Matthew de la Hey, inploi

It pays to understand the people behind the company, in this case
Matthew de la Hey, co-founder of inploi, in order to understand the
corporate ethos of the company.

Coming from South Africa he understood first-hand the unfairness of
life and wanted to make a difference.

“South Africa is a very complicated place, as well as a
very beautiful place, with one of the most unequal societies in the world.
Growing up there and being exposed to its inequalities instilled in me a strong
sense of social justice.

“I think if we are to survive as a society, we need to address
how capitalism works. Capitalism needs to adapt, and we need to level the
playing field and create opportunity for all.”

Part of that vision led de la Hey into becoming a council
member of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism last year. He sees capitalism as being
an extraordinary economic system for growth and innovation but this vehicle
needs to be harnessed for everyone, otherwise society will buckle under its own
weight and the inequality it produces.

“We need to build more equal, more productive, happier, healthier societies, rather
than a race to bottom where some people get very rich and a lot of people have
nothing. We need a more inclusive, more sustainable approach, that considers
all stakeholders and upholds a social contract”.

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