Charities

The famous and somewhat abstract Beatles lyric reflects on "a soap impression of his wife" being donated to the National Trust. But what the charity really needs is hard currency - and in the next few days its average membership fee is about to go up 50p. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports

High-street fashion at bargain prices, charity shops are the ethical way to accentuate a wardrobe. All you need is a sense of adventure… By Laura Sevier

Capital Growth and British Waterways have teamed up in a bid to convert London’s canals into flourishing floating vegetable gardens.

Bono may be cheerleading for its charitable wing, but corporate America is not waging a war on AIDS for the sake of its health, says Tom Hodgkinson

The UK's 170,000 charities may be doing good work, but they’re far from green.

One billion people could have been forced out of their homes by 2050 as a result of the pressures of climate change, a new report by development charity Christian Aid says.

A global capitalist economy obsessed with economic growth has plenty of faults, but chances are it's here to stay. Fortunately, there are other types of organisations out there to prove that the limited liability or plc company is not the only way to get business done.

The attention that the three main parties are now giving to the environment is welcome, but no party is yet offering leadership of the kind needed.