A checklist for businesses who wish to be socially responsible by David Grayson, covering the following areas: environment and ecology; health and well-being; diversity and human rights; and community.

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?

At a time when much of the world is facing freshwater stress and scarcity, the Coca-Cola Company's is aiming to become water neutral - to replace every drop of water used in its manufacturing processes.

A supplier compliance programme that goes beyond audit exercises to improve working conditions into an approach where suppliers can manage issues themselves.

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.