How an interdependent approach to leveraging globalisation will create a business culture that's sustainable and fair to all. A key ingredient for building the firm of the future is the setting up of a culture that can evolve, sustain and grow. Relationships, learning, adapting, evolving – simple to use words – not so simple to understand or, for that matter, apply in a particular context. For one, the mechanistic worldview [what became the order in the Industrial era] suggests the need for rigid structures. Today’s realities are quite different. Relationships are being formed without any physical contact: very deep relationships are being founded on areas of common interest.

This describes the Tomorrow’s Company call on company leaders, shareholders and government to put stewardship and responsible investment at the heart of every decision they make in response to the current financial crisis, at the launch of the report Tomorrow’s Owners: Stewardship of Tomorrow’s 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.

If corporations are essentially people in law, why do they behave so differently from other citizens?