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.

Professor Michael Mainelli, Executive Chairman of Zyen Group, gives his reactions to the Tomorrow's Global Company report and in particular his view that effective frameworks are essential to combating climate change. Visit the Zyen Group at www.zyen.com and The London Accord at www.london-accord.co.uk