Corporate governance is not an area usually associated with vision, imagination, or even integrity. This needs to change.In this lecture I have looked at corporate governance through the eyes of William Blake.Blake was a visionary, a man to whom imagination, energy and integrity were central. I argue that much of the compliance burden companies face is self-imposed. Business creates the problem when it begins its approach to every new code by saying “how do we comply” instead of asking “What is the spirit of this code? Do we accept it? If yes, how do we fulfil the spirit?

In this article, Matt Gitsham, Chris Gribben and Patricia Hind of Ashridge Business School argue that to successfully embed corporate responsibility and sustainability within organisations, there needs to be a focus on developing the mindset and skills of individual managers, rather than simply introducing new policies and procedures.

In late 2007, the Economist Intelligence Unit interviewed thought leaders and more than 1,200 executives worldwide to create this 55 page report on Business and Sustainability.

Between 1999 and 2004, Statoil funded a training programme for judges in Venezuela to improve their understanding and application of human rights law.

This article contains the profiles and photos of the first group of the founding 'Force For Good' Pioneers. We will be announcing more in due course.