Q&A: How the YK Center Is Pushing Forward the ‘New Economy’
That the future of profit is purpose is the modus operandi of the YK Center, a self-proclaimed “for-benefit organization” striving to push the needle on a more sustainable economy.
The Center was founded by Professor Yehuda Kahane and executive coach Tal Ronen in response to the 2012 United Nations document “The Future We Want,” which created a call to action to promote sustainable development and “ensuring the promotion of an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable future for our planet and for present and future generations.”
It strives to promote what it calls the “New Economy” by serving as a collaboration hub for sustainably minded researchers, developing innovation labs, “Game Changers” Labs and city-state labs, and creating new metrics. The Center also strives to help initiate a new phase of grassroot activism to promote better business.
Here the Center’s co-founder, Professor Kahane (who spoke at New Metrics ‘15 about the 4D Economy), discusses how his organization aims to make the New Economy happen now.
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