Ecocide

Rising to the Challenge

Michael Townsend | Posted 04.06.2012 | UK
Michael Townsend

Who would want to be a business leader in these volatile times? The debate about boardroom pay and excess rages, the global economy is so volatile it is hard to plan anything with conviction, issues of ethics and trust echo through the media, and then there are more icebergs looming on the horizon: resource scarcity, soaring energy prices, and the increasing impact of climate change.

The Giving Season

Christine Ottery | Posted 19.02.2012 | UK
Christine Ottery

The recession has cut charity donations since 2008 in real terms - after adjustment for inflation - to the tune of about £900 million. Philanthropy in the UK has plummeted by almost a third between 2009 and 2010.