It’s Just Good Business
Over the course of the last few months my blogs have explored what it means to be a responsible company – if values can support both sustainability and financial return, […]
Category Archives: Systems change
In Defence of Incrementalism
The late Neil Armstrong always emphasised that the race to the moon was a relay race, with the lunar landing at its apex. Every prior mission did as many new […]
Old guard businesses have plenty to offer sustainable economy start-ups
[By Aaron Hay, reposted from the original at the Forum for the Future blog, and his tumblr.] “All the old companies need to fit into the new economy.” That’s what I heard […]
bRIC With a Small ‘b’: Rethinking Business Models for the Emerging Middle Class
In 2012 Brazil overtook the UK as the world’s 6th largest economy, moving closer to meeting the expectations set by the novelist Stefan Zweig in 1942, when he said that “Brazil […]
Sustainability & ‘Profits’ – Part 2
So with all the festivities a week has turned into a month, but here is the second part of my blog on the practical application of sustainability values in order […]
The EU commits to a Circular Economy
This is a press release you probably missed. On December 17th, the EU issued a press statement confirming its commitment to transition towards a circular economy: “In a world with growing pressures […]
Sustainability & ‘Profits’ – Part 1
In my last post I looked at some of the theories that support incorporating core purpose and company values at the heart of a business. Below is a summary of […]
The Power of Purpose
In my last blog I looked at some of the problems associated with trying to become a more responsible company, particularly if a company is looking to profit from ethical […]
Does it Pay to be Ethical?
This third blog on the theme of corporate values and sustainability will examine the links between profits and responsible corporate behaviour: the practical realities of ethical challenges. For every study […]
The Role of Business
In this second blog in my series on business and values, I’m going to look at some of the arguments that academics have made for more responsible corporate behaviour. Subsequent […]
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