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The Year of Philanthrowoman

The start of the New Year means that it is time, yet again, to gaze into our philanthrocrystal ball and make our annual predictions. We did OK last year but are hoping to do even better in 2013. Our top theme among our 20 predictions is that 2013 will be a breakthrough year for women […]

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Can An Oil Company Get To Heaven?

“In thirty years at Shell no one has ever called me an angel or a philanthropist”, joked the oil giant’s head of exploration Malcolm Brinded at a celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the company’s corporate charitable foundation, which he chairs. Yet over the past decade, according to a report launched in London on 14th October, the Shell Foundation has […]

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What can I do?

One of the questions we get asked a lot is ‘Ok, so the super-rich can do great things, but what can ordinary people do to make the world a better place?’  Our answer is ‘lots’. First of all, consumers have already had a huge influence on corporations.  Smart CEOs who believe that their companies can […]

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Welcome

Welcome to Philanthrocapitalism week! As world leaders and corporate chiefs descend on New York, this is going to be a big week for philanthrocapitalism – not just because our book will finally be launched on the 30 September. Today, 120 of the world’s leading thinkers began three days of deliberation on global challenges such as […]