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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 >

The new Nike moment: why big may be beautiful after all

February 24, 2012 For some of us, reading Schumacher’s Small is Beautiful was a formative moment in deciding what to do with our lives and careers*. ‘Big is bad’ is therefore almost an article of faith. Read more >

Sports and Social Responsibility

February 24, 2012 This month our guest writer, Mark Joy, Group Marketing Director at Fast Track - a sports marketing company, discusses the challenges the growing sports marketing industry faces. Read more >

The State of Responsible Business in the UK

February 24, 2012 This month we discuss the results of Provident Financial’s survey, ‘Responsible Business in the UK’ Read more >

Women mean Business

February 24, 2012

Stephanie Caun writes about the launch of Corporate Citizenship’s research paper, 'Women Mean Business - Empowerment in Developing Markets'.

Leaders and the led: which come first?

January 27, 2012 The issue of leadership – and responsibility – is very much in the air. As I write, the plutocrats are meeting in Davos, debating the future of capitalism; the Republicans are struggling to find a credible presidential candidate; bankers and EU governments are trading insults about who should take a haircut and how much fat cats should be paid – Read more >

A quiet revolution: has the role of a CEO changed?

January 27, 2012 The behaviour of businesses and business leaders has got back onto the political agenda in the past few months with both UK and US political leaders arguing about distinguishing between good ‘producers’ and bad ‘predators’, and how best to come up with a more responsible form of capitalism. Read more >

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