David Lascelles is co-director of the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (CSFI), a City of London think tank. He was Banking Editor and Resources Editor of the Financial Times, and observed the clash between environmental and financial priorities. He has made a special study of the link between ethics and company performance.

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Corporate social responsibility is an attractive meeting-point for ethical businesses and green campaigners alike, especially in the age of globalisation. But where the bottom line is still profit, and the short-term flexibility often needed to achieve it, can the goal of sustainability become integral to business behaviour?