Having said this, and while DFID's business plan contains certain 'hard-headed' elements, it also includes those that reflect the UK's commitment to benefiting others by investing in aid.
If G20 commitments are to benefit developing countries, we expect to see an agreement on creating national registers of beneficial owners of companies, as well as a reaffirmation and action on past commitments to reach a global standard on extractive industry payment transparency.
This historic commitment has the potential to benefit every child and every family.
Not surprisingly, the number of Americans living in poverty increased to 46 million in 2010, up from 37 million when the Great Recession began, according to 2010 Census data, but the federal government's commitment to fund programs to benefit those citizens has not kept pace.
We need decisive and immediate action to build more affordable homes; we need a commitment to review benefit sanctions and cuts to housing benefit; and we need greater funding and support for homelessness services.
Governments must meet their commitments to fiscal reform to benefit from the programme.
One health care lobbyist noted that the group was pursuing an "inside/outside" game -- talking to the public about its commitment to a benefit, while focusing its inside game on how that benefit would work.
To succeed in the global race to attract talent and build a loyal customer base, the UK's business community must make a genuine commitment to create benefit for its broader community as well as its shareholders.
While society and policymakers need to recognise the key role that universities play in generating new thinking, driving growth and overcoming the great challenges we face, institutions must ensure a commitment to public benefit sits at the heart of their ethos.
