Business

Companies put shareholders ahead of people and planet. The next government must change that
Capitalism: Skyscrapers in the city of London
Eleanor Shearer and Chris Turner

Companies put shareholders ahead of people and planet. The next government must change that

The next government should make sure businesses work in all our interests – not just the interests of shareholders
Is 'edgy upstart' BrewDog now 'boring and ubiquitous' after years of scandal? Experts weigh in
BrewDog
Business

Is 'edgy upstart' BrewDog now 'boring and ubiquitous' after years of scandal? Experts weigh in

Timpson boss James Timpson on Doc Martens, high street success and how work can turn lives around
Timpsons CEO James Timpson
Business

Timpson boss James Timpson on Doc Martens, high street success and how work can turn lives around

Americans are buying up Britain from right under our noses. Here's why
Angus Hanton

Americans are buying up Britain from right under our noses. Here's why

A government 'ministry of poverty' could help us change course
John Bird

A government 'ministry of poverty' could help us change course

The All Party Parliamentary Group coming together to make poverty history
People queueing at a food bank
John Bird

The All Party Parliamentary Group coming together to make poverty history

Tim Campbell: 'The question anyone in business should be asking is: does this make the world better?'
Tim Campbell. Photo: BBC
TV

Tim Campbell: 'The question anyone in business should be asking is: does this make the world better?'

£15 minimum wage: Who is calling for it and could it happen?
A street cleaner collects a bag of waste from a public bin.
Employment

£15 minimum wage: Who is calling for it and could it happen?

The Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE: I honed my business skills in a DJ collective called True Elegance
Tim Campbell MBE in front of the City of London skyline
entrepreneur

The Apprentice star Tim Campbell MBE: I honed my business skills in a DJ collective called True Elegance

The results from a global four-day working week trial are in and you’ll want to show your boss
Four-day working week

The results from a global four-day working week trial are in and you’ll want to show your boss

Brewdog labels itself ‘anti-sponsor’ of Qatar World Cup... but will still show it
brewdog qatar
Qatar World Cup

Brewdog labels itself ‘anti-sponsor’ of Qatar World Cup... but will still show it

This former Big Issue vendor has opened a shop to help disadvantaged young people access sport
Big Issue vendor Ricky Gleeson
Our vendors

This former Big Issue vendor has opened a shop to help disadvantaged young people access sport

A businessman who took in a Ukrainian family has launched a company to help refugees into work
Ukrainian refugee Maryna and host Oliver Tagg
Ukraine

A businessman who took in a Ukrainian family has launched a company to help refugees into work

CEOs are now paid 109 times more than the average worker
CEO pay
Business

CEOs are now paid 109 times more than the average worker

An artisan soap maker is giving homeless people jobs and support to turn their lives around
Social Justice

An artisan soap maker is giving homeless people jobs and support to turn their lives around

Expert advice: How to start a community business in 5 steps
Inside Future Yard in Birkinhead where people are chatting in a cafe
Career advice

Expert advice: How to start a community business in 5 steps

Here’s how much more than you the UK's top CEOs earn
World's best boss mug
Low pay

Here’s how much more than you the UK's top CEOs earn

Labour would allow communities to crack down on holiday lets and buy failed football clubs
community right to buy
Levelling Up

Labour would allow communities to crack down on holiday lets and buy failed football clubs

Sainsbury’s bosses have rejected a call to become a real living wage employer
Sainsbury's supermarket
Pay

Sainsbury’s bosses have rejected a call to become a real living wage employer

What businesses can do to help tackle the cost of living crisis
Businesses/ Image of people working
Cost of living crisis

What businesses can do to help tackle the cost of living crisis

Bad news for Jeff Bezos is good news for people-focused business
jeff bezos against a black background
social enterprise

Bad news for Jeff Bezos is good news for people-focused business

Landmark fund to help diverse entrepreneurs change society announced
Growth Impact Fund
Social enterprises

Landmark fund to help diverse entrepreneurs change society announced

From game designers to chip shops: The largest ever four-day working week trial has begun in the UK
Four-day working week

From game designers to chip shops: The largest ever four-day working week trial has begun in the UK

London's offices are emptying and landlords are being told to let community groups use them
Business

London's offices are emptying and landlords are being told to let community groups use them

Asked to do unpaid overtime? That’s wage theft and it could be pushing your pay below minimum wage
Cafe worker totals up a till at the end of the day
Low pay

Asked to do unpaid overtime? That’s wage theft and it could be pushing your pay below minimum wage