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Simon Zadek is an independent advisor and author. He blogs at www.zadek.net/blog.

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Can we believe China's Corporate Social Responsibility rhetoric?

Simon Zadek 23 March 2012

China is talking the talk of Corporate Social Responsibility in its 12th 5-year plan. It has even endorsed the UN Guidelines on Business and Human Rights. Simon Zadek argues that the new economic superpower sees a real interest in responsible and clean business, and that deeds will follow the rhetoric

Dear Mr Wolf… Reflections for the Magic Mountain

Simon Zadek 23 January 2012
Can Davos 2012 offer real alternatives or will it serve up a smiling, gritted-teeth espousal that ‘business as usual’ can and should be sustained?

Durban: failure will be success (again)

Simon Zadek 28 November 2011
There is no global deal nor any chance of one at Durban's COP17. Fortunately, "Plan B", predicted by the author after COP15, is looking feasible and even healthy. Welcome a profusion of national, regional and city initiatives to save us from devastating climate change

Sustainable finance is the way out of crisis

Simon Zadek 29 August 2011
S&P, in downgrading the USA, made the right call for the wrong reason. Keynesians like Jeffrey Sachs see this but need to go even further: the developed world will come out of recession only when the mighty engine of finance turns to the task of developing a sustainable future. And that faces political, not economic obstacles

PFI pigeons come home to roost in the UK. What will the bill be for Africa?

Simon Zadek 28 January 2011
Freedom of Information act requests are now revealing the full cost of the off-balance sheet Private Finance Initiative (PFI) structures used to finance so much "public" investment in the last 20 years. If we ever find out, how much will such schemes end up costing Africa?

The five squanderings of the UK's assets - the real losses behind the election everyone lost

Simon Zadek 7 May 2010
The UK election may have disappointed all the party leaders but over the past 40 years the country has recklessly thrown away its advantages. Can they get together for the fresh start that is needed?

Zadek in Davos

Simon Zadek 26 January 2010
We've survived the economic crisis, but global governance failed. Davos 2010 should be about fixing it. Are we ready for de-Hayekification? From Zadek's blog.

How we were led through the noughties

Simon Zadek 4 January 2010
How was the world led through the decade? Wisdom, power or might? (from zadek.wordpress.com)

Learn from Copenhagen's failure

Simon Zadek 19 December 2009
The way the global commons is run must be turned upside-down. (From zadek.wordpress.com)

The money's there

Simon Zadek 17 December 2009
There is a climate deal to be done after the Copenhagen debacle: issue sovereign debt for green investment. From www.zadek.com

Refining the revision of Plan A

Simon Zadek 16 December 2009
Zadek responds to the commentary on his argument that any top-down multilateral agreement relying for success on sovereign abatement commitments and international public finance funding credibly verified outcomes is doomed to failure. (From zadek.wordpress.com)

Blair takes a spin by Copenhagen

Simon Zadek 14 December 2009
Simon Zadek blogs from Copenhagen. Was Blair worth his carbon footprint yesterday?

Remember - 14 Giga Tons

Simon Zadek 11 December 2009
Simon Zadek blogs from Copenhagen

What Lisbon means for Europe

Timothy Garton Ash, Simon Zadek, Dennis Nottebaum, Victoria Curzon Price, and Jerome di Costanzo 9 November 2009
openDemocracy asked five of our authors for their takes on the passage of the Lisbon Treaty. Here are their comments

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