Corporate social responsibility
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Jeremy Corbyn invites businesses to join Labour to build prosperity – videoJeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, speaks to the CBI on Monday
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Corporations aren't known for honesty, but Skins showed us how it's doneRather than sweep the scandal surrounding ultrarunner Robert Young under the rug, Swiss sportswear brand Skins set an example on doing the right thing
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How Google is using big data to protect the environmentGoogle’s sustainability officer Kate Brandt outlines the company’s wide-range interest in sustainable fishing, green buildings and renewable energy
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Science Museum condemned for oil company sponsorshipCaroline Lucas and dozens of campaigners and scientists call on museum to drop Statoil backing of children’s gallery
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Inside corporate America's stand against transgender discriminationPayPal, the NBA and others are protesting against a North Carolina law that bans transgender people from bathrooms that match their gender identity
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Apps and maps: 6 ways companies can cut their water footprintsOur expert panel highlights six ways to ensure companies put water at the heart of their operations
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What Apple’s tax bill tells us about capitalismLetters: Apple is very greedy. It makes 40% gross profits from overpricing its products, exploiting their designer-label status
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The irresponsibility of giant tech companiesLetters: The elements of the electronic infrastructure analogous to aircraft and airlines leave gaping holes that allow access to hackers, virus-makers, pornographers and other criminals
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The secret life of a corporate responsibility director: I point businesses towards their moral compassMy job title sounds wishy-washy even to me – but it’s important to persuade companies to behave ethically. Which they will, if it makes them money
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Can a company ever claim to be making a better world?Companies such as Dell and Dow are working to define ‘net positive’ - where they put more into society than they take. Some suggest it’s self-serving rhetoric
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The little guy v The Man: when ordinary people take on Trump, Fox, the government and moreFrom fighting the American billionaire’s Scottish golf course plans to saving Happy Birthday from entertainment giant Warner and facing down a fracking firm – the stories of David and Goliath legal battles
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What do Apple and Patagonia have in common? Making money from solarBusinesses typically put solar panels on their roofs to support clean energy and cut emissions, but a small group of them are branching out to earn profits from selling solar electricity
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Can the advertising industry sell us waste-free living?The founder of WWF’s Earth Hour, Andy Ridley, believes the creative industries are key to building support for the circular economy
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Businesses have seen the light with solar energy and it's finally paying offBusinesses still have a way to go to limit their carbon footprint, but one area where they are making good progress is switching to clean energy
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The missing development trillions: how you would fund the SDGsMore than 50 people shared their ideas on where the sector will find over $3tn a year to fund the sustainable development goals. Here’s a selection of our favourites
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Florida brewery creates edible beer holders to save marine lifeDiscarded plastic six-pack rings trap and kill fish and other sea life. Could holders made from wheat and barley be an animal-friendly alternative?
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'The private sector thought it had a divine right to exist'Walt Macnee, vice chair at MasterCard, talks frankly about how the relationship between the private sector and NGOs has become less acrimonious
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Can business and government work together for development? - live chatJoin experts on Wednesday 25 May, 2-3pm BST to explore how businesses can work with government to ensure on the ground work leads to genuine change
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Monsanto, Dow, Syngenta: rush for mega-mergers puts food security at riskRecent deals in the global agrochemical and seed industry, driven by financial motivations, are a threat to farmers, prices and the environment
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McDonald’s staff lovin’ the fight for rightsLetters: We congratulate Jeremy Corbyn on his decision to refuse McDonald’s a stall at Labour conference. Our members at McDonald’s agree
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Indian law requires companies to give 2% of profits to charity. Is it working?Two years after the law passed more corporate money is getting to charities but critics point to low ambitions and evasion
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Topshop owner Philip Green worth £4.3bn; store cleaners say their wages don’t cover rent and foodAs contracted cleaners demand fairer pay, fashion chain removes document supporting living wage from website after Guardian inquiry
Circular economy Buried at sea: the companies cashing in on abandoned cables