Yearly Archives: 2013

The iconic Big Ben and Palace of Westminster

Are short-term profit targets bad for business?

At a debate organised by GoodCorporation and hosted by Baroness Sharp at the House of Lords on 20th May 2009, Will Hutton, Vice-Chair of the Work Foundation spoke on corporate governance and corporate responsibility. Will said that companies need to have a much clearer statement of their purpose that should be challenged and agreed by…

The iconic Big Ben and Palace of Westminster

Can defence and security companies operate ethically?

With some of the biggest fines for corporate corruption imposed upon leading multinational defence companies, the latest GoodCorporation debate at the House of Lords asked: Can defence and security companies ever operate ethically? Hosting the debate, Baroness Pauline Neville Jones stressed that we should focus the discussion on how the industry moves forward.  Corruption scandals…