Amanda Gardiner's guest appearances

Amanda Gardiner

Social Impact Pioneers

Chris Anderson

Michelle Thompson

Hilary Cottam

Parag Khanna

Fred Brown

Paul Skinner

Cherie Blair

Anna Johnson

Shawn Askinosie

Andrew Hunt

Cass Sunstein

Rachel Cooper

Peter Hall

Mark Lee

Andrew Howard

OwlTail

Pearson PLC

Amanda Gardiner, Vice President of Global Sustainability &amp; Social Innovation at the world’s largest education company Pearson joins us for this week’s Spotlight interview.During this personal and insightful podcast we get an insider’s perspective on the opportunities Amanda is seeing for Pearson and other businesses to integrate sustainability into core business. Amanda shares details as to why she is excited about growing investor interest in social and environmental issues, but frustrated by the legacy of philanthropic donations. During our conversation Amanda gives her personal advise on balancing a core drive to make a lasting societal difference - with being a wife and mum. And her advice at the end of our conversation on how to get going in your career is invaluable: “don't always listen to all the advice you are given; take risks; and get stuck into the business.” Amanda leads the global team at Pearson responsible for integrating social, economic, and environmental issues into business strategy and operations, with a key focus on innovating and delivering value to underserved communities. Prior to this Amanda was Pearson’s Director of Global Advocacy &amp; Partnerships  - working closely with organisations such as the UN and the World Economic Forum. She has been on the Board of the Global Partnership for Education, a programme specialist for the United Nations’ Development Program’s Business Call to Action and a consultant for UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific, &amp; Cultural Organization.

Amanda Gardiner, Vice President of Global Sustainability &amp; Social Innovation at the world’s largest education company Pearson joins us for this week’s Spotlight interview. During this personal and insightful podcast we get an insider’s perspective on the opportunities Amanda is seeing for Pearson and other businesses to integrate sustainability into core business. Amanda shares details as to why she is excited about growing investor interest in social and environmental issues, but frustrated by the legacy of philanthropic donations. During our conversation Amanda gives her personal advise on balancing a core drive to make a lasting societal difference - with being a wife and mum. And her advice at the end of our conversation on how to get going in your career is invaluable: “don't always listen to all the advice you are given; take risks; and get stuck into the business.” Amanda leads the global team at Pearson responsible for integrating social, economic, and environmental issues into business strategy and operations, with a key focus on innovating and delivering value to underserved communities. Prior to this Amanda was Pearson’s Director of Global Advocacy &amp; Partnerships  - working closely with organisations such as the UN and the World Economic Forum. She has been on the Board of the Global Partnership for Education, a programme specialist for the United Nations’ Development Program’s Business Call to Action and a consultant for UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific, &amp; Cultural Organization.

Amanda Gardiner, Vice President, Global Sustainability & Social Innovation, Pearson plc