Discussion about the continuing financial crisis, the Obama administration and the meetings on Davos Tony Manwaring is Chief Executive of Tomorrow’s Company, the UK based global not-for-profit, ’think and do’ tank concerned with the future of business, the relationship between business and society, and the changes in the conditions and nature of business success. Our research and policy work, and wider activities, including the agenda-setting business-led inquiry, Tomorrow’s Global Company: challenges and choices – we are now building on this, looking at the issues of ownership, talent, leadership and climate change, through on going dialogue facilitated through the new website www.forceforgood.com, and by providing practical support to business leaders.

A recording of a Tomorrow's Company event on the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity including an introduction by Tony Manwaring, Chief Executive of Tomorrow's Company, and speakers Pavan Sukhdev (of Deutsche Bank and the Green Indian States Trust (GIST)) and Herman Mulder (former Head of Risk at ABN AMRO). Pavan is the study leader for TEEB, a project emerging from out a discussion at the meeting of G8+5 environment ministers in 2007. In his eye opening presentation he details a compelling economic case for the conservation of biodiversity. Herman Mulder then describes from his own personal experience how the economics of biodiversity could be embraced by business for recognising potential risks, externalities and new opportunities. You can listen to an interview with Herman here.Read Aditi Mehta's blog on the event here.

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).

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.

  Herman Mulder, a key initiator of the Equator Principles, talks about the history and impact of the Principles and the part he played in their creation. He goes on to describe his thoughts on how other sectors might approach creating frameworks in the same way while also setting out the importance of engaging NGOs in the process. All this backed up by his real experiences from his time as Head of Global Risk at ABN AMRO.