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  • Darwin: the true father of economics?

    18 January 2012

    As Europe stares into an economic abyss and with the US appearing to be in terminal decline, capitalism is under the cosh. Economist and author Robert H. Frank explains his vision of an economic model inspired by Charles Darwin. ...more

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    Social Business – the missing piece of the social economy puzzle?

    17 January 2012

    A quirk in UK company law and a steer from the US could lead the way to truly harnessing the power of capitalism in the service of society, suggests Luke Fletcher ...more

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    The Goose with golden eggs?

    4 January 2012

    From water and eggs to microfinance, social business Global Ethics is turning profitable products into life-changing projects across the world. As it continues to diversify, the business is now looking for investment to grow. Claudia Cahalane spoke to founder Duncan Goose about its plans for 2012 ...more

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    Building a better way to live

    5 December 2011

    When a leading housing developer embarked on a mission to build Scotland’s first sustainable village, a social enterprise model offered the best opportunity to combine innovation, partnership and social purpose. Claire McBain reports ...more

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    50 stars in seriously long-term innovation

    10 November 2011

    What kind of action is needed to build a more efficient, resilient system than the one we currently rely upon – asks Charmian Love, CEO of Volans and co-author of a new report on long-term thinking around sustainability?  ...more

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    Soldier of good fortune

    17 August 2011
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    Bill Parry

    Rye Barcott, a social entrepreneur and former US Marine, shares his story of how his donation of $26 to Tabitha, an HIV-positive widow with a plan and determination, has been transformed, into an organisation that provides medical treatment for over 45,000 people each year in Africa's largest slum. ...more

  • Community solar project to beat government cuts

    9 June 2011

    The UK’s first community-owned “solar power station” has raised the money it needs from local shareholders to start generating energy, ahead of the government’s cuts to the feed-in tariff, writes Paul Allen. ...more

  • Parwan Raisin Producer Cooperative
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    A 'raisin d'être' for business in war zones

    1 May 2011
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    Chrisanthi Giotis

    Raisins are the first Fairtrade certified product to come from Afghanistan – but the hard work required to do it took a 'soft' approach to business, discovers Chrisanthi Giotis ...more

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    A moment with Barbara Knowles

    8 April 2011

    Romania’s Transylvania is home to unique hay meadows and rural communities. Three years ago, a year after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, Barbara Knowles decided to work to preserve this ancient landscape and its rural livelihoods – through milk.
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  • Vincent Neate, head of climate change and sustainability at KPMG
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    Lunch with... Vincent Neate

    29 March 2011
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    Chrisanthi Giotis

    Vincent Neate of KPMG is hard-line existentialist looking for ‘the next big thing’ in social enterprise. Chrisanthi Giotis gets Neate’s take on mentoring, moral responsibility and making a difference ...more

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