One of the characteristics that almost all sustainable development work has in common is working with a variety of different stakeholders. But multi-stakeholder working is complex and hard work: competing agendas, different ideas, managing egos, maintaining relationships... Why not just do it alone?
Many business leaders understand well the importance of sustainability, yet much leadership education seems not to. Sara Parkin looks at the needs of leadership for sustainable development.
Malcolm McIntosh surveys the development and impacts of the Global Compact - a set of principles for sustainable development adopted by big business and the United Nations.