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Ending the disconnect between politics and business

posted by Tony Manwaring on March 4, 2010

It should be time to discuss the big issues which will define the years ahead, notably how are we, as a nation, going to pay our way in the years ahead?

Issue(s): Tomorrow's Global Leaders , Social Business , Global Financial Crisis , Tomorrow's Governance

Region(s): West Europe

Tag(s): banks , business leaders , Elections , talent

Beyond Copenhagen part two

posted by Anthony Alexander on February 14, 2010

Part Two: Climate change is just a symptom of a wider problem: the era of cheap fossil energy.

In the wake of the Copenhagen conference, climate change could soon be displaced by a different crisis demanding a transition to a low carbon economy.

Issue(s): Climate Change , Sustainability , Global Financial Crisis , Tomorrow's Green Economy , Responsible Investment , Low Carbon Economy

Region(s): North America , Central America , South America , Caribbean , West Europe , Africa , East Europe & Former Soviet Union , Middle East , South Asia , East Asia , Southeast Asia , Australia and South Pacific

Tag(s): carbon transition , climate , oil depletion

The Illusion of Safety

posted by Bill Sharon on December 21, 2009

There is an assumption that one of the fundamental purposes of government is to provide for the safety of its citizens. One could argue that Americans enjoy that safety. There have been no terrorist attacks in the US since 9/11 and the crime rates in most cities have been declining for years. Although the world seems to be as uncertain a place as we have ever known in this generation we all operate as though we can get through our lives relatively unscathed. Yet we have more people in prison than any other country in the world and we manage to shoot and kill each other at rates that dwarf those in any other developed nation. Safety, it would seem, depends on your perspective.

Issue(s): Embedding Values , Creating Frameworks , Tomorrow's Global Leaders , Corporate Social Responsibility , Global Financial Crisis , Tomorrow's Governance , Tomorrow's Owners