Last week, on the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, I found myself in an interesting discussion with business leaders in one of our Executive Education programs at Thunderbird School of Global Management, focused on the roles of business and government in creating not only a livable and sustainable environment, but a stable and predictable society.

FORBES: Environmental Regulations: The New Frontier

In the spirit of Earth Day last Friday, I did some reading on what companies are doing these days to improve environmental sustainability, curious to see whether such programs are finding their way into incentive plans, and whether they are providing tangible results.

FORBES: The Role of Environmental Sustainability in Executive Compensation

Having wrong-footed the shadow chancellor last November, it became rapidly apparent on Budget day that George Osborne had moved heaven and earth to be able to do the same again.

BBC: Borrowing: is it up or is it down?