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How to Lead a Sustainable Business – Emma Dabiri on Reinventing Stories Around Race

Jul 29, 2022

Emma Dabiri, an insightful academic and author of "Don't Touch My Hair," explores the complex idea of race as a cultural construct rooted in historical injustices. She discusses how understanding its origins can help end racial discrimination. The conversation delves into the significance of personal narratives, especially around black hair, and the importance of allyship. Dabiri emphasizes sustainable business practices that prioritize equity, urging a shift towards genuine representation and environmental responsibility for a just future.

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Hair, Identity, and Sustainability

7min

Rethinking Race and Environment

5min

Rethinking Race and the Impact of Systems on Identity

5min

Reimagining Allyship and Sustainability

12min

Confronting Climate Change and Revitalizing American Manufacturing

2min

For this edition of Intelligence Squared, we join Alannah Weston, Chairman of Selfridges Group, for her podcast How to Lead a Sustainable Business, in which she speaks to thought leaders who are reinventing their sectors for a sustainable and just future.

In this week’s special episode, Alannah and her guest explore the possibility of rethinking race.

Emma Dabiri is an academic, broadcaster and author of two highly acclaimed books on the subject: Don’t Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition. She discusses why ideas about race are cultural constructs and how understanding that race was invented to create and justify more racism could help us bring about an end to racial discrimination.

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