Oliver Balch
Oliver Balch
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Feb 25, 2011
Often several steps removed from the farmers themselves, big food buyers still have a vital role to play in making the world’s agricultural supply chain more sustainable.
Feb 25, 2011
The arguments for agricultural sustainability are loud and pressing. Business is beginning to respond, although the precise way forward remains unclear
Feb 25, 2011
The dangers of working in war zones, online privacy and how to mix philanthropy and profit
Feb 25, 2011
Faced with criticism from campaign groups, companies can fight with facts, engage or hide. APP has tried all three, none with much success
Feb 4, 2011
UKs perceived leading global position is highlighted in Ethical Corporations newly published 10-page management briefing
Jan 27, 2011
Biodiversity is increasingly seen as an area of business risk, but a failure to understand its full significance coupled with poor management tools are slowing corporate responses
Jan 27, 2011
Once the “dirty man of Europe”, UK plc has done more than many to push ahead on issues of social and environmental management
Jan 27, 2011
The UK’s activist NGOs have been happy to harry business. But recent years have seen an increasing trend towards collaboration rather than combat
Jan 27, 2011
Under the UK’s coalition government, the trend towards voluntary action and light-touch regulation looks set to continue
Jan 27, 2011
Biodiversity loss could be a bigger risk to business than climate change, yet poor understanding and a complex business case are denying it the attention it deserves