Book review of Beyond the corporation: humanity working by David Erdal, reviewed by Michael Smith

It’s not about making money, says James Miller, Non-Executive Chairman and former Managing Director of Abermed. He spoke to Anjali Guptara about his commitment to core values, at a Civil Society Forum hosted by Initiatives of Change in London on 19 April 2012.

Employing social enterprises is a key, says Professor John Carlisle of Sheffield Business School and Chairman of Cooperation Works Ltd. He spoke to Anjali Guptara at a Civil Society Forum hosted by Initiatives of Change in its London centre on 19 April 2012.

The best companies embrace a commitment to quality and a shared purpose, say speakers at a forum on ‘productive collaboration held on 19 April 2012.

A major feature in the the Economic Times, Mumbai, April 19th, looks at the way that the German multinational engineering company Siemens has cleaned up its act after the scandal which led to the company admitting to several bribery charges and paying around $1.6 billion in fines.

So successful has been the turn-around that another engineering giant, Tata Group, is studying it closely with a view to licensing some of the processes. 

Tony Bradley, Deputy Director of the SEED (Social and Ethical Enterprise Development) Centre at Liverpool Hope University, writes about 'another new kid on the block: the alternative worlds of social and ethical businesses' in Business Trends, 14 March 2012.

Professor Mohammed Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank, Bangladesh, interviewed by Shaun Ley for Radio 4’s The World This Weekend news programme – 11 March 2012.

A new integrity charter mark for businesses and organisations, aimed at embedding ethical practice throughout their staff, was launched in the Mansion House in the City of London on 15 March. Investing in Integrity (IiI) has been developed by the UK’s Institute of Business Ethics and the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI), both non-profit bodies which promote ethics and integrity in business and finance.

The workstream’s vision is to bring together people dreaming to make the new green economy a reality and support them in becoming inspiring leaders for a self-sustaining global movement. India being a recognised engine of economic growth, it is imperative to envision a green economy and create leaders aspiring for trust and integrity in a just and equitable global economy. Our approach is based on the TIGE / Caux principles that 'global needs can be met through transformational change.'

What is the Lord Mayor’s ‘Restoring trust in the City’ initiative all about? Corporate governance adviser Richard Sermon, who was Chairman of the Advisory Board of the previous Lord Mayor of London’s initiative, spells out a seven-point plan.