The New Year is the time of new beginnings, and our resolutions are the commitments we make to new goals and possibly even new visions. So why not reflect on what kind of future we want?

 

Mark Goyder founder director of Tomorrow's Company appeared in an online Question & Answer session with Kai Peters, Chief Executive of Ashridge Business School to coincide with the launch of the FT's new series on 'The Future of the Company' on Tuesday 11 October between 3 and 4pm UK time. Read a more from the session here.

It is the wild west of sustainability consulting right now – awareness is high, but comprehension is low. There are sustainability practitioners (knowledgeable and qualified), subject-matter experts (knowledgeable in one or two areas that fall under the sustainability umbrella) and gunslingers (armed with the lingo but not the knowledge). The article provides clarity and guidance to companies trying to assess which of these characters to engage.

The first force for good pioneers forum meeting took place on the 11th February at Linklaters. It marked the beginning of what we hope will be an extraordinary exploration and dissemination of what the future for business looks like.

We live in a society based on trust and mutual respect, these values come from a deep seated spirituality rather than an enforced set of rules.

The core principle of  money  is  based on Trust and in the absence of trust we flounder . Ultimately those seeking to bend the rules or ignore this deep seated spirituality hurt not only Society at large, but also themselves. Corporate Governance therefore should be principles based rather than rules based .