Opower is opening up energy consumption data and motivating consumers by helping them share and compare. By doing so, they’re successfully reducing usage where utility companies have failed to engage.

In December 2013, the law allowing gay marriage was overturned in Australia – spurring outrage, as two thirds of people support same-sex unions. At Sydney's Mardi Gras, ANZ turned its cashpoints into glitzy GAYTMs, sending a bold statement: accept our cash, accept our values.

From Just Giving Facebook updates to wearing H&M’s Conscious Collection, public displays of philanthropy have become a symbol of status. But does it really matter that these new do-gooders are motivated only by people seeing them do good if the outcome is still positive?

What is radical transparency? Has giving become fashionable? How are social networks changing how we care? And how should brands talk about values?