Summary

There are two fundamental reasons why it makes sense for business to act as a Force for Good.

 

The first is that the world is facing many major global problems, which will need applied ingenuity to solve. Of all the human institutions we could use, business has the most impressive track record of delivering innovative practical solutions to the widest range of problems.

 

The other reason is simply that it is in companies' own interest to do this. By helping to solve some of the key problems we all face, companies can generate more profit, and can build more resilient and sustainable business models.

 

The material below gives some examples.

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posted by Admin  on June 2, 2008

A short video, sponsored by BT, about the Tomorrow's Global Company inquiry report. It includes interviews with a number of the orginal Inquiry Team who were involved in writing the report.
     
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posted by Admin  on July 1, 2008

Rio Earth Summit, 1992A thirteen year old girl speaks to the UN with passion, conviction, and unbreakable logic about the harm that we are doing to the planet we live on and the need to do something different.As I post this video on to the Force for Good website, that was 16 years ago. The 13 year old girl is now 29, and things have got worse, not better.This is why we need companies to be a force for good. This is why companies themselves need to become a force for good.
     
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posted by Admin  on July 25, 2008

Nandan Nilekani reflects on a year since the launch of Tomorrow's Global Company and the impact of the report. In particular he talks about how it has helped Infosys to moved forward in its reporting along GRI lines and working with the Government and the colleges to create a common policy framework around education.
     
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