Old economy hacks and stalewarts of business as usual take note: Forward thinking companies outperform in the current economic crisis.  As it turns out, focus on value, the big picture, and long term growth, as well as social conscience aren't a bad thing afterall.  Who knew?  But don't take our word for it... the Financial Times had this to say:

We see things differently. The downturn will produce more integrated, strategic and value-creating sustainability efforts in many companies. While traditional corporate responsibility and philanthropic initiatives may suffer, core elements of the sustainability agenda will survive or even thrive in a re-ordered economy.

In other news, a landmark global warming lawsuit was settled this week setting a legal precedent that funding dirty polluting business can leave you with a big liability.  And at last, someone has mapped out the relationships between all the organisations pushing for change.  It is called the "Gort Cloud".  Interesting findings, albeit the awkward name.