Unlocking the power of companies through capital markets and society

October 25, 2017 The World Benchmarking Alliance represents a new opportunity to measure and compare corporate performance on the SDGs. Gerbrand Haverkamp outlines the transparent and dynamic approach the index is taking to its development to ensure it’s relevant and credible. Read more >

Creating room for sustainable business to fail

October 20, 2017 Fear of failure risks stalling the momentum on progressing the sustainability agenda. Businesses should embrace a more honest and transparent approach to enable others to learn from their mistakes, writes Richard Hardyment.   Read more >

2014: year of the individual

January 30, 2014 With pundits busy predicting what the year ahead holds, Mike Tuffrey reviews their forecasts and concludes that it’s down to individuals to make the difference. Read more >

Time to end the one way trade

January 30, 2014 Peter Truesdale says that multinationals from Europe and North America have much to learn from their new counterparts in the developing world. Read more >

Passing the pub test

December 03, 2013 Corporate responsibility practitioners need to get out more, says Mike Tuffrey, and start talking about the issues ordinary people care about. Read more >

What the world will look like in 2050

October 31, 2013 Hugh Macpherson takes you on a tour of 2050, courtesy of Jonathon Porritt’s latest book. Read more >

Storms, cities, sustainability

October 31, 2013 Mike Tuffrey rethinks what sustainability means in an era of extreme weather and growing cities. Read more >

Economic Impact

March 30, 2012 This month, Mitun Majumdar, Associate Director at Corporate Citizenship, discusses how the recession is changing the corporate responsibility debate and argues that understanding the economic impact of your company is essential Read more >

Ethical Trade

March 30, 2012 This month our guest writer Paul McGreevy, International Values and R&D Director at The Body Shop, argues that the recession is not the time to relent on your commitment to ethical trade and Corporate Social Responsibility Read more >

If the Pope can go to Cuba, why can’t companies embrace government? A mini manifesto for change

March 30, 2012 The prevailing consensus in business used to be that government is the problem. What we need is lower taxes and less regulation, and we’ll create the jobs and money that you need to keep your voters happy. You can trust us – take a look at our corporate responsibility report where you can see all the good things we are doing. (But just in case, we will still maintain well-funded public affairs departments to lobby and fend off unwelcome interventions.) Read more >