If you listened to the rhetoric that came out of the mouths of many politicians, NGO’s and even some business leaders in the lead up to the climate change discussions currently being held in Copenhagen, you would be forgiven for thinking that the world is doomed if the politicians don’t get it right this month.

Kiwi photographer Susanna Burton tells about heartbreak and hope among a group of rubbish collectors in Bali and how a group of New Zealand business women are giving them the chance of a better future. I am jolted from sleep at an hour that seems far too early for any sane westerner. Staring double-visioned at the clock, I make out it is 4am, time to get up. I drag myself from bed and fumble about [...]

A friend asked me a little while ago if I had any ideas relating to what they could do to use the business they are establishing, building and promoting to make it a more ethical entity and to make it something that is making a positive difference in the world. It is an exciting question to hear as I believe responsible business and business where the profit margin is not the be all and end [...]

When discussing Fair Trade and the use of co-operatives as a healthy business model in developing areas, I often get asked what a co-operative (co-op) is. Allow me to give an explanation here for people who may not have grasped an understanding of this business model before, and allow to me to share why I think it is a strong model for developing areas.

The Humanitarian Chronicle supports socially reponsible businesses whose very reason for existence consists of more than a drive to generate a profit. we support businesses that have written into their DNA a drive to positively impact the world. We identify Jedidiah, a California based clothing company, as one of those businesses. Jedidiah exists to serve the world around them and was born in 2001 as an entity shunning the pitfalls and extremes of the consumer [...]