Does our company’s core activity help human beings thrive? If not, what are we planning to do about it?

‘Degrowth is a planned reduction of energy and resource use designed to bring the economy back into balance with the living world in a way that reduces inequality and improves human well-being’. Jason Hickel, Author of Less is More Last week, experienced chair Heather Tierney-Moore … Continue readingDoes our company’s core activity help human beings thrive? If not, what are we planning to do about it?

Thinking like an owner – a precious byproduct of capitalism

Last week BBC Radio 4 hosted a discussion about capitalism between three authors – the Financial Times’ Martin Wolf, US Senator Bernie Sanders and economist Kate Raworth,  whose contribution to an earlier broadcast I commented on here. None of these three participants spoke positively about … Continue readingThinking like an owner – a precious byproduct of capitalism

From Jack Welch to Paul Polman — what a change in just 15 years!

Trials of a 4-day working week have been a success, according to recent reports in The Guardian. 18 of the 61 participating companies have already made this pattern permanent. “At Ravelin Robotics, staff have been enjoying a three-day weekend,” said David Alatore, its chief technology officer. … Continue readingFrom Jack Welch to Paul Polman — what a change in just 15 years!

Labour and the 21st Century Economy – a 12 point plan for building a better capitalism.

When I was 11 years old my grandmother gave me a book token for Christmas and I spent it on two paperback biographies. One was about the racing driver, Graham Hill. The other was about Harold Wilson, Labour’s recently elected Prime Minister. To many Labour … Continue readingLabour and the 21st Century Economy – a 12 point plan for building a better capitalism.

What does respect for employees mean in the age of the algorithm?

‘There’s an algorithm here, tracking a human worker. Do you not see this as a problem?’ Darren Jones, MP, chair of the Employment Select Committee in the UK’s House of Commons, was cross-examining Amazon’s European Head of Public Policy. The latter had initially suggested that … Continue readingWhat does respect for employees mean in the age of the algorithm?

What does respect for employees mean in the age of the algorithm?

‘There’s an algorithm here, tracking a human worker. Do you not see this as a problem?’ Darren Jones, MP, chair of the Employment Select Committee in the UK’s House of Commons, was cross-examining Amazon’s European Head of Public Policy. The latter had initially suggested that … Continue readingWhat does respect for employees mean in the age of the algorithm?