George Varughese gives his thoughts on the Tomorrow's Global Company report and its practical application in the context of his work with the Development Alternatives Group in India. Find out more at www.devalt.org

Pavan Sukhdev explains carbon sequestration and storage and the need to reward people for preserving forests as well as rewarding increased forestation. THis he suggests could be done through a new instrument: 'Conservation Credits'. Pavan is Managing Director & Head of Global Markets, Deutsche Bank India and Director of Green India States Trust (GIST).

 Tony Manwaring interviews Swami Parthasarathy, a man whom Time magazine described as giving “a new meaning to the phrase business guru”. This pre-eminent philosopher popularly known as 'Swamiji' is widely acclaimed as the greatest living exponent of Vedanta, the ancient philosophy of life and living.It’s a fascinating conversation where the true values of success gently bubble to the surface. Swamiji proves the importance of developing the mind and intellect as the prerequisite to success – a subtle and subversive spin on how businesses can be a force for good. As a global leader his authority does not rest on his multiple degrees in literature, science and international law. Nor on the lucrative corporate career he renounced in order to dedicate himself to the vision of Vedanta.If you can’t manage yourself you can’t manage anything else. To this end, Swami Parthasarathy travels the world talking to leaders of government and business, individually and through corporate seminars...

This recording is taken from the 2009 Tomorrow's Company Parliamentary Reception a the House of Lords. Speaking at the event were C.S. Kiang, Chairman of Peking University Environment Fund and a Council member of the World Future Council, Rajeev Dubey, Member of the Group Management Board of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd,  as well as Tony Manwaring and Mark Goyder of Tomorrow's Company and Lord Haskell, who kindly hosted the event. Through two fascinating and complimentary speeches, Rajeev and C.S. provided a fresh understanding of the challenges facing the new world economy and the opportunities to create value through achieving sustainability.

Pavan Sukhdev, Managing Director & Head of Global Markets, Deutsche Bank India and Director of Green India States Trust (GIST), discusses what 9 per cent growth GDP really means for India. He argues that a different measure is needed; the net increase of wealth (natural capital, human capital and physical or financial capital).