Small Ways Any Size Company Can Make a Big Difference in the World
Small Ways Any Size Company Can Make a Big Difference in the World. Don’t feel powerless against this world’s problems. If you know how, even small companies can make an outsized difference.
Sometimes it can feel like the world is falling apart all around you. HIV is threatening populations already ravaged by heroin, the environment is on the brink, and the national debt continues to grow. Think about them too hard, and these problems can feel overwhelming.
They’re global issues without clear solutions. The highly coordinated international response they surely require might prove impossible to achieve. Resources are limited. In the face of this stark reality, what hope could one single person have to make a difference?
Jack “Tato” Bigio is not intimidated. He recognizes the size of the problem, but doesn’t let that stop him from taking up the fight. Bigio is the Co-Founder and CEO of UBQ Materials, an Israel-based company working to eliminate trash by converting it into a sustainable plastic substitute.
Bigio has decades of experience in business, and has learned the incredible potential business has to make a massive difference in worldwide problems. In the sustainability sector, he also has experience with bio fuel and solar and wind farms. Bigio speaks 4 languages and has an MBA from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he graduated summa cum laude.
Here’s what Bigio says your company needs in order to have the potential to change the world:
1. Recorded Proof
Big problems require big solutions, but it all starts with a single step. “Just like you can suffer death by a thousand little cuts, you can enjoy success by a thousand little proof points,” Bigio says. He recognizes that people may be hesitant to believe progress can be made, so he puts UBQ to the test. “UBQ developed what we call a ‘Climate Impact Data Sheet’ that shows the before and after impact of adopting the UBQ Material into an industrial process.
