SMEs make a vital contribution to our economy - they are huge sources of jobs, innovation and are essential to our communities. But when we talk about the low-carbon economy of the future, it is all too often large businesses that lead the way. In these difficult economic times, many small and medium-sized businesses may well be missing opportunities to not only reduce their cost, but also to open up to new possibilities in the low-carbon economy. We believe that this can largely be explained by the confusing and often contradictory information that is out there - not to any failing on the part of SMEs. Tomorrow's Company works with and for the business community to develop effective solutions to the problems companies face: we have created this guide in partnership with companies, government departments and organisations to assist leaders of businesses large and small, to make the low-carbon transition in a way that makes good business sense and helps secure future business...

This is an Executive Summary report on the “Coal Plants in Transition: An Economic Case Study” prepared by Natural Capitalism Solutions in Colorado. The report makes a strong business case for energy providers to consider transitioning away from coal to a combination of renewable and energy efficiency technologies.  The transition becomes cost effective and quite profitable when combined with revenue streams that result from selling pollution credits (NOx, SO2), carbon credits, water rights, and also fuel savings.       The study specifically considers the Navajo Generating Station as an example. But the report is designed to provide information to utility managers all over the country who are faced with serious economic decisions regarding the future of their coal plants as we enter a carbon and water constrained world.

 This Briefing Document, by Tomorrow's Company, summarises the steps taken by Interface, a global carpet manufacturing company, to eliminate its environmental impact on the planet by the year 2020. This project, ‘Mission Zero’ is amongst the most ambitious of its kind. Ray Anderson, chairman of Interface and ex-Chief Executive, set Interface on this path to becoming fully sustainable and since his ‘epiphany’ in 1994, Interface have led the way in sustainable business, achieving superb environmental results as a consequence. The Tomorrow's Company Briefing Documents are intended to provide the reader with a comprehensive introduction to a particular topic. You can find the full list of Briefing Documents on forceforgood.com here.

This Briefing Document, by Tomorrow's Company, summarises the strengths and weaknesses of both aid and trade within a poverty reduction strategy. It shows that it is important to distinguish between different types of aid, as the efficacy of each is dependent on the context in which it is administered. An assessment of the success of trade led growth strategies in reducing poverty is made and the difficulties faced by developing nations in following such a strategy are explored. The Tomorrow's Company Briefing Documents are intended to provide the reader with a comprehensive introduction to a particular topic. You can find the full list of Briefing Documents on forceforgood.com here.

In Tomorrow's Global Talent we asked how leading global companies create value through people and challenged how we think about talent. We argued that talent is abundant, not scarce; that talent exists at every level, not just the high fliers and that the key challenge is how to inspire, engage and harness talent.In our new UK based report, we have talked with business leaders, in the UK and abroad to find out if and how businesses in the UK are coming to terms with globalisation, and with the new drivers of value creation and as a result what this means for talent management in the UK.We argue that as a nation we must pay our way through our one natural resource – the talent of our people, but that we can do this if we have a shared sense of national purpose, one which embraces the world we are a part of.  We argue that we are being held back by a 'fortress Britain' mentality - this could mean huge problems for us as a nation, whilst failing to harness the talent of our people,...