TheUbuntu Declaration is the wonderful product of our recent Emergency Congress, with Rights and Humanity and the South African Human Rights Commission.

The Declaration sets out a holistic and systemic policy framework for what to do now to protect the world's poorest peoples, how to reform the global financial system, and how to create the conditions for sustainable development and effective growth.

It starts by recognising  - as we would describe it - the importance of 'the triple context': that we all need to bring the economic, social and environmental systems into balance.

It sets out a framework and principles for our new era - the Age of Sustainability.  An age in which principles of equity, justice and human rights must inform and guide the creation of sustainable economic value.

The sheer majesty of 'ubuntu' is well conveyed through this link - in particular, listen to Nelson Mandela talking about what it means.

The Ubuntu declaration consciously and clearly argues for the alignment of the development agenda alongside tackling the climate crunch, the credit crunch  and the threat to  biodiversity. 

It calls for one third - $750bn - or current world stimulus packages to be focussed to the green agenda: recongising that this will be the most efficient in creating jobs and building a low carbon economy (see our new briefing note just posted)

We encourage you to circulate the Ubuntu Declaration among your own networks to encourage further endorsements - and to take whatever action you feel most appropriate to spread its important message.

 For a multi-stakeholder event to produce something of grace and beauty may perhaps be a surprise - but not for Tomorrow's Company.  We believe in a future which, after all, makes equal sense to staff, shareholders and society!