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About Michael Hopkins

Michael Hopkins is chair of the International Centre for Business Performance and Corporate Responsibility at Middlesex University Business School.

Articles by Michael Hopkins

Friday 8th June

The politics of responsible business

Michael Hopkins, 8 June 2007
The British-Saudi arms-dealing scandal makes the case for international regulation of business practice
Tuesday 10th April

Sustainable development: from word to policy

Michael Hopkins, 10 April 2007
The notion of sustainability has entered the development lexicon. Michael Hopkins asks why it took so long and how the idea has been transformed in its encounter with reality.
Wednesday 31st January

The politics of responsible business

Michael Hopkins, 31 January 2007
The British government's decision to halt an investigation of corporate bribery over an arms-sales deal with Saudi Arabia highlights the need for effective international regulation of business practices
Tuesday 21st November

Paths to development: the UN vs private business

Michael Hopkins, 21 November 2006
The successive reform proposals designed to refocus the United Nations and sharpen its development efforts are being overtaken by the private sector's upgrade of its own work in this area, says Michael Hopkins.
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