Lauren Ott truly brings the “S” to ESG as a social entrepreneur who teaches organizations how to maximize their impact on the causes they care about. Lauren is the Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships at Impact Genome, the world's leading impact registry.

In this episode, the Laurens talk about the critical role of centralizing, standardizing and quantifying social impact, how such a repository can help create a more equal playing field for social programs, charities and non-profits, the reality of cause-washing, the value of an impact marketplace, and what the future of this space might look like in Canada, the US and beyond.

So whether you are working for an impact producer, an investor or a sustainability leader at your organization deciding where to partner within your community, this is such an informative episode. What Lauren and the team are doing at Impact Genome is truly inspiring, and Lauren herself is just a ray of sunshine to chat with.