Startup founders set out to change the world, and a new generation of entrepreneurs are adding the phrase “for the better”. Some of Australia’s most successful founders and investors are not only addressing their carbon footprint, and social justice and equity issues, they’re also building businesses that look beyond their core focus to leave the… Read more »
Social media and online community management specialist Quiip had a busy 2020, stepping up its commitments to social and environmental responsibility, despite the challenges the coronavirus pandemic presented. Quiip had become B Corp certified in 2018 – one the first 300 Australian companies to do so – to balance its profit with purpose. CEO Alison… Read more »
Blackbird Ventures has long admired Australian tech giant Atlassian’s approach to giving back, so when the venture capital firm first heard about Pledge 1% through the Atlassian Foundation, they jumped at the chance to be part of it and help change the world for the better. Joel Connolly, head of the Blackbird Foundation, said the… Read more »
Canva’s head of Social Impact, Robyn King, says the global design business has a “simple two-step plan” when it comes to its goals “One: Build the world’s most valuable company. Two: Do the most good we possibly can,” she explains. That second step is what drew the $8 billion Australian tech company to Pledge 1%,… Read more »
Sometimes it’s all about the swag. Humanitix co-founder Joshua Ross was at an Atlassian charity event when he was handed a Pledge 1% t-shirt. “We were there to ask Atlassian staff for help hiring our first Chief Technology Officer – a few of the senior Atlassian developers kindly offered to do technical interviews for our… Read more »
Envato is a company with a big heart. Collis Ta’eed co-founded the privately owned global marketplace in a Bondi garage in 2006 with his wife Cyan, and friend Jun Rung. The Melbourne-based company now has more than 600 staff globally, having doubled in size in the last three years. It now generates more than $1… Read more »
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