# The case for letting business solve social problems

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2013
- Speaker: Michael Porter
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_porter_the_case_for_letting_business_solve_social_problems)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Why do we turn to nonprofits, NGOs and governments to solve society's biggest problems? Michael Porter admits he's biased, as a business school professor, but he wants you to hear his case for letting business try to solve massive problems like climate change and access to water. Why? Because when business solves a problem, it makes a profit -- which lets that solution grow.

## Lectures

1. [The case for letting business solve social problems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/michael_porter_the_case_for_letting_business_solve_social_problems/f1b26419975b), 17 min (TED's player)