Snowball fight at Davos – Reed Paget of Belu Water UK and Garth Japhet of Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication, South Africa.

Click to watch my interview with the Guardian Online.

64 is far too young to die. Especially when she would have enjoyed a gleeful old age as the market mainstreams business ethics – the Anita of her books, ranting about slow moving government and dirty multi-national companies, would have been able to do her bit, slow down, and satisfy herself with that lovely warm feeling that “I told you so” brings.

A week of sunshine and interesting happenings. London School of Economics visited People Tree with “Proteus,” an executive programme which aims to inspire business leaders through creative experiences – They came to learn about Fair Trade and what we do at People Tree.

So it’s official – Social business is not a trend – it’s a paradigm shift! Dozens of Social Entrepreneurs like me were glad to hear this (we were at the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship – Social Entrepreneurs Summit in Rüschlikon, Switzerland before Davos.) Just in the knick of time too – or is it? The snow caps that surround this beautiful venue looked like spring – global warming has changed the landscape – and the locals were muttering about spring flowers already in bloom. The leaders of the financial institutions, insurance companies and businesses look nervous.

Sorry for the rather long silence. I’ve been working at People tree in Japan for three weeks on some amazing projects. We were so busy, I only got two days off over Christmas!
Back in London now, times are exciting too.