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Rewiring leadership: The future we want, the leadership we need
Businesses face unprecedented change from social and environmental challenges, technical innovation and business model innovation. There is growing public expectation and a commercial case for businesses to shape and lead the change we need for a better future
Building leaders for long-term business performance
This report which I co-authored, examines how multinational companies are equipping employees with the skills, knowledge and values to grow businesses for the long term. It deepens our understanding of how companies are defining
In Focus: The Centre for Global Equality
Sitting in the eaves of her office at the Centre for Global Equality (CGE) in an historic building in Cambridge, Director Dr Lara Allen talks about how she is motivated to find ways of connecting the intellectual powerhouse
What I Have Learnt: Robin Willoughby Oxfam
Robin Willoughby is Head of Food and Climate Policy and Campaigns. He has previously led Oxfam International’s Agriculture investment policy and advocacy portfolio and was a consultant researcher on food and environmental security at Chatham House.
Meet Our Network: Liz Williams, BT
Liz Williams is responsible for BT Group’s tech literacy programme and its education strategies. She is chair of Good Things Foundation, the UK’s largest digital participation charity, which has just celebrated helping its two millionth learner.
What I Have Learnt: Richard Burrett
Richard Burrett is a Partner at Earth Capital Partners LLP, a sustainability focused investment group. He has spent over 30 years working in international finance and at ABN AMRO played a key role in developing the Equator Principles. He is a Fellow at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
In the Spotlight: Crowdfunding Solar Power, M&S Energy
How is a company that is in the business of selling bras and knickers looking to its customers to help meet renewable energy commitments? Zoë Arden speaks to Lydia Hopton, Property Plan A Project Manager at M&S, to find out.
Meet Our Network: Dr Steve Waygood Aviva
Dr Steve Waygood leads the global investment team at Aviva Investors. He co-founded the Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative and the Corporate Responsibility Reporting Coalition.
What I Have Learnt: Professor David Grayson
Kennedy School of Government Professor Joseph Nye describes a ‘tri-sector athlete’ as someone who can, “engage and collaborate across the private, public, and social sectors.
Individuals in Business: Radar Roundtable
We recently hosted a roundtable to discuss with some of our network the Radar theme ‘Being Human’ and better understand what it means to be human in an increasingly technological and systemised world.
What I Have Learnt: Inge Wallage
Part of being human is the ability to put ourselves in other people’s shoes or, better still, wear them. Inge Wallage, currently communications director at the International Water Association (IWA),
The power of storytelling for business engagement on sustainability
When I started the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership in 2012, I saw it as the final staging post on my journey from a career in communications to one in sustainability that had started when I was at BT.
Meet Our Network: Sean Ansett
Having held senior corporate responsibility positions at Burberry and Gap Inc., Sean Ansett now provides strategic advice on ethical trade, human rights and environmental sustainability. Zoë Arden spoke with him about his work with LaborVoices,
The power of storytelling for business engagement on sustainability
When I started the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership in 2012, I saw it as the final staging post on my journey from a career in communications to one in sustainability that had started when I was at BT
Integration Lessons from Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and the Philippines
Key Asian markets provide an interesting study in the market pressures that can both help and hinder the integration of sustainability.
The Unusual Suspects: Janice Lao, MTR Corporation
MTR is one of the world’s leading rail operators transporting over 5.4 million passengers every weekday. Its primary business is the construction and operation of mass transit railway systems in Hong Kong.
The power of storytelling for business engagement on sustainability
When I started the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership in 2012, I saw it as the final staging post on my journey from a career in communications to one in sustainability that had started when I was at BT