Bill Clinton describes it as one of the five ideas that will change the world, but what exactly does the former US President see in the Hult Prize?
In light of the 2008 financial crisis, criticism has arisen from all angles of how business globally is conducted. Wealth disparity, bankers being “too big to jail”, and corporations’ exploitation of tax loopholes have led to both public anger directed towards corporations, and, as the rise of populist political parties around the world on both the left and right demonstrates, towards capitalism itself.
It would be ludicrous, however, to tar all business with the greed-brush, and the university venturing community…
