A key note speech given by Mark Goyder, Founder Director of Tomorrow's Company at the Strategic Planning Society's 2009 'Strategic Value in Corporate Reporting Awards'.

The Tomorrow’s Global Talent report is the result of a long term collaborative inquiry process which sought to answer the question, ‘How do leading organisations create value through people?’. This audio piece documents the launch of the report at BT Tower, London. Mr. AS Lakshminarayanan, Vice President, Tata Consultancy Services (UKI Country Manager) was the key note speaker, and the other speakers and panellists included Sir Mike Rake and representatives from all the partner organisations involved in  the report.

Mervyn King, chairman of the King Committee on Governance, talks about sustainability and governance in South Africa.  In particular he looks at the new South African Companies Bill, which will come into effect in 2010, and 'King 3', the latest report from the commission. Click on the blog, South Africa makes sustainability reporting mandatory (tbc) or on a summary from South Africa's Institute of Directors for more information.

In this interview Terry Holloway, Director of Community Affairs at Marshall of Cambridge, explains some of the key elements to how his company acts as a force for good. In it he explains the ethos and values of a family run, community orientated business that focuses carefully on developing talent over the long term.Marshall of Cambridge are longstanding members and supporters of Tomorrow's Company. For more information please see www.marshallgroup.co.uk

Discussion about the continuing financial crisis, the Obama administration and the meetings on Davos Tony Manwaring is Chief Executive of Tomorrow’s Company, the UK based global not-for-profit, ’think and do’ tank concerned with the future of business, the relationship between business and society, and the changes in the conditions and nature of business success. Our research and policy work, and wider activities, including the agenda-setting business-led inquiry, Tomorrow’s Global Company: challenges and choices – we are now building on this, looking at the issues of ownership, talent, leadership and climate change, through on going dialogue facilitated through the new website www.forceforgood.com, and by providing practical support to business leaders.