• Who cares for society?

    The economic crisis has put most governments on an austerity programme, cutting social benefits at a time when demand for such...

  • Microfinance takes root in Pakistan

    Sadaffe Abid spent much of the last 14 years building what is now one of Pakistan’s leading micro-finance institutions. Drawing...

  • From poverty to entrepreneurship

    One social entrepreneur seeks to elevate those at the bottom of the pyramid in Bangladesh. But can she navigate the straits...

  • The corruption trap

    Emerging markets are where money is to be made: pent up consumer demand, cheap labour, few regulations. But just under the...

  • Cabbages, condoms and bamboo schools

    Recovering costs and generating revenues goes hand-in-hand with one group’s approach to eradicating poverty and empowering...

  • Rethinking nuclear energy

    The terrible and devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan did not just take a toll on human lives, it also took a toll on...

  • Billionaires and mud huts

    Asia may be today’s economic miracle but too little water and too much poverty could derail the growth engine of the world. Zoe...