A genuinely mindful, collective approach has to include thinking about all people as individuals and engaging with them on those terms. That way your business will appear approachable and welcoming to all, and that way you will open your doors to the best talent.

In this interview with Graham Boyd PHD we hear about the FairShares Commons Business model and what it has to offer to businesses in the new paradigm.

A social democratic business must, like any democracy, be run by, of and for the people but the idea of people must embrace the wider community as defined in the company purpose.

An illusion, or an imperative? Whichever we believe, we have to marry our inner with the outer for anything to truly begin to shift in society.

This conversation focuses on helping a business to move from the linear consumption approach to business to a more sustainable and ethical re-use, re-purpose, re-cycle model.

We hear about the concepts of circular economy and economic pluralism and what businesses can do to collaborate with their stakeholders to co-create a sustainable future.

With ethical and environmental businesses showing the fastest growth this is often a beneficial switch for all parties.

Ecopreneurship : Business Practices for a Sustainable Future is the new book by Dr Niels Schneider.

In a year’s time, it’s entirely possible than some of the larger charities in the sector today may have had to greatly scale back in order to remain viable.