S2-E08: Are Sustainability and Social Equity Inextricably Linked?

About this episode

Todd Pooser discusses the connection between sustainability and social equity through his investment platform.

In Episode 8 of Mastering Sustainability, we welcome Todd Pooser, founder of the Virtual Commonwealth, a sustainability and social equity investment platform where members agree to self-tax on their sustainable purchases. That money is then used to crowdfund companies with strong sustainability and social equity profiles in which all members become equity partners. In this episode, Todd discusses the ethos behind the platform, the ways that sustainability and social equity are inextricably li...

People in this episode

Hosts: Madeline Armstrong, Ray Loflin

Guest: Todd Pooser

Topics covered

• sustainability
• social equity
• investment
• crowdfunding
• ethos

Keywords

• sustainability
• social equity
• investment platform
• crowdfunding
• self-tax

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Virtual Commonwealth

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