Day 1
Day 5 Video Experiment
Day 11
Day 23
Day 23 Video Experiment
Day 30
Day 30 Video Experiment
and for those of you who wandered how it was all done...
....see, I'm not a complete hypocrite.
Saturday, 8 December 2012
Movember 2012
Ok, so I admit it, my last two blog posts stink of contradictions and hypocrisy!!! But don't worry this is not a theme (in fact I haven't even thought of one). Sometimes I do follow through with things I believe strongly in...cue Movember...
"The firt rule of business is to make money"
Don't get me wrong, I love a Starbucks Coffee...but the fact they pay next to nothing in tax pisses me right off. How can a company of this size so blatantly get away with such corruption? Is there no morals or ethics in modern day business?
At the grand old age of 22 I set up a business with a friend, and was told "The first rule of business is to make money". Well yeah, makes sense I guess, every business needs money to survive. But why is the first rule of business to make money? Who decided that the success of a business should primarily be based on their economic results? Why can't the success of a business be based on their effect on society and our environment?
Ok. So Nike make decent trainers, employ lots of people and make lots of money, which I'm sure they record with great pride in their end of year accounts. But what about the 12 year old children in Cambodia who are used for slave labour? Where is this recorded in their end of year accounts?
Coca Cola, a tasty beverage, a huge business, makes millions and millions. All proudly accounted for. But what about the small communities of India that have faced chronic drought and polluted water since the arrival of a Coca Cola bottling plant. Where is this recorded?
So, the answer?! I'm not sure. Maybe it should be mandatory for businesses to produce social and environmental accounts the same way they legally have to produce financial accounts?! Maybe there should be fines for businesses having a negative affect on society and our environment?! And maybe like minded people should boycott these over powerful and unethical businesses?!
I could rant all evening about this, but must dash...need to grab a Maccies on my way to Tesco.
At the grand old age of 22 I set up a business with a friend, and was told "The first rule of business is to make money". Well yeah, makes sense I guess, every business needs money to survive. But why is the first rule of business to make money? Who decided that the success of a business should primarily be based on their economic results? Why can't the success of a business be based on their effect on society and our environment?
Ok. So Nike make decent trainers, employ lots of people and make lots of money, which I'm sure they record with great pride in their end of year accounts. But what about the 12 year old children in Cambodia who are used for slave labour? Where is this recorded in their end of year accounts?
Coca Cola, a tasty beverage, a huge business, makes millions and millions. All proudly accounted for. But what about the small communities of India that have faced chronic drought and polluted water since the arrival of a Coca Cola bottling plant. Where is this recorded?
So, the answer?! I'm not sure. Maybe it should be mandatory for businesses to produce social and environmental accounts the same way they legally have to produce financial accounts?! Maybe there should be fines for businesses having a negative affect on society and our environment?! And maybe like minded people should boycott these over powerful and unethical businesses?!
I could rant all evening about this, but must dash...need to grab a Maccies on my way to Tesco.
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