This month Strategist looks at business and the social conscience.

Business might once have been able to concentrate on making as much money as possible without worrying about the consequences. But not any more. These days businesses are expected to have a social conscience.

They should be getting involved in charity projects. They should be supporting local suppliers, and supporting the communities where they live. And they should be minimising their impact on the environment - whilst making sure they aren't exploiting workers in poorer countries.

But can businesses really have a social conscience? After all, many people think their job is just to make profits. And if they are to support social projects, who decides which ones?

To discuss those issues, Matthew Lynn is joined by his guests Celia Moore -Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs Executive, NE Europe at IBM, Janice Warman, deputy editor of Spectator Business, and by the business writer Scott Peyton

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