In this second interview of the “17 Rooms” podcast, Marcela Escobari and Ethan Rouen discuss elevating the “S” in ESG through a streamlined set of firm-level metrics that capture job quality and economic mobility. Escobari, senior fellow at the Center for Sustainable Development at The Brookings Institution, and Rouen, professor at Harvard Business School, moderated Room 8, alongside Otis Rolley of The Rockefeller Foundation during the 2021 17 Rooms flagship process. Room 8 is focused on Sustainable Development Goal number 8 on Decent Work and Economic Growth.
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Zia Khan,
Zia Khan
Senior Vice President for Innovation
- The Rockefeller Foundation
@ziakhannyc
John W. McArthur,
John W. McArthur
Director
- Center for Sustainable Development,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
@mcarthur
Marcela Escobari, and
Marcela Escobari
Former Brookings Expert,
Assistant Administrator, Latin America and the Caribbean
- U.S Agency for International Development
@MarcelaEscobari
Ethan Rouen
Ethan Rouen
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
- Harvard Business School
December 7, 2021