Demographically and economically, our era is unique in human history. Depending on how we manage the next few decades, we could usher in environmental sustainability--or collapse.

As part of its five pillar, five-year, 'eco' plan, M&S aims to significantly reduce the amount of packaging and carrier bags that it uses and find new ways to recycle materials.

Philip Sadler CBE - the Senior Fellow of Tomorrow's Company - reviews the books that can provide detailed answers the central questions posed by www.forceforgood.com.  In this article he reviews Sumantra Goshal on Management: A force for good, a collection of works which helps to answer why companies need to become forces for good. Formerly philip was Chief Executive of Ashridge Business School for twenty years. He was also Senior Research Fellow for the recent inquiry - Tomorrow’s Global Company.

A summary of some of the different pieces Tomorrow's Comany has produced relating to the investment system from which we will develop our policy relating to the financial crisis.

In a new Wiki Book (www.citizenrenaissance.com), authors Robert Phillips and Jules Peck explore the potential of a new Tripartite Contract between Business, Politics and Citizenship; a Contract built and conducted in the spirit of openness, transparency and real engagement; one designed to deliver the common good and safeguard the future of the planet.