshape the economic future... Doughnut Economics focuses on reshaping the perspective to improve human lives and live within our environmental envelope. This is a great conversation that will open a few minds.2021-11-1941 min
Strategy Made Simple56. Erinch Sahan and the World Fair Trade OrganizationErinch Sahan is the Chief Executive of the World Fair Trade Organization. The WFTO is a combination social enterprise and fair trade certifier, with offices around the world. The WFTO is a member led organization working towards improving the situation for workers around the world using the 10 Principles of Fair Trade. --- You can continue the conversation by joining SocialEconomyConnect.com. Social Economy Connect is a free mutual support platform for practitioners, social entrepreneurs, co-op members and developers and third sector supporters to discuss issues and solutions with a focus on social outcomes in the...2020-12-0143 min
Power in the PandemicWhat alternative business models do we need to help beat poverty?Erinch Sahan, Chief Executive of the World Fairtrade Organisation (https://wfto.com) speaks to Sophi Tranchell, CEO of Divine Chocolate (http://www.divinechocolate.com) and Lisa Dacanay, President of the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (http://www.isea-group.net). They share their experiences in social enterprises and alternative business models which are working right now to help make business fairer.Photo credit: Rachel Manns2018-05-0833 min