Business Weekly

As the world's financial system crumbles, is this an opportunity to take moral stock of where we've got to in business? Is greed to blame, and a new code required?

In Christmas week, we look at the alleged moral failures of the bankers and the hedge funds, and ask whether the classic musical "Mary Poppins" might have a surprising lesson to offer the financial community. And for those of us most concerned about the threat of climate change, we re-examine some of the usual assumptions about how to do right by the planet. Plus the drive to buck the economic trend and boost employment for the poor in Ghana.