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.

To many companies treat people as they  treat other resouces - as commodities. But given leadership and example people can achieve great things for their companies.

In response to the central questions posed on the forceforgood.com website, Philip Sadler CBE - the Senior Fellow of Tomorrow's Company - reviews the books that can provide detailed answers. 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.

84% believe business should help address global issues. So why, then, are some companies still being slow to respond? And how can their finance teams help them to get to grips with this agenda? A global survey by CIMA and the Institute of Business Ethics looks at how companies are managing their ethical performance and explores the finance function’s potential contribution.

We wanted to find the people who had created a positive impact for society or the planet in the normal course of their business. We wanted them to tell their stories. These are the force for good pioneers.