Wendy Woods: The business benefits of doing good
Wendy Woods: Los beneficios comerciales de hacer el bien
Wendy Woods is a Senior Partner and Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Global Leader of BCG's Social Impact practice, which she helped create. Full bio
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countries in the world --
en el mundo,
la mayor parte de la carga
of the world's biggest problems:
climate change and inequality.
cambio climático y desigualdad.
countries 3.7 trillion dollars.
esos mismos países USD 3700 millones.
to see the amazing things
de ver las cosas increíbles
algunos gobiernos están haciendo
esos USD 200 mil millones:
have access to clean water,
be educated otherwise.
in our world need trillions
en nuestro mundo necesitan billones
lasting and significant progress
duraderos y significativos
what business should do.
hacer las empresas.
to talk about corporate philanthropy
hablaré sobre filantropía corporativa
social corporativa.
for corporate generosity
para la generosidad corporativa
to many corporations' employees
los empleados de muchas corporaciones
problems in our world today
problemas actuales de nuestro mundo
diseñada para escalar.
cosas que se recortan.
and manufacturing processes
procesos de fabricación
core business benefits for the company
comerciales centrales para la compañía
problems in our world today.
significativos actuales de nuestro mundo.
social and environmental considerations.
consideraciones sociales y ambientales.
almost exclusively still think
las empresas siguen pensando
of corporate strategy
de la estrategia corporativa
to show you why and how.
para mostrarle por qué y cómo
are already making this happen.
hacen que esto suceda.
la historia de Marte.
in the United States.
más grande de EE. UU.
algunos productos importantes,
ingredients is cocoa.
más importantes sea el cacao.
are actually really worried
realmente están preocupados
and the availability of cocoa supplies.
de suministro de cacao.
of that crop for the long term.
de ese cultivo a largo plazo.
with NGOs around the world
con ONGs de todo el mundo
with small shareholder farmers.
con pequeños agricultores accionistas.
esas agencias certificadas
improve crop yields,
mejorar el rendimiento de los cultivos,
a fair, premium, livable wage
un salario justo para vivir.
any human rights potential issues
potencial de derechos humanos
the effects on the environment,
los efectos sobre el medio ambiente,
to 100 percent certified cocoa,
el 100 % de cacao certificado.
for farming communities,
para comunidades agrícolas,
para el medio ambiente,
in their supply chain.
en su cadena de suministro.
points I'm going to talk about are.
qué tipo de datos son de los que hablaré.
look at companies,
financieras miran las compañías,
a lot of different statistics.
two of the most important ones.
de las más importantes.
the overall value of a company --
sobre el valor general de una empresa:
between all of its earnings
entre todas sus ganancias
las compañías de petróleo y gas,
most strongly on TSI --
on their valuation.
en su valoración,
the impact of their company
occupational health and safety programs.
de salud y seguridad ocupacional.
strong employee training programs,
sólidos de formación de empleados
premium on their margins.
porcentuales en sus márgenes.
that are the strongest performers on TSI
con los mejores resultados en ETI
on their valuation.
el acceso a los medicamentos,
at expanded access to medicines --
los medicamentos estén disponibles
for the people who need them --
on their growth margins.
en sus márgenes brutos.
that are strongest on TSI,
que son más fuertes en TSI,
premium on their valuation,
porcentuales en su valoración,
provide financial inclusion --
inclusión financiera diferencialmente
for people who need it --
para las personas que lo necesitan,
in their net income margin.
en su margen de ingreso neto.
may not seem very big,
pueden no parecer muy grandes,
in margin matter a lot.
en el margen importan mucho.
consumer goods companies --
de bienes de consumo
like coffee and chocolate?
nos encantan como el café y el chocolate?
that perform best on total societal impact
en el impacto social total
things with their supply chain --
con su cadena de suministro,
sourcing their product --
y responsable de su producto,
on their growth margins.
en sus márgenes brutos.
like fundamental financials,
cosas como finanzas fundamentales,
are key drivers of valuation,
los riesgos financieros
de valoración.
that social and environmental factors --
que los factores sociales y ambientales,
a valoraciones y márgenes.
the analysis with anything.
on social and environmental areas
en áreas sociales y ambientales
a lot of short-term earnings pressures.
por obtener ganancias a corto plazo.
some of this pressure
crean algo de esta presión
starting to think longer-term
comienzan a pensar a más largo plazo
and surveys with investors,
encuestas con inversores,
they expect to see improved revenues
ver una mejora en los ingresos
with a TSI lens.
están pensando con una lente TSI.
to incorporate this
a incorporar esto
of socially responsible investing.
inversión socialmente responsable.
over just the last two years.
en los últimos dos años.
global assets managed in the world.
una cuarta parte del total
gestionados en el mundo.
may be cringing a little bit right now.
encogiendo de hombros en este momento.
of strategy consulting
de consultoría estratégica
and governments around the world,
gobiernos de todo el mundo,
or even sometimes think about
de hacer el bien.
it's going to negate the value
que negarán valor
they're creating for society.
están creando para la sociedad.
as heartless or even mercenary.
desalmados o incluso mercenarios.
to think differently.
we're going to make substantial progress
lograremos un progreso sustancial
de nuestro tiempo
impulsen las soluciones.
is to meet customer needs
satisfacer las necesidades del cliente
to help ensure their own growth,
las empresas ayuden a asegurar
su propia longevidad,
challenges in our society
más difíciles en nuestra sociedad
responsibly, incredibly,
responsable, increíble,
una empresa de tecnología
of total societal impact activities.
actividades de impacto social total.
en su negocio principal.
to those in disaster:
a aquellos envueltos en tragedias:
trabajadores humanitarios.
and working with NGOs
housing for free for refugees.
puedan proporcionar
most people would've figured out
la gente se habría dado cuenta de
for those in such dire need --
en necesidad extrema,
or so easily or efficiently --
o tan fácil o eficientemente,
para su estrategia corporativa
the number of hosts and guests
la cantidad de alojados e invitados
been thinking exclusively
pensado exclusivamente
figured out this route to growth,
habrían descubierto esta ruta
charging transaction fees.
cobran tarifas de transacción.
about how to bring their capabilities
en cómo aplicar sus competencias
drive their own growth.
su propio crecimiento.
new customer segments?
nuevos segmentos de clientes?
to donate 0.2 percent of their profits
donen el 0.2 % de sus ganancias
black-owned enterprises.
con propietarios negros.
this to the entrepreneurs,
donan esto a los empresarios,
in an independent trust,
en un fideicomiso independiente,
to these black entrepreneurs.
préstamos a estos empresarios negros.
entrepreneurs with capital,
más empresarios con capital,
is completely intertwined
to provide technical assistance.
para proporcionar asistencia técnica.
being lifted out of poverty.
sacadas de la pobreza.
working on expanding this program
trabajando para expandir este programa
to solve the problems in our world
resolver los problemas en nuestro mundo
corporate strategy and capital
creativa y capital
problems in our world.
en nuestro mundo.
and all of their strategy
y toda su estrategia
both total shareholder returns
para los accionistas
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Wendy Woods - Social impact strategistWendy Woods is a Senior Partner and Managing Director of The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Global Leader of BCG's Social Impact practice, which she helped create.
Why you should listen
Wendy Woods is responsible for BCG's work addressing global health, development, education, environment and climate, humanitarian response and total societal impact. She works with businesses, governments and social sector organizations, helping clients rethink business's role in society, create inclusive strategies, improve effectiveness, develop public-private partnerships and drive change. She is passionate about improving cooperation across the private, public, and social sectors to help solve the world's most intractable problems, as highlighted in her previous TED Talk, "Collective cooperation in the social sector."
Woods is also a frequent contributor to BCG's thought leadership across a wide range of topics, most recently co-authoring "Preparing for a Warmer World," "Total Societal Impact: A New Lens for Strategy," and "Why Paid Family Leave is Good Business."
Woods is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Centre for Public Impact, a BCG foundation dedicated to improving the positive impact of governments. She earned a BA in economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
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