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Interview with Cathie Lewis – Are “Net Positive” companies a solution to inequality?

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In this video, Dr Claudelle and Cathie Lewis discuss stakeholder capitalism and whether its principles are appropriate for our world today. Is stakeholder capitalism both desirable and viable? The discussion explores the fairly recent concept of a net positive company. What does it entail and how may it be applied in society. Is it time to renegotiate the social contract business has with society. Should we move to a scenario where the majority of companies are net positive? Is it even possible and where would the greatest resistance come from?

Cathie Lewis is the Founder of Earth Energy, an ESG and climate change consultancy firm. She is an admitted attorney and conveyancer and a fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa. She holds an LLM: Law of Contract, LLM: Corporate Law and MSt: Sustainability Leadership. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of corporate and commercial law, governance, ethics, integrated reporting, sustainability, ESG and climate change.

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