Better Heroes EY and Hueman Group Media

Ordinary office supplies can have a value far beyond their cost and everyday use. Big organizations have whole teams tasked with procurement - the purchasing of items necessary for them to do business. If those teams take into account the social impact of the items they buy the process becomes social procurement. 
The tea in your office kitchen is a great example. If it’s from NEMI Teas, it’s not just providing you with your afternoon pick me up it’s also helping a refugee find a job and integrate into society. Pranav Chopra is the founder of NEMI Teas and one of today’s Better Heroes. 
Our other guests are Alexandra van der Ploeg, Head of Corporate and Social Responsibility at SAP, and Theresa Harrison, EY Global Environmental Social Governance Services Leader. Both EY and SAP have signed up to the Social Enterprise UK ‘Buy Social Corporate Challenge’ – which is a group of high-profile businesses aiming to collectively spend £1 billion with social enterprises through their procurement in the UK.
Learn more about Alexandra here. Learn more about Theresa here. Learn more about Pranav here.
Learn more about EY Ripples and all of our guests at www.ey.com/eyripples.
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Minority businesses aren’t just underestimated, they’re woefully underfunded. At the current pace, in the US, it will take 333 years for a minority-owned business to achieve revenue parity to their non-minority counterparts! But we can significantly reduce that timeline with support and collaboration. Ethel Torres is the CEO at National Drug Source, a pharmaceutical distribution platform that’s providing safer and more secure healthcare around the world. Nit Reeder is EY Americas Markets Communications and Enablement Leader and EY Entrepreneurs Access Network Program Director. They’re kicking off season 2 of Better Heroes by sharing more about why access and community matter. 
Learn more about National Drug Source here and about Nit here (via EY.com US). 
Learn more about EY Ripples and all of our guests at www.ey.com/eyripples.
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What does it take to move the needle on the world's toughest problems? In Season 2 of Better Heroes, we scoured the globe for groundbreaking collaborations between passionate individuals and visionary organizations, who are all on a mission to solve humanity’s most urgent challenges. 
Can AI make the world a better place? How can we change our consumption habits to better serve the environment and underprivileged communities? What can we do to make our financial system work for all? 
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) give us a map of how to create a more equitable future. This series will bring you on a journey to explore what is possible — and believe that humanity can save itself, and our planet.
Better Heroes is a project of EY Ripples, a global program to mobilize people across the EY network to help solve the world's most urgent social and environmental challenges.
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Why is action on diversity, equity, and inclusion important? What is EY doing to further equity both globally and locally? What can we all do to create a more equitable and just world?
 
Today’s Better Heroes and contributors are Julie Teigland, EY EMEIA Area Managing Partner and Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO.
Learn more about UNESCO here and about Julie here. This is part of our series on Diversity Equity and Inclusion.
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What does it mean for a business to have purpose? Can businesses make a difference in the world? What steps should they take to do it?
Today’s Better Heroes are Daniel Flynn at Thankyou and Terence Jeyaretnam at EY. Their goal is to prove that purposeful business can change the world.
Learn more about Daniel and Thankyou here. Learn more about Terence and EY here.
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What is polystyrene? Why is it so bad for the environment? Is there an alternative we could use for packaging and cold storage?
Today’s Better Hero is Joanne Howarth, Founder and CEO of Planet Protector Packaging. Joanne’s goal is to provide a furry alternative (wool) to non-biodegradable, toxic styrofoam packaging.
Learn more about Joanne and Planet Protector Packaging here.
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Learn more about EY Ripples and all of our impact entrepreneurs at www.ey.com/eyripples.
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