Sibling Squabbles

We are joined by a special guest this episode to discuss the role of corporations in social/public issues. Our guest, Cristian, is an entrepreneur and Oxford MBA graduate who owns his own consulting business. He advocates for a type of conscious capitalism, while Kyle & Erin team up to argue against letting corporations try to solve society's problems. As always, let us know what you think! Further reading & resources: Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World - Anand Giridharadas Gates & Charter Schools -- https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/apxap-analysis-billionaires-fuel-powerful-state-charter-groups/#:~:text=In%20Washington%20state%2C%20charter%20skeptics,three%20times%20at%20the%20ballot Facebook & Regulation -- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/11/mark-zuckerbergs-facebook-hearing-sham Failures of Whole Foods -- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/29/whole-foods-failures-conscious-capitalism Harvard Business Review -- Business Roundtable Statement History of Corporate Social Responsibility -- https://www.accprof.org/ACCP/ACCP/About_the_Field/Blogs/Blog_Pages/Corporate-Social-Responsibility-Brief-History.aspx B-Lab, B Corp Certification -- https://bcorporation.net/about-b-lab BlackRock Investment Stewardship -- https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/literature/publication/our-commitment-to-sustainability-full-report.pdf

In this episode we discuss gentrification versus new urbanism and we are surprised to discover which case is actually harder to make! Check it out and let us know what you think! Sources: https://ncrc.org/gentrification/ https://jantrust.org/blog/destroyed-and-displaced-how-gentrification-is-killing-minority-communities/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-04/how-gentrification-impacts-community-bonds https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/04/08/yes-you-can-gentrify-neighborhood-without-pushing-out-poor-people/ ** https://cityobservatory.org/higher-inequality-neighborhoods-reduce-inequality/?_gl=1*g6zaf0*_ga*YW1wLUVSbllVZWppV2V6YXRqd3dSRmZaTlNXUzY4QXpTbDY0emY5V0VLZkpXR1RKMFFRdWdrWk5HN0ZTYS1CTzA4Mko&fbclid=IwAR3ogrr4ND-_80QGpfYtjVJ00GjlIrhe_q4zXyn2-t7OvXTp9_g05scDfOc https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/21/why-the-homeownership-gap-between-white-and-black-americans-is-larger-today-than-it-was-over-50-years-ago.html

Further reading & resources: https://www.ecs.org/charter-school-policies/ http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/may02/vol59/num08/Unequal-School-Funding-in-the-United-States.aspx#:~:text=Public%20school%20funding%20in%20the,between%20wealthy%20and%20impoverished%20communities. https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=6 - https://www.privateschoolreview.com/tuition-stats/private-school-cost-by-state https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_58a8d52fe4b0b0e1e0e20be3/amp https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/ed/17/05/battle-over-charter-schools