UK Business Education

Nokia's chief exec - who used to work for Microsoft is considering taking firm to US and a joint venture with Microsoft

Nokia's problems

Laura Wade Grey - moves from Tesco to M&S. Market value shifts with her, can she deliver?

The Power of Peer Pressure 

How cheap are those tomatoes? European Slavery

Famous Gordon Gekko greed speech

A cheesy video from Theo Phaphitis, Richard Branson,  and Justin King and Rose on sustainable accounting

Two West Sussex boys scoop business prize

Why companies are scared of CSR

Young entrepreneur speaks about dangers affecting animals after deforestation in Indonesia

Is the city "amoral"?  Should investors walk away when when opportunities damage the environment or the fabric of society?

Corporate charity donations and those that are giving are seeking greater intervention in who gets the money and how it is spent

Firms primary responsibility is to shareholders not to stakeholders or society at large.  Milton Friedman's seminal work was published almost 40 years ago. In "The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits", Friedman argued that business "had no responsibilities other than to maximise profits for the shareholders".

Fascinating analysis of whether CSR can survive recession. Whether business and government will put profit ahead of responsibility or move to embed CSR into ensuring furture profits are sustainable.

Why CSR is happening How CSR is happening How CSR generate revenue

How CSR works, why it works and what the future might be!

How CSR benefits a Plymouth Construction business

PG Tips reacts to PETA's CRUELTEA adverts by stopping testing on animals

Do companies that do well have to do good?