The Global Leaders of Tomorrow project is part an ongoing programme of research led by Ashridge Business School as part of the European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS) Corporate Knowledge and Learning Programme and has received financial support from the EABIS Founding Corporate Partners IBM, Johnson and Johnson, Microsoft, Shell and Unilever. The research is based on a global survey of CEOs and senior executives at companies participating in the UN Global Compact conducted in September and October 2008, at the height of the 2008 global financial crisis. This is complemented by in-depth interviews with 33 individuals, including HR and sustainability executives and other thought leaders.