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<i>Gill South</i>: Working for the greater good also makes good business sense
Social entrepreneurs have plenty of lessons to offer more conventional managers.
Phone rings hot with support for euthanasia campaign
A terminally ill doctor who reignited the euthanasia debate says he has received offers to help him die.
Legalising euthanasia wins huge support
Legalising euthanasia has won huge support from readers of nzherald.co.nz, reflecting the earlier findings of scientific public opinion polls.
If you can't stand the meat...
A decision to give up meat for a year opened Alice Azania-Jarvis' eyes to much more than the ethical side of the debate.
Why the truth really can hurt
How do you know if someone is lying to you? What, exactly, are you supposed to look for?
Palm oil firms slippery - MP
New Zealand food companies are being slippery about whether they use palm oil, according to a Green Party survey.
<i>David Chaplin:</i> Everything you know about regulation is wrong
There have been so many twists in this storyline that it's difficult to remember who's who, what's what and, more importantly, why.
<i>Martin Hawes:</i> Investing in ethics
The idea of improving the world by investing has been around for a long time but in this country it has never really caught on.
Principle and profit not mutually exclusive
The BP disaster shows that ethical investment can pay dividends, writes David Prosser.
Rulings shatter Rio Tinto's illusion of innocence
It looks as if Rio Tinto knew six months ago there was evidence its staff in Beijing were guilty.
'Sorry' state of affairs
Apologies have flowed from public figures. Catherine Masters finds out why some work - and some don't.