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An overhaul of Labour's industry policy includes plans for a more "activist" approach in which government contracts could be steered towards innovative companies which provide "social" as well as "economic" value – for example, by treating their workers well and recognising trade unions.
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In a speech to the Social Market Foundation think tank, Mr Denham will say: "There are increasingly insistent voices in British boardrooms and beyond who argue that a different model is better both for business, and the wider society."
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