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.

Arie de Geus spent 38 years on three continents as a line manager at Royal Dutch Shell, and finished his career as the Corporate Planning Director in charge of business and scenario planning.  Since his retirement de Geus has advised organisations of all kinds, has been  published in many countries in several different languages, and continues to be a sought-after speaker.  His 1988 Harvard Business Review article, "Planning as Learning", established him as a leading expert in organisational learning.  Arie de Geus has been a Visiting Fellow at London Business School and adviser to many governments and private institutions. In this interview he discusses his thoery of organisations, importantly how well run organisations are far more than the sum of their parts.

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.

Pavan Sukhdev explains carbon sequestration and storage and the need to reward people for preserving forests as well as rewarding increased forestation. THis he suggests could be done through a new instrument: 'Conservation Credits'. Pavan is Managing Director & Head of Global Markets, Deutsche Bank India and Director of Green India States Trust (GIST).

A Tomorrow's Company and Opinion Leader Research hosted by Tony Manwaring, CEO of Tomorrow's Company and including celebrated economist Paul Ormerod, OLR Marketing Director Nicola Austin, and Co-Chair of Corporate Citizenship, Amanda Jordan. In it we conclude that the real winners in the CSR shake-out that is to come will be the forceforgood companies who move to 'CSR 2.0'.