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Yellow brick road to the impact economy

As Bloomberg’s CEO tells him that the movement towards sustainability has reached a tipping point, veteran Wall Street Journal reporter David Bank wonders if sustainability reporting is about to undergo an Oz-like transformation

RBS SE100 Index: a portrait of a sector

With a combined turnover of £319m and an average growth rate of 60%, the top 100 enterprises in the RBS SE100 Index are an impressive bunch, fighting hard against the economic gloom to secure success against both financial and social bottom lines. But who were the three businesses who came out on top to share the £25,000 prize fund?