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Responding to the Unprecedented
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July 2020
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Human Rights, Leadership, Business
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything: exposing the injustices and shortcomings of our society locally and globally. It has also reminded us how much we share, how deeply interconnected we are
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Business as Usual?
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April 2020
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Business
It’s not unprecedented to say we live in unprecedented times.  Corona Virus means that we do.   The good news however, amongst all the chaos and disruption to our economy and health, is th
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Could your idea change the world?
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December 2019
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Innovation, Business for Good, Entrepreneurship
Percy Shaw’s did.  In the early 1930s he wondered why no one had thought of embedding little mirrors in the centre of roads to reflect back oncoming lights at night - a concept of ‘Cat
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Bring Humanity Back to Business
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July 2019
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#business #human
Believe it or not, businesses don’t exist.People exist. People sign pieces of paper to form companies. People make business decisions, and people receive dividend cheques if those decisions are succ
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Just IMAGINE if - Business was Always a Force of Good
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April 2019
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Business for Good
The phrase ‘just imagine if’ has stayed with me throughout my life. Imagine a world of gender and racial equality. Imagine a world free from businesses polluting our environment. Imagine if we cou
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Mike Ashley, Philip Green and Matthias Muller Are Only the Start - The Whole Corporate World Is Under Review
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July 2017
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Business For Good
From tax evasion to emission scandals, to executive pay and working conditions, the last twelve months have been dominated by corporate scandal.It is an issue that soared to the top of the agenda once
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Let's Go Further, Together
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December 2014
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Business For Good
Over recent years, the status of the entrepreneur has evolved from that of economic outcast to capitalistic rebel, the brave white knight and bold pioneer of disruption and innovation.But this vision,
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Food for Thought: Why a Healthy Tomorrow Can Only Be Secured by the Young Leaders of Today
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November 2013
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Business For Good
Next week I am honoured to be going to Johannesburg as a Counsellor for the One Young World Summit, where 1,300 young delegates will gather from 190 countries to debate many of the world's most pressi
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Immediate Action Is Needed to Avert Britain's Recipe for Disaster
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April 2013
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Business For Good
Thousands of British children are going to school hungry every day, while the country faces an obesity and dietary crisis that is costing the NHS £6bn per year. The numbers speak for themselves: Brit
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