Jonathan Halperin (Head of External Affairs) and Mike Brady (CEO) discuss Greyston's Open Hiring model and their plans to support other companies in its adoption. (Transform Finance Investor Network Webinar, January 24, 2018)
A pioneering social enterprise, Greyston practices Open Hiring™ – providing jobs to individuals who face barriers to employment – and supports its employees and community members with a range of community programs.
When we first started working with Greyston--New York's first registered benefit corporation, a hybrid social enterprise, and a world-class bakery--its history was rich and its story powerful.
Jonathan J. Halperin gives Plenary Presentation at
PRME Regional Meeting Agenda, College of Business and Economics, University of Guelph
(October 19, 2017, Guelph, Ontario)
When I began to unhook from SustainAbility in 2008, after 20+ years, to co-found Volans, Jonathan was working with the US end of SustainAbility — and sent the London end of the Volans team a large cardboard box of multi-colored felt rocks, which initially I couldn't make head nor tail of. I thought he was mad, or overly American.
But I have to say that, over time, those felt rocks have become a central feature of the Volans culture, thrown by team members at other team members (or guests) on the slightest provocation. That aside, he's a consummate professional, creative collaborator, skilled communicator, and keen intellect—and I am delighted both to have had Jonathan as a colleague and to now count him as a friend.
John Elkington
Founding Partner & Executive Chairman of Volans, Co-Founder & Non-Executive Member of the Board of SustainAbility